Johnny Be Fair chords by Buffy Sainte-Marie

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Verse 1
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Esus4 
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 (A minor)  (G major)  (E major)  (A major)  (Esus4)  (E major) 
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Am 
 (A major)  (A minor) Well,
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Johnny be fair and Johnny be fine and  (G major) wants me for to  (A minor) wed
And I would marry Johnny,
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but my  (G major) father up and said
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 (E major) I'm  (A major) sad to  (A minor) tell you daughter
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what your  (G major) mother never  (E major) knew
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But  (A major) Johnny is a  (G major) son of mine and  (F major) so he's
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 (E major) kin to  (A major) you
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 (G major)  (F major)  (E major) 

Verse 2
Am 
 (A minor) 
Well, Jimmy be fair and Jimmy be fine
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Am 
and  (G major) wants me  (A minor) for to wed
And I would marry Jimmy,
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but my  (G major) father  (E major) up and said
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I'm  (A minor) sad to tell you daughter
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what your  (G major) mother never  (E major) knew
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But Jimmy, too,  (A major) is a  (G major) son of mine and
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 (F major) so he's  (E major) kin to you  (A major) 
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 (G major)  (F major) 

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Verse 3
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Am 
 (E major)  (A minor) 
Well, Billy be fair and Billy be fine
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Am 
and  (G major) wants me for to  (A minor) wed
And I would marry Billy,
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E 
but my  (G major) father up and  (E major) said
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I'm  (A minor) sad to tell you daughter
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what your  (G major) mother never knew
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 (E minor) But  (A major) Billy, too, is a  (G major) son of mine and
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 (F major) so he's  (E major) kin to  (A major) you  (G major)  (F major) 
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Am 
 (E major) You  (A minor) never seen

Verse 4
a girl so
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sad and  (G major) sorry as I was
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 (A minor) The boys in town are all my
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kin and my  (G major) father is the  (E major) pa
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If  (A minor) this continue I shall
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 (G major) die a single  (E minor) miss  (E major) 
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 (A major) So I'll go to  (G major) mother and com (F major) plain to
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 (E major) her of  (A major) this
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 (G major)  (F major) 

Verse 5
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Am 
 (E major)  (A minor) 
Oh daughter,
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haven't I taught you to for (G major) give and to for (A minor) get
Even if this all is true,
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 (G major) still you needn't  (E major) fret
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Your  (A minor) father may be father to all
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the  (G major) boys in town,  (E minor) still
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 (E major) He's  (A major) not the one who  (G major) sired
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you, so  (F major) marry  (E major) who you  (A major) will