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BYE BYE JOHNNY by Return
[Verse 1]
EmYesterday Bmyou and me Dand the other Ampeople had a CpartyG  
But Bmwho could know it was the last time
EmWe got drunk and Bmsang together
DChasing girls you should've Amlived forever
  CYou didn't Geven get Dhome
[Chorus 1]
  GBye bye BmJohnny, bye Ambye
It's not your fault that you died
  GBut I can't Dhelp it
I Cgot to ask a reason why
Gyou, good old BmJohnny did Amdie, no wonder
so Gmany of Dyour friends Emcry
There's no Cmeaning why Gyou should say bye Dbye
[Verse 2]
EmNow today when Bmyou are gone
DI'm still drunk, but AmI can't find a CreasonG  
BmWhy you had to leave so soon
EmGuess that's how it Bmhad to be
DRaisin' hell anAmd living free
CCan't you coGme back to us, plDease
[Chorus 2]
  GBye bye BmJohnny, bye Ambye
It's not your fault that you died
  GBut I can't Dhelp it
I Cgot to ask a reason why
Gyou, good old BmJohnny did Amdie, no wonder
so Gmany of Dyour friends Emcry
There's no Cmeaning why Gyou should say bye Dbye
[Bridge]
EmYou were stabbed Gin the back
Amin her arms down a Dbackstreet alley
You Empayed for passion, Glived your life
BmNow you're hiding in death valley
[Solo]
|C|-| C- D|-|Em|-|Em-D|
|C|-| C- D|
[Chorus 3]
  GBye bye BmJohnny, bye Ambye
It's not your fault that you died
  GBut I can't Dhelp it
I Cgot to ask a reason why
Gyou, good old BmJohnny did Amdie, no wonder
so Gmany of Dyour friends Emcry
There's no Cmeaning why Gyou should say bye Dbye

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Bye Bye Johnny

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BYE BYE JOHNNY by Return

[Verse 1]

Em Bm D Am C G

Yesterday you and me and the other people had a party

But who could know it was the last time

Em Bm

We got drunk and sang together

D Am

Chasing girls you should've lived forever

C G D

You didn't even get home

[Chorus 1]

G Bm Am

Bye bye Johnny, bye bye

It's not your fault that you died

G D

But I can't help it

I got to ask a reason why

G Bm Am

you, good old Johnny did die, no wonder

G D Em

so many of your friends cry

C G D

There's no meaning why you should say bye bye

[Verse 2]

Em Bm

Now today when you are gone

D Am C G

I'm still drunk, but I can't find a reason

Why you had to leave so soon

Em Bm

Guess that's how it had to be

D Am

Raisin' hell and living free

C G D

Can't you come back to us, please

[Chorus 2]

G Bm Am

Bye bye Johnny, bye bye

It's not your fault that you died

G D

But I can't help it

I got to ask a reason why

G Bm Am

you, good old Johnny did die, no wonder

G D Em

so many of your friends cry

C G D

There's no meaning why you should say bye bye

[Bridge]

Em G

You were stabbed in the back

Am D

in her arms down a backstreet alley

Em G

You payed for passion, lived your life

Now you're hiding in death valley

[Solo]

C C D Em Em D

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C C D

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[Chorus 3]

G Bm Am

Bye bye Johnny, bye bye

It's not your fault that you died

G D

But I can't help it

I got to ask a reason why

G Bm Am

you, good old Johnny did die, no wonder

G D Em

so many of your friends cry

C G D

There's no meaning why you should say bye bye

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