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Johnnys Band

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[Intro]
APlGay G2 DtAimAesG  A  A  G  G  D  A  A  D  
[Verse 1]
Johnny E5Jones woke up one day from Gdreaming
Told E5Bill the bass and soon they had a Aplan
He E5passed it on to Pete and Crazy CBenny
Ah, Gsuddenly they had a Aband
[Chorus]
DHey GJohnny's BmBand
He Dsure knew how to A/C#work up a Bmcrowd
The Dsound that they Gmade put the Bmrest in the shade
And the Gword Bmsoon got Aaround (Intro riff)
[Verse 2]
They E5played every dance hall in the Gcity
E5Wrote themselves a cool forty-Afive
With a E5bullet it shot to the Ctop of the pops
Oh Gman it was good to be aAlive
[Chorus]
DHail GJohnny's BmBand
DHear them on Athe radBmio
DSmash after Gsmash now they're Bmrolling in the cash
WhatGever they Dtouch turns to AgoldD  
[Solo]
COrFgaGn FsoClo  F    G    G    C    F    A    F   C|GGuE5itaGr E5solGo    E5    C      G/B    D(Intro riff)
[Verse 3]
E5Benny went down with the Ghard stuff
And E5Pete joined a cult in LAA
E5Johnny and Bill started Cgoing downhill
And the Gcrowds began Dmelting aAway
[Chorus]
But Dhey, it's GJohnny's BmBand
Playing DSaturday Anights at The BmCrown
The Dbeards may be Glong and the Bmmoney's long gone
It's a Gwonder that Dthey're still aAround
But Dhey, it's GJohnny's BmBand
DPlaying all those Awonderful Bmsongs
DMaking the Grounds with that Bmold fashioned sound
And Ghere we are Dsinging aAlong (End with intro riff)

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Johnnys Band

by Deep Purple

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

A/C#

G/B

[Intro]

A G G D A A G A A G G D A A D

Play 2 times

[Verse 1]

E5 G

Johnny Jones woke up one day from dreaming

E5 A

Told Bill the bass and soon they had a plan

E5 C

He passed it on to Pete and Crazy Benny

G A

Ah, suddenly they had a band

[Chorus]

D G Bm

Hey Johnny's Band

D A/C# Bm

He sure knew how to work up a crowd

D G Bm

The sound that they made put the rest in the shade

G Bm A

And the word soon got around (Intro riff)

[Verse 2]

E5 G

They played every dance hall in the city

E5 A

Wrote themselves a cool forty-five

E5 C

With a bullet it shot to the top of the pops

G A

Oh man it was good to be alive

[Chorus]

D G Bm

Hail Johnny's Band

D A Bm

Hear them on the radio

D G Bm

Smash after smash now they're rolling in the cash

G D A D

Whatever they touch turns to gold

[Solo]

C F G F C F G G C F A F C G E5 G E5 G E5 C G/B D

Organ solo |Guitar solo (Intro riff)

[Verse 3]

E5 G

Benny went down with the hard stuff

E5 A

And Pete joined a cult in LA

E5 C

Johnny and Bill started going downhill

G D A

And the crowds began melting away

[Chorus]

D G Bm

But hey, it's Johnny's Band

D A Bm

Playing Saturday nights at The Crown

D G Bm

The beards may be long and the money's long gone

G D A

It's a wonder that they're still around

D G Bm

But hey, it's Johnny's Band

D A Bm

Playing all those wonderful songs

D G Bm

Making the rounds with that old fashioned sound

G D A

And here we are singing along (End with intro riff)

About Johnnys Band Chords by Deep Purple

Learn how to play Johnnys Band by Deep Purple with free guitar chords, lyrics, and interactive chord diagrams. Search for “Johnnys Band chords”, “Johnnys Band guitar chords”, or “Deep Purple Johnnys Band chords” and you will find this page — transpose to any key, tap chords for diagrams, and use auto-scroll while you play. Perfect for beginners looking for easy Johnnys Band chords and for experienced players who want accurate Johnnys Band lyrics and chords in one place. Common chords in this song include A, G, D, E5, C, Bm.

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The chords for "Johnnys Band" show the original chord names (including A, G, D, E5, C, Bm). Use transpose to move the song into any key that fits your voice or capo.