Bye Bye Johnny chords by Mel McDaniel

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Intro 1

Verse 1
G 
She drew  (G major) out all her money
from the Southern Trust
But her baby boy bought
a Greyhound bus
C 
He's  (C major) leaving Louisiana for
the Golden West
G 
Down  (G major) came the tears from her happiness
D 
Her own  (D major) little boy named Johnny B. Goode
G 
 (G major) Gonna make

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Verse 2

some motion pictures

out in Hollywood

Verse 3

She's crying bye, bye, bye, bye

Verse 4

Bye, bye, bye, bye

Verse 5

Bye, bye, Johnny,

Lordy son Johnny be good

Verse 6

She remembered taking money

and from gathering crops

Verse 7

Buying Johnny's guitar

at a broker's shop

Verse 8
C 
As  (C major) long as he had played
by the railroad side
G 
He  (G major) wouldn't get in trouble, she is satisfied
D 
But never thought  (D major) there'd ever
come a day like this
G 
She'd  (G major) have to give that
boy a goodbye kiss
C 
She's cryin' bye -bye, bye -bye  (C major) 
G 
Bye -bye, bye -bye  (G major) 
D 
Bye  (D major) -bye, Johnny
G 
Naughty  (G major) son Johnny,

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be good
G 
D 
G 
 (G major)  (D major)  (G major) 
C 
 (C major) 
G 
D 
 (G major)  (D major) 
G 
D 
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Verse 9
G 
She fi (G major) nally got the letter
she's a dreamin' of
Johnny wrote and told her he had fell in love
C 
 (C major) As soon as he has met
he'll bring her back

Verse 10

And build a mansion for him

by the railroad track

Verse 11

So every time they heard that

locomotive roar

There'd be a

Verse 12

standing man

a -waving at the kitchen door

Verse 13

Howlin' bye -bye, bye -bye

Verse 14

Bye -bye, bye -bye

Verse 15

Bye -bye, Charlie,

Lordy, son, you sure done good

Verse 16
D 
G 
 (D major) She's cryin'  (G major) bye, bye, bye, bye
C 
G 
Bye,  (C major) bye, bye, bye  (G major) 
D 
Bye,  (D major) bye, Charlie
G 
C 
D 
Lordy  (G major) son, you sure done good  (C major)  (D major) 
G 
Bye,  (G major) bye, bye, bye