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Johnny Thunder

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1/7

Tempo 80 BPMVol

Sound:

Position

Step 1 / 7Position: 2

1 index2 middle3 ring4 pinkyO openSpace = play/pause

* = strum once
[Intro]
D
Main Riff:
e|---D2-2-2----D55----Dsus43----|
B|---3-3-3----3----3----|
G|---2-2-2----2----2----|
D|---0-0-0----0----0----|  x2
A|----------------------|
E|----------------------|
[Verse 1]
      G         D          F        C          ARiff x2
Johnny Thunder lives on water, feeds on lightning
      G         D            F         C            ARiff x2
Johnny Thunder don't need no one, don't want money
GAnd all the Apeople of the Dtown,
GThey can't get Athrough to DJohnny,
They will never, Aever break him F#down
      G         D            F         C         ARiff x2
Johnny Thunder speaks for no one, goes on fighting
                  E  A*    A*    G*  Riff x2
And sweet Helena Dulette prays for Johnny
[Chorus]
GBa ba-ba ba Dba-ba ba,
FBa ba-ba ba Cba-ba ba,
           ARiff x2
Thunder and lightning
GBa ba-ba ba Dba-ba ba
FBa ba-ba ba Cba-ba ba
           ARiff x2
Thunder and lightning
[Verse 2]
GThough everyAbody tried their bDest
GOld Johnny vAowed that he would Dnever,
Ever Aend up like the F#rest
      G         D           F          C            ARiff x2
Johnny Thunder rides the highway, moves like lightning
                     E  A*     A*  G*    Riff x2
But sweet Helena just says, "God bless Johnny"
[Chorus]
GBa ba-ba ba Dba-ba ba,
FBa ba-ba ba Cba-ba ba,
           ARiff x2
Thunder and lightning
GBa ba-ba ba Dba-ba ba
FBa ba-ba ba Cba-ba ba
           ARiff x4
Thunder and lightning
D

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Johnny Thunder

by The Kinks

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Dsus4

* = strum once

[Intro]

Main Riff:

D D5 Dsus4

e|---2-2-2----5----3----|

B|---3-3-3----3----3----|

G|---2-2-2----2----2----|

D|---0-0-0----0----0----| x2

A|----------------------|

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

[Verse 1]

G D F C A

Riff x2

Johnny Thunder lives on water, feeds on lightning

G D F C A

Riff x2

Johnny Thunder don't need no one, don't want money

G A D

And all the people of the town,

G A D

They can't get through to Johnny,

A F#

They will never, ever break him down

G D F C A

Riff x2

Johnny Thunder speaks for no one, goes on fighting

E A A G

* * * Riff x2

And sweet Helena Dulette prays for Johnny

[Chorus]

G D

Ba ba-ba ba ba-ba ba,

F C

Ba ba-ba ba ba-ba ba,

Riff x2

Thunder and lightning

G D

Ba ba-ba ba ba-ba ba

F C

Ba ba-ba ba ba-ba ba

Riff x2

Thunder and lightning

[Verse 2]

G A D

Though everybody tried their best

G A D

Old Johnny vowed that he would never,

A F#

Ever end up like the rest

G D F C A

Riff x2

Johnny Thunder rides the highway, moves like lightning

E A A G

* * * Riff x2

But sweet Helena just says, "God bless Johnny"

[Chorus]

G D

Ba ba-ba ba ba-ba ba,

F C

Ba ba-ba ba ba-ba ba,

Riff x2

Thunder and lightning

G D

Ba ba-ba ba ba-ba ba

F C

Ba ba-ba ba ba-ba ba

Riff x4

Thunder and lightning

About Johnny Thunder Chords by The Kinks

Learn how to play Johnny Thunder by The Kinks with free guitar chords, lyrics, and interactive chord diagrams. Search for “Johnny Thunder chords”, “Johnny Thunder guitar chords”, or “The Kinks Johnny Thunder 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 Johnny Thunder chords and for experienced players who want accurate Johnny Thunder lyrics and chords in one place. Common chords in this song include D, D5, Dsus4, B, G, A.

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