Johnny And Mary Acoustic chords by Robert Palmer

Standard Tuning EADGBe


Riff Progression:


   A           D                     Bm
E|---------------------------------------|
B|-2-----------3-3-3--3--------------3-3-|
G|-2-----------2-2-2--2--------------4-4-|
D|-2--------2--4-4-4--2--2-2-2-------4-4-|
A|-0--2--4-----5-5-5--5---------5--4-2-2-|
E|---------------------------------------|

               D                    F#m
E|----------------------------------2-|
B|-------------3-3-3--3-------------2-|
G|-------------2-2-2--2-------------2-|
D|----------2--4-4-4--2-------------4-|
A|-0--2--4-----5-5-5--5--5-5-5---4--4-|
E|----------------------------------2-|

           G                 A
E|---------3-----------------0-|
B|---------0-----------------2-|
G|---------0-----------------2-|
D|---------0-----------2-4-4-2-|
A|-0-2-4-5-2~~---2-4-5-------0-|
E|---------3-------------------|

Alt progression:

A   D Dsus2 B/C# Bm
    D Dsus2 B/C# F#m
G    A

Intro:

D Bm  D Bm  G  A


Verse 1:

A               D                               Bm
Johnny's always running around, trying to find certainty
                 D                                F#m
He needs all the world to confirm, that he ain't lonely
                G                     A
Mary counts the walls, knows he tires easily

A                 D                                     Bm
Johnny thinks the world would be right if it could buy, truth from you
             D                             F#m
Mary says he changes his mind, more than a woman
                 G                    A
But she made her bed, even when the chance was slim


break:


Verse 2:

A                D                                 Bm
Johnny says he's willing to learn, when he decides he's a fool
                  D                              F#m
Johnny says he'll live anywhere, when he earns time to move
               G                        A
Mary combs her hair, says she should be used to it


A           D                                Bm
Mary always hedges her bets, she never knows what to think
                 D                                 F#m
She says that he still acts like he's, being discovered
                     G                 A
Scared that he'll be caught, without a second thought


break:


Verse 3:

A                 D                                  Bm
Johnny feels he's wasting his breath trying to talk sense to her
               D                           F#m
Mary says he's lacking a real sense of proportion
                 G                    A
So she combs her hair, knows he tires easily

A               D                               Bm
Johnny's always running around, trying to find certainty
                 D                                F#m
He needs all the world to confirm, that he ain't lonely
                G                         A
Mary counts the walls, says she should be used to it



(fade out)