JOHNNY WAS A SOLDIER
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ADICTS
" " palm mute
e|---------------------|
b|----------2---2------| intro
g|---2----2-------2----|
d|-2----2-----2-----2--|
a|---------------------|
E|---------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------| bridge
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|----------------------------5-555555----------------------------5--|
|-7-777777-3-333333-5-555555-3-333333-7-777777-3-333333-5-555555-3--|
|-5-555555-1-111111-3-333333----------5-555555-1-111111-3-333333----|
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|-2------2------| end bridge
|---3------3----|
|-----3------3--|
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|---------| lyrics: johnny joined the army, the cause he didnt know
|-"5"-----| verse he spent three weeks in the midddle east, ya know
|-"3"-"5"- it doesnt show.
|-----"3"-|
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|x24||x8|
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|-7-777777-3-333333-------------------7-777777-3-333333-| chorus a
|-5-555555-1-111111-3-XXXXXX-3-XXXXXX-5-555555-1-111111-|
|-------------------1-XXXXXX-1-XXXXXX-------------------|
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|------------------------------------| lyrics: rush rush rush rush, rush rush
|------------------------------------| rush rush, johnny was a soldier
|------------------------------------| end chorus a he cant dance anymore. rush rush
|-3-XXXXXX-3-XXXXXX------------------| rush rush, rush rush rush rush
|-1-XXXXXX-1-XXXXXX------------------| johnny was a soldier he cant dance
|------------------------------------| anymore.
|-------------------------------------------------------------------| bridge
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|----------------------------5-555555----------------------------5--|
|-7-777777-3-333333-5-555555-3-333333-7-777777-3-333333-5-555555-3--|
|-5-555555-1-111111-3-333333----------5-555555-1-111111-3-333333----|
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|-2------2------| end bridge
|---3------3----|
|-----3------3--|
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|---------| lyrics: when he came out, he tried to form a band
|-"5"-----| verse but hes only got one leg, and he can hardly
|-"3"-"5"- stand.
|-----"3"-|
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|x24||x8|
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|-7-777777-3-333333-------------------7-777777-3-333333-| chorus a
|-5-555555-1-111111-3-XXXXXX-3-XXXXXX-5-555555-1-111111-|
|-------------------1-XXXXXX-1-XXXXXX-------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------| lyrics: rush rush rush rush, rush rush
|------------------------------------| rush rush, johnny was a soldier
|------------------------------------| end chorus a he cant dance anymore. rush rush
|-3----------------------------------| rush rush, rush rush rush rush
|-1----------------------------------| johnny was a soldier he cant dance
|------------------------------------| anymore.
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|-7-777777-5-555555-7-777777-5-555555-7-777777-5-555555-| chorus b x2
|-5-555555-3-333333-5-555555-3-333333-5-555555-3-333333-|
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|-------------------| lyrics: whoa, whoa, whoa, johnny was a soldier
|-------------------| whoa, whoa, whoa, johnny was a soldier.
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|-5-555555-5-555555-|
|-3-333333-3-333333-|
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|-------------------------------------------------------------------| bridge
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------5-555555----------------------------5--|
|-7-777777-3-333333-5-555555-3-333333-7-777777-3-333333-5-555555-3--|
|-5-555555-1-111111-3-333333----------5-555555-1-111111-3-333333----|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
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|-2------2------| end bridge
|---3------3----|
|-----3------3--|
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|---------| lyrics: now he drinks alone, he gets sentimental
|-"5"-----| verse when he watches girls dance, and hes thrown
|-"3"-"5"- away his medals.
|-----"3"-|
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|x24||x8|
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|-7-777777-3-333333-------------------7-777777-3-333333-| chorus a
|-5-555555-1-111111-3-XXXXXX-3-XXXXXX-5-555555-1-111111-|
|-------------------1-XXXXXX-1-XXXXXX-------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------| lyrics: rush rush rush rush, rush rush
|------------------------------------| rush rush, johnny was a soldier
|------------------------------------| end chorus a he cant dance anymore. rush rush
|-3-XXXXXX-3-XXXXXX------------------| rush rush, rush rush rush rush
|-1-XXXXXX-1-XXXXXX------------------| johnny was a soldier he cant dance
|------------------------------------| anymore.
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|-7-777777-3-333333-------------------7-777777-3-333333-| chorus a
|-5-555555-1-111111-3-XXXXXX-3-XXXXXX-5-555555-1-111111-|
|-------------------1-XXXXXX-1-XXXXXX-------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------| lyrics: rush rush rush rush, rush rush
|------------------------------------| rush rush, johnny was a soldier
|------------------------------------| end chorus a he cant dance anymore. rush rush
|-3----------------------------------| rush rush, rush rush rush rush
|-1----------------------------------| johnny was a soldier he cant dance
|------------------------------------| anymore.
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|-7-777777-5-555555-7-777777-5-555555-7-777777-5-555555-| chorus b x2
|-5-555555-3-333333-5-555555-3-333333-5-555555-3-333333-|
|-------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------| lyrics: whoa, whoa, whoa, johnny was a soldier
|-------------------| whoa, whoa, whoa, johnny was a soldier.
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|-5-555555-5-555555-|
|-3-333333-3-333333-|
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|-------------------------------------------| short chorus lyrics: johnny was johnny
|-------------------------------------------| was. johnny was johnny was.
|-7---5---7---5---7---5---4/5-4/5-4/555555--| johnny was johnny was,
|-5---3---5---3---5---3---2/3-2/3-2/333333--| johnny was a soldier....
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|-7-777777-5-555555-7-777777-5-555555-7-777777-5-555555-| chorus b x2
|-5-555555-3-333333-5-555555-3-333333-5-555555-3-333333-|
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|-------------------| lyrics: whoa, whoa, whoa, johnny was a soldier
|-------------------| whoa, whoa, whoa, johnny was a soldier.
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|-5-555555-5-555555-|
|-3-333333-3-333333-|
|-------------------| repeat and fade
SONG ORDER: tabbed in order.