Johnny Strikes Up The Band chords by Warren Zevon

Chords with lyrics

Johnny Strikes Up The Band chords (for acoustic guitar)
Warren Zevon 1978 (Excitable Boy)

A augmentedA Asus4Asus4 4x *

E MajorE    A augmentedA    E**  D MajorD   (D MajorD A augmentedA E MajorE)
Dry your eyes my little friend
    A augmentedA    E MajorE   D MajorD  (D MajorD A augmentedA E MajorE)
Let me take you by the hand
E MajorE      A augmentedA  (D MajorD A augmentedA)
Freddie get ready  rock steady
   A augmentedA   E MajorE    A augmentedA   D MajorD
When Johnny strikes up the band

E MajorE     A augmentedA    E MajorE   D MajorD    (D MajorD A augmentedA E MajorE)
They'll be rocking in the projects
    A augmentedA   E MajorE    D MajorD   (D MajorD A augmentedA E MajorE)
Walking down along the strand
E MajorE      A augmentedA  (D MajorD A augmentedA)
Freddie get ready  rock steady
   A augmentedA   E MajorE    A augmentedA   D MajorD
When Johnny strikes up the band
   A augmentedA   E MajorE    A augmentedA   D MajorD
When Johnny strikes up the band

E MajorE      A augmentedA    E7E7
When Johnny strikes up the
E MajorE      A augmentedA    E7E7
When Johnny strikes up the
E MajorE      A augmentedA    D MajorD   A augmentedA
When Johnny strikes up the band

break

  A augmentedA      D MajorD  A augmentedA
And Johnny is my main man
     E MajorE       A augmentedA
He's the keeper of the keys
   E MajorE        A augmentedA
He'll put your mind at ease
   D MajorD       E MajorE
He's guaranteed to please
    A augmentedA     E MajorE
Back by popular demand

E MajorE   A augmentedA     E MajorE   D MajorD   (D MajorD A augmentedA E MajorE)
Look around, my little friend
  A augmentedA   E MajorE   D MajorD  (D MajorD A augmentedA E MajorE)
Jubilation in the land
E MajorE      A augmentedA  (D MajorD A augmentedA)
Freddie get ready  rock steady
   A augmentedA   E MajorE    A augmentedA   D MajorD
When Johnny strikes up the band
   A augmentedA   E MajorE    A augmentedA   D MajorD
When Johnny strikes up the band

E MajorE      A augmentedA    E7E7
When Johnny strikes up the
E MajorE      A augmentedA    E7E7
When Johnny strikes up the
E MajorE      A augmentedA    D MajorD   A augmentedA
When Johnny strikes up the band

   A augmentedA   E MajorE    A augmentedA   D MajorD
When Johnny strikes up the band
   A augmentedA   E MajorE    A augmentedA   D MajorD
When Johnny strikes up the band

E MajorE      A augmentedA    E7E7
When Johnny strikes up the
E MajorE      A augmentedA    E7E7
When Johnny strikes up the
E MajorE      A augmentedA    D MajorD   A augmentedA
When Johnny strikes up the band

A augmentedA Asus4Asus4 . . .

* Alternate:

Capo II

A augmentedA   = G+G
Asus4Asus4 = Gsus4Gsus4
E MajorE   = D MajorD
E7E7  = D7D7
D MajorD   = C majorC

** E MajorE could be E7E7

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