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1/59

Tempo 80 BPMVol

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Step 1 / 59Position: 4

1 index2 middle3 ring4 pinkyO openSpace = play/pause

[Intro]
e|--F#-------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|---4-4-------------8-8-6-4-----4-|
A|-------6-6-4-4-2-2---------6-4---|
E|---------------------------------|
[Verse]
F#Mr Johnson Bdidn't sleep too F#well last night
he Bdreamt about the F#early days aBgainF#  B  
F#looking in his Bmirror, feeling F#sad because
he Blooked much better F#thenB  F#  
[Chorus]
He played his guiEbmtar
what a F#star
he broke every Ebmheart, his clothes were so G#smart
Bmr Johnson C#cries when
Bhe recalls the days when he was C#everybody's face
 F#(intro)
[Verse]
Mr Johnson takes a walk
he passes by the record store and sighs
he considers entering but hesitates, it's silly
cause it's just because he won't be recognized
[Chorus]
He played his guiEbmtar
what a F#star
he broke every Ebmheart, his clothes were so G#smart
Bmr Johnson C#cries when
Bhe recalls the days when he was C#everybody's face
[Solo]
e|--------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------4-3-1---------------4-3-1--------------8-6---6---|
A|------1-4-6--------4-------1-4-6-------4------1-4-6-----9-----|
E|--2-2------------------2-2----------------2-2-----------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------|
G|--8---------10-----------8---------10----------10-|
D|----9----9-----11----11----9----9-----11----11----|
A|------11----------11---------11----------11-------|
E|--------------------------------------------------|
Mr Johnson, humpty-dumpty, sat upon the wall
and had a great fall (had a great fall)
and all the record companies and fat production managers
could not get mr Johnson together again
[Outro]
He played his guiEbmtar
what a F#star
he broke every Ebmheart, his clothes were so G#smart
Bmr Johnson C#cries when
Bhe recalls the days when he was everybody's C#face
Bhe recalls the days when he was everybody's C#faceF#  

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Mr Johnson Cries

by Brainpool

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Ebm

[Intro]

e|---------------------------------|

B|---------------------------------|

G|---------------------------------|

D|---4-4-------------8-8-6-4-----4-|

A|-------6-6-4-4-2-2---------6-4---|

E|---------------------------------|

[Verse]

F# B F#

Mr Johnson didn't sleep too well last night

B F# B F# B

he dreamt about the early days again

F# B F#

looking in his mirror, feeling sad because

B F# B F#

he looked much better then

[Chorus]

Ebm

He played his guitar

what a star

Ebm G#

he broke every heart, his clothes were so smart

B C#

mr Johnson cries when

B C#

he recalls the days when he was everybody's face

(intro)

[Verse]

Mr Johnson takes a walk

he passes by the record store and sighs

he considers entering but hesitates, it's silly

cause it's just because he won't be recognized

[Chorus]

Ebm

He played his guitar

what a star

Ebm G#

he broke every heart, his clothes were so smart

B C#

mr Johnson cries when

B C#

he recalls the days when he was everybody's face

[Solo]

e|--------------------------------------------------------------|

B|--------------------------------------------------------------|

G|--------------------------------------------------------------|

D|-------------4-3-1---------------4-3-1--------------8-6---6---|

A|------1-4-6--------4-------1-4-6-------4------1-4-6-----9-----|

E|--2-2------------------2-2----------------2-2-----------------|

E|--------------------------------------------------|

B|--------------------------------------------------|

G|--8---------10-----------8---------10----------10-|

D|----9----9-----11----11----9----9-----11----11----|

A|------11----------11---------11----------11-------|

E|--------------------------------------------------|

Mr Johnson, humpty-dumpty, sat upon the wall

and had a great fall (had a great fall)

and all the record companies and fat production managers

could not get mr Johnson together again

[Outro]

Ebm

He played his guitar

what a star

Ebm G#

he broke every heart, his clothes were so smart

B C#

mr Johnson cries when

B C#

he recalls the days when he was everybody's face

B C# F#

he recalls the days when he was everybody's face

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