Johnny 99 Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Intro 1]
[A]Ooh-
[E]Ooh- [A]ooh-

[Verse 1]
Well they [A]closed down the auto plant
in Mahwah late that month
Ralph went out [A]lookin' for a job
but he couldn't find [E]none
He came [A]home too drunk
from mixin' Tanqueray and wine
He got a [A]gun, shot a night clerk
now they [E]call him Johnny [A]99

[Verse 2]
Down in the [A]part of town
where when you hit a red light you don't stop
Johnny's wavin' his [A]gun around
and threatenin' to blow his [E]top
When an [A]off- duty cop snuck up
on him from behind
Out in front of the [A]Club Tip Top
they slapped the [E]cuffs on Johnny [A]99

[Bridge 1]
Well the city sup[D]plied a public defender
but the [A]judge was Mean John Brown
He came into the courtroom
and stared poor [E]Johnny down
Well the [A]evidence is clear
gonna let the sentence, son, fit the crime
Prison for ninety [A]eight and a year
and we'll call it [E]even Johnny [A]99

[Solo 1]
[A][A][A][A]
[D][D][A][A]
[A][A][A][A]
[A][E][A][A]

[Bridge 2]
A fist [D]fight broke out in the courtroom,
they had to [A]drag Johnny's girl away
His mama stood up and shouted,
"Judge don't take my boy [E]this way"
Well, [A]son, you got any statement
you'd like to make
Before the [A]bailiff comes to
[E]forever to take you awa[A]y

[Verse 3]
Now [A]judge, judge,
I got debts no honest man could pay
The [A]bank was holdin' my mortgage
and takin' my house [E]away
Now [A]I ain't sayin'
that make me an innocent man
But it was [A]more than all this
that [E]put that gun in my [A]hand

[Verse 4]
Well your [A]honor I do believe
I'd be better off dead
And if you can [A]take a man's life
for the thoughts that's in his [E]head
Then won't you [A]sit back in that chair
and think it over judge one more time
And let 'em [A]shave off my hair
and [E]put me on that [A]execution line

[Solo 2]
[D][D][A][A]
[A][A][A][E]
[E][A][A][A]
[A][A][E][A]
[Fade out]