Chords with lyrics
Tuning: Standard (E MajorE A augmentedA D MajorD G+G BB E MajorE)
Key: E MajorE
Difficulty: Novice
Intro:
D MajorD A augmentedA B7B7 E7E7 A augmentedA D MajorD N.C.
Verse 1:
E MajorE BB
Suzy and Johnny were happy
E MajorE BB
Earned enough to pay the rent
D MajorD A augmentedA D MajorD G+G
But Johnny's mother-in-law had too much ambition
F#F# BB
And this made Johnny very upset
Chorus:
BB E7E7
So to keep his little mama satisfied
B7B7 E7E7
He went and bought the weekly classified
D MajorD A augmentedA C majorC G+G
All for peace and quiet's sake
Verse 2:
E7E7 BB
Johnny gave up his position
E7E7 BB
Just to please his mother-in-law
D MajorD A augmentedA BB
So he left the job where he'd been all his life
F#F# B minorBm
He left and turned his back on door
Pre-Chorus:
B minorBm A augmentedA
Now he's looking at the situations vacant
D MajorD BB
Situations vacant
Chorus:
B7B7 E7E7
Just to keep his little mama satisfied
B7B7 E7E7
He went and bought the weekly classified
D MajorD A augmentedA G+G
All for peace and quiet's sake
Guitar Solo:
E7E7 BB E7E7 BB D MajorD
A augmentedA BB F#F# BB
Verse 3:
E MajorE BB
Then he had to leave the apartment
E MajorE BB
And sought a less plush residence
D MajorD A augmentedA C majorC G+G
And poor Suzy and Johnny had to skimp and save
F#F# BB
Just to help to pay the weekly rent
Chorus:
BB E7E7
So to keep his little mama satisfied
BB E7E7
He went and bought the weekly classified
D MajorD A augmentedA G+G
All for peace and quiet's sake
Verse 4:
E MajorE A augmentedA
Johnny's got no money
E MajorE A augmentedA
Got nowhere to go
E MajorE A augmentedA G+G
Johnny's in a great big hole
E MajorE A augmentedA E MajorE A augmentedA
Suzy's separated, living with her ma
E MajorE A augmentedA G+G N.C.
Now little mama's satisfied
Outro:
E MajorE A augmentedA E MajorE A augmentedA E MajorE A augmentedA BB x2