Johnny Come Lately Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Intro 1]
[G][G]

[Verse 1]
I'm an A[G]merican, boys
I've come a long [C]way
I was [G]born and bred in the US[D]A
So [Em]listen up close I've got [C]somethin' to [G]say
Boys, I'm buying this [D]round

[Verse 2]
Well it [G]took a little while,
but we're in this [C]fight
[G]Ain't going home
'til we've done what's [D]right
[Em]Gonna drink Camden Town [C]dry to[G]night
If I have to spend my last [D]pound

[Verse 3]
When I [G]first got to London
it was pouring down [C]rain
[G]Met a little girl in the field can[D]teen
[Em]Painted her name on the [C]nose of my [G]plane
Six more missions, I'm [D]gone

[Verse 4]
Well I [G]asked if I could stay
and she said that I [C]might
Then the [G]warden came around
yelling "shut out the [D]lights"
[Em]Death raining out of the [C]London [G]night
We made [D]love 'til [G]dawn

[Chorus 1]
But when [C]Johnny Come Lately
comes [G]marching home
With a chest full of medals and a [D]G.I. loan
They'll be [Em]waiting at the station
down in [C]San An[G]tone
When Johnny comes [D]marching [G]home

[Interlude 1]
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[Em][C][G]
[G][D][G]

[Verse 5]
My [G]P-47 is a pretty good [C]ship
And she [G]took a round coming
cross the Channel last [D]trip
I was [Em]thinking about my baby
and [C]letting her [G]rip
Always got me [D]through so far

[Verse 6]
Well they can [G]ship me all over
this great big [C]world
[G]Never find nothing like my North End [D]girl
I'm [Em]taking her home with me [C]one day, [G]sir
Soon as we [D]win this [G]war

[Chorus 2]
But when [C]Johnny Come Lately
comes [G]marching home
With a chest full of medals and a [D]G.I. loan
They'll be [Em]waiting at the station
down in [C]San An[G]tone
When Johnny comes [D]marching [G]home

[Interlude 2]
[G][C][G][D]
[Em][C][G][D]
[G][C][G][D]
[Em][C][G]
[G][D][G]

[Verse 7]
Now [G]my granddaddy sang me this [C]song
[G]Told me about London
when the Blitz was [D]on
[Em]How he married Grandma
and [C]brought her back [G]home
A hero throughout this [D]land

[Verse 8]
Now I'm [G]standing on a runway
in San Die[C]go
A [G]couple purple hearts,
so I move a little [D]slow
There's [Em]nobody here, maybe [C]nobody [G]knows
About a place called [D]Viet[G]nam

[Chorus 3]
But when [C]Johnny Come Lately
comes [G]marching home
With a chest full of medals and a [D]G.I. loan
They'll be [Em]waiting at the station
down in [C]San An[G]tone
When Johnny comes [D]marching [G]home

[Chorus 4]
But when [C]Johnny Come Lately
comes [G]marching home
With a chest full of medals and a [D]G.I. loan
They'll be [Em]waiting at the station
down in [C]San An[G]tone
When Johnny comes [D]marching [G]home

[Interlude 3]
[G][C][G][D]
[Em][C][G]
[G][D][G]
[G][C][G][D]
[Em][C][G]
[G][D][G]
[G][C][G][D]
[Em][C][G]
[G][D][G]
[Repeat and fade]