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Johnny Was A Soldier Tab

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                         JOHNNY WAS A SOLDIER
                       ''''''''''''''''''''''''
                               ADICTS
                        tabbed by: matt goolsby

" " palm mute

e|---------------------|
b|----------2---2------|   intro
g|---2----2-------2----|
d|-2----2-----2-----2--|
a|---------------------|
E|---------------------|

|-------------------------------------------------------------------| 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----|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|

|---------------|
|---------------|
|-2------2------| end bridge
|---3------3----|
|-----3------3--|
|---------------|

|---------|
|---------|       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"-|
|---------|
 |x24||x8|

|-------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------|
|-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.

|-------------------------------------------------------------------| 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----|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|

|---------------|
|---------------|
|-2------2------| end bridge
|---3------3----|
|-----3------3--|
|---------------|

|---------|
|---------|       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"-|
|---------|
 |x24||x8|

|-------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------|
|-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.

|-------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------|
|-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.
|-------------------|
|-5-555555-5-555555-|
|-3-333333-3-333333-|
|-------------------|

|-------------------------------------------------------------------| 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----|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|

|---------------|
|---------------|
|-2------2------| end bridge
|---3------3----|
|-----3------3--|
|---------------|

|---------|
|---------|        lyrics: now he drinks alone, he gets sentimental
|-"5"-----| verse         when he watches girls dance, and hes thrown
|-"3"-"5"-               away his medals.
|-----"3"-|
|---------|
 |x24||x8|

|-------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------|
|-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.

|-------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------|
|-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.

|-------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------|
|-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.
|-------------------|
|-5-555555-5-555555-|
|-3-333333-3-333333-|
|-------------------|

|-------------------------------------------| 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....
|-------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------|

|-------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------|
|-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.
|-------------------|
|-5-555555-5-555555-|
|-3-333333-3-333333-|
|-------------------|  repeat and fade


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