Johnny Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Verse 1]
[G][A][F#m][G]
[A]It'[F#m]s an[G]
[Bm]other day at school
And he's just [Abdim]walking out the d[G]oor
Got his rucksack on his back
And his feet dragging on the floor

[Verse 2]
Always [Bm]late for when
he's questioned
He can't [Abdim]think of what to say[G]
Hides the bruises from the teachers
Hoping that they'd go away

[Verse 3]
Even [Bm]though his mum and dad
They both got [Abdim]problems of their own
Caught [G]in a catch- 22
But he'd still rather be at home

[Verse 4]
Cries him[Bm]self to sleep and prays
When he wakes [Abdim]up things
might have changed
But [G]every thing's still the same

[Verse 5]
(But didn't [Em]you say)
You always said that [D]I should s[A]peak up
[Bm]But it seems like all the
[Em]things you said to me
[D]Before meant [A]nothing at all, be[F#]cause

[Verse 6]
[G]I keep telling you that
[A]Johnny's hitting me
That's [F#m]why I'm late for school
[G](But you never listen)
Instead you always seem to [A]end up
Blaming me for [F#m]things I didn't [G]do

[Verse 7]
(For what [G]it's worth)
I didn't even want to [A]tell you anything
In [F#m]case it made things w[G]orse
(Just so you know)
Every time I say that [A]Johnny's hitting me
Hey [F#m]mom and dad it[G] hurts
[Bm][E][G]

[Verse 8]
Every[Bm]day keeps on repeating
Like the [Abdim]re cord on replay[G]
Slowly getting off the bus
With Johnny waiting at the gates

[Verse 9]
Like a [Bm]friend who'll smile or wave
At him while [Abdim]calling out his n[G]ame
Put his arm around his neck, whisper
"Now give me all your change"

[Verse 10]
Too [Bm]afraid to make a scene
Or plea with [Abdim]him to let him go[G]
He just takes whatever is coming
Feels the pain with every blow

[Verse 11]
Tries in [Bm]vain to make himself be heard
As [E]soon as he gets home
But [G]every thing's still the same

[Verse 12]
(But didn't [Em]you say)
You always said that [D]I should s[A]peak up
[Bm]But it seems like all the
[Em]things you said to me
[D]Before meant [A]nothing at all, be[F#]cause

[Verse 13]
[G]I keep telling you that
[A]Johnny's hitting me
That's [F#m]why I'm late for school
[G](But you never listen)
Instead you always seem to [A]end up
Blaming me for [F#m]things
I didn't [G]do

[Verse 14]
(For what it's [G]worth)
I didn't [A]even want to tell you anything
In [F#m]case it made things w[G]orse
(Just so you know)
Every time I say that [A]Johnny's hitting me
Hey [F#m]mom and dad it[G] hurts

[Verse 15]
[Em]You always said that I sho[D]uld speak [C#m]up
[Bm]And to never be afra[Em]id to come
[D]And tell you if I needed [C#m]to talk
[Bm](If I needed [Em]to talk,
yeah) Well [Asus4]I don't know the meaning[D] of love[F#]
[Bm]'Cause it seems like all the
[Em]things you said to me
[A]Before meant nothing at [C#m]all, bec[F#]ause

[Verse 16]
[G]I keep telling you that
[A]Johnny's hitting me
That's [F#m]why I'm late for school
[G](But you never listen)
Instead you always seem to [A]end up
Blaming me for [F#m]things I didn't [G]do

[Verse 17]
(For what [G]it's worth)
I didn't even want to [A]tell you anything
In [F#m]case it made things w[G]orse
(Just so you know)
Every time I say that [A]Johnny's hitting me
Hey [F#m]mom and dad it[G] hurts
I keep telling you that [A]Johnny's hitting me

[Verse 18]
[F#m]
That's [G]why I'm
late for school
(But you never listen)
Instead you always seem to [A]end up
Blaming [F#m]me for thi[G]ngs I didn't do

[Verse 19]
(For what it's worth) [G]I didn't
even want to [A]tell you anything
In [F#m]case it made things w[G]orse
(Just so you know)
Every [A]time I say that Johnny's hitting me
Hey [F#m]mom and dad it[G] hurts

[Verse 20]
[G]I keep telling you that
[A]Johnny's hitting me
That's [F#m]why I'm late for school
[G](But you never listen)
Instead you always seem [A]to end up
Blaming me for [F#m]things I didn't [G]do

[Verse 21]
(For what [G]it's worth)
I didn't even want to [A]tell you anything
In [F#m]case it made things w[G]orse
(Just so you know)
Every time I say that Johnny's hitting me
Hey mom and dad it hurts