Johnny Bye Bye

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[Intro]
E
[Verse 1]
E A E
Well, she drew out all her money from the Southern Trust
B E
And put her little boy on a Greyhound Bus
A E
Leaving Memphis with a guitar in his hand
B E
On a one-way ticket to the promised land
A E
Hey, little girl with the red dress on
B E
There's a party tonight down in Memphis town
A E
I'll be going down there if you need a ride
B E
The man on the radio says Elvis Presley's died
[Interlude]
E AE E BE
| | | | |
[Verse 2]
E A E
We drove down into Memphis, the sky was hard and black
B E
Up over the ridge came a white Cadillac
A E
They'd drawn out all his money and they'd laid him in the back
B E
A woman cried from the roadside "Oh, he's gone, he's gone"
A E
They found him slumped up a-gainst the drain
B E
With a whole lot of trouble yeah, running through his veins
[Chorus]
E A E
Bye-bye Johnny, Johnny bye-bye
E B E
You didn't have to die, you didn't have to die
[Outro]
E AE E BE
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(fade out)

Johnny Bye Bye chords and lyrics

Free chords for Johnny Bye Bye by Bruce Springsteen. Scroll the interactive sheet above or read the chord names inline below.

[Intro]
E
[Verse 1]
[Interlude]
| E   | A E | E   | B E |
[Verse 2]
[Chorus]
[Outro]

Johnny Bye Bye Chords by Bruce Springsteen

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