WHERE'S JOHNNY words and music by Shawn Mullins from "Eggshells" (SMG) (c) 1992 Short Trip Music BMI intro: | G C(9) | 2x G C(9) G C(9) Young Johnny he really had a way G C(9) G C(9) He did his homework on the school bus and always got an "A" G C(9) and the girls liked Johnny more than anyone G C(9) 'cept maybe Elton John... G C(9) G C(9) later on in high school he couldn't keep his red suspenders on chorus: Em D C(9) oh where's Johnny has he gone away oh where's Johnny will he be back someday He had a room full of trophies from the track meets and tennis games he'd win he was a full blown whiz kid bound to be a Renaissance Man then he went on off to college got his head stuck in a different state of mind when they asked him was it alcohol he told 'em it was nothin of the kind just life -- just life mom chorus: Em D C9 oh where's Johnny has he gone away oh where's Johnny will he be back someday bridge: Em D But Johnny's alright he just turned out his lights C9 they'd have paid it no mind D had he not been so damn bright Em D he opened up his eyes and snapped out in a groove C9 D he saw both sides of everything and found he could not move Johnny moved back home now he reads a lot of poetry and plays He'll sit out in the back yard and not say a word to anyone for days And his folks gave up they no longer even bother gettin through -- Yeah, he's 30 odd years old I reckon they figured there's just so much you can do. His mother keeps his pictures in a scrapbook in the drawer with her pearls and she polishes the trophies that he one back when they thought he'd save the world back when the girls liked Johnny more than anyone 'cept maybe Elton John she wonders where's her little boy with the braces and the red suspenders gone just life, just life, mom just life, oh just life... Chords: intro and verse: G 320033 C(9) x32033 chorus and bridge: Em 022000 D xx0232 C9 x32030 #---------------------------------PLEASE NOTE---------------------------------# This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research. #-----------------------------------------------------------------------------# This file is for personal private use only. All copyright laws apply. Transcribed by Beth Corrections/Additions send to: eheasle@emory.edu For more independent chords/tabs visit http://www.mailzone.com/moj/indie/