Uncle Johnny

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Chords adapted from this amazing acoustic version of the song on Youtube:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kLU4ne3xY0k
Definitely worth checking out!
She plays it with a capo on the 4th fret and I prefer how it sounds there, but if you
want to play along to the album version chuck a capo onto the 1st fret.
Chords used:
Am
= x02210
Gsus4
= 320013
Fmaj7
= x33210
C
= x32010
C/B
= x20010
G
= 320003
[Intro]
Am Gsus4
[Verse 1]
Am
When everybody else refrained
Gsus4
My uncle Johnny did cocaine
Am
He's convinced himself right in his brain
Gsus4
That it helps to take away the pain
Am Gsus4 Am
Hey, Johnny
Gsus4
Hey what you say Johnny
Am
I wanna go out tonight
Gsus4
Come a little closer to the city lights
Am
Levitation aint your only friend
Gsus4
Levitation coming back again
[Chorus]
Fmaj7
Feel a burning in your body's core
Gsus4
It's a yearning that you cant ignore
Am
Now I wanna go out tonight
Gsus4
S-s-superman and hold on tight
Fmaj7 Gsus4 G
He's convinced himself right in his brain
C C/B Am
That it helps to take away the pain
Gsus4 Fmaj7
Hey, Johnny
G
Hey what you say Johnny
Am Gsus4
(x2)
[Verse 2]
Am
My appetite aint got no heart
Gsus4
I said my appetite aint got no heart
Am
Shocking people when you feel that pull
Gsus4
Shock 'em, drop 'em when you know its full
[Chorus]
Fmaj7
I feel a burning in your body's core
Gsus4
It's a yearning that you cant ignore
Am
I gotta go out tonight
Gsus4
Hey Johnny I got faith in you man
I mean it, it's gonna be all right
Fmaj7 Gsus4 G
He's convinced himself right in his brain
C C/B Am
That it helps to take away the pain
Gsus4 Fmaj7
Hey, Johnny
G
Hey what you say Johnny
[Outro]
C C/B Am
Tell us what's going on
Gsus4 Fmaj7
Feel's like everything's wrong
G
Hey what you say Johnny
C C/B Am
If the future is real
Gsus4 Fmaj7
Johnny, you've got to heal
G
Hey what you say Johnny
Am Gsus4
(x2)
F Gsus4G Am
She then finishes with a progression which sounds pretty nice.

Uncle Johnny chords and lyrics

Free chords for Uncle Johnny by The Killers. Scroll the interactive sheet above or read the chord names inline below.

Chords adapted from this amazing acoustic version of the song on Youtube:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kLU4ne3xY0k
Definitely worth checking out!
She plays it with a capo on the 4th fret and I prefer how it sounds there, but if you 
want to play along to the album version chuck a capo onto the 1st fret.
Chords used:
Am    = x02210
Gsus4 = 320013
Fmaj7 = x33210
C     = x32010
C/B   = x20010
G     = 320003
[Intro]
Am    Gsus4 
[Verse 1]
[Chorus]
Am    Gsus4 (x2)
[Verse 2]
[Chorus]
I mean it, it's gonna be all right
[Outro]
Am    Gsus4 (x2)
She then finishes with a F  Gsus4  G  Am progression which sounds pretty nice.

Uncle Johnny Chords by The Killers

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Uncle Johnny Chords · The Killers