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Johnny Appleseed

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Palm muted  w/ a Bo Diddley beat{dat dadat dadat - dadat dat}
[Intro]
(ride the G)  G   Em   G   Em   Am   F   G   Em   G   Em   G   Em   Am   F   G  Em  
GLord, there goes EmJohnny Appleseed GHe might pass by Emin the hour of need
AmThere's a lot of souls F- Ain't Gdrinking from no well Emlocked in a factory
GHey - Emlook there goes GHey - Emlook there goes
AmIf you're after getting the honey F- hey
GThen you don't go Emkilling all the bees
LGord,there goes EmMartin Luther King GNotice how the door closes when the 
Emchimes of freedom ring
AmI hear what you're saying, FI hear what he's saying GIs what was true Emnow no 
longer so
GHey - I Emhear what you're saying GHey - I hear what Emhe's saying
AmIf you're after getting the honey F- hey 
GThen you don't go Emkilling all the bees
GWhat the people are saying       Em    AmAnd we know every roaFd 
GWhat the people are saying There ain't no Emberries on the treesG  
 {QUIETLY}
EmLet the summerGtime sun       EmFall on the apple - Amfall on the appleF  
G           Em         G           Em
GLord, there goes a BEmuick forty-nine GBlack sheep of the angels riding, 
Emriding down the line
AmWe think there is a soul,   Fwe don't know          GThat Emsoul is hard to find
GHey - down the Emroad          GHey - down the Emroad
AmIf you're after getting the honey         F   GThen you don't go Emkilling all 
the bees
GHey - it's what the people are sEmaying       AmIt's what the people 
are Fsaying
GHey - there ain't no Emberries on the trees
GHey - that's what the people are sayingEm, no berries on the treesAm  
You're chFecking out the honey,baby  GYou had to go killin' all the 
bees

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Johnny Appleseed

by Joe Strummer

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Palm muted w/ a Bo Diddley beat{dat dadat dadat - dadat dat}

[Intro]

G G Em G Em Am F G Em G Em G Em Am F G Em

(ride the )

G Em G Em

Lord, there goes Johnny Appleseed He might pass by in the hour of need

Am F G Em

There's a lot of souls - Ain't drinking from no well locked in a factory

G Em G Em

Hey - look there goes Hey - look there goes

Am F

If you're after getting the honey - hey

G Em

Then you don't go killing all the bees

G Em G

Lord,there goes Martin Luther King Notice how the door closes when the

chimes of freedom ring

Am F G Em

I hear what you're saying, I hear what he's saying Is what was true now no

longer so

G Em G Em

Hey - I hear what you're saying Hey - I hear what he's saying

Am F

If you're after getting the honey - hey

G Em

Then you don't go killing all the bees

G Em Am F

What the people are saying And we know every road

G Em G

What the people are saying There ain't no berries on the trees

{QUIETLY}

Em G Em Am F

Let the summertime sun Fall on the apple - fall on the apple

G Em G Em

G Em G

Lord, there goes a Buick forty-nine Black sheep of the angels riding,

riding down the line

Am F G Em

We think there is a soul, we don't know That soul is hard to find

G Em G Em

Hey - down the road Hey - down the road

Am F G Em

If you're after getting the honey Then you don't go killing all

the bees

G Em Am

Hey - it's what the people are saying It's what the people

are saying

G Em

Hey - there ain't no berries on the trees

G Em Am

Hey - that's what the people are saying, no berries on the trees

F G

You're checking out the honey,baby You had to go killin' all the

bees

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