Johnny Come Lately

Johnny Come Lately easy guitar chords by Steve Earle

1991Country
Guitar
Tuning

E A D G B E

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  • G

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  • Em

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  • Intro 1

    Verse 1
    I'm 
    an 
    A
    merican, 
    boys 

    I've 
    come 
    long 
    way 

    was 
    born 
    and 
    bred 
    in 
    the 
    US

    So 
    listen 
    up 
    close 
    I've 
    got 
    somethin' 
    to 
    say 

    Boys, 
    I'm 
    buying 
    this 
    round 

    Verse 2
    Well 
    it 
    took 
    little 
    while, 

    but 
    we're 
    in 
    this 
    fight 

    Ain't 
    going 
    home 

    'til 
    we've 
    done 
    what's 
    right 

    Gonna 
    drink 
    Camden 
    Town 
    dry 
    to
    night 

    If 
    have 
    to 
    spend 
    my 
    last 
    pound 

    Verse 3
    When 
    first 
    got 
    to 
    London 

    it 
    was 
    pouring 
    down 
    rain 

    Met 
    little 
    girl 
    in 
    the 
    field 
    can
    teen 

    Painted 
    her 
    name 
    on 
    the 
    nose 
    of 
    my 
    plane 

    Six 
    more 
    missions, 
    I'm 
    gone 

    Verse 4
    Well 
    asked 
    if 
    could 
    stay 

    and 
    she 
    said 
    that 
    might 

    Then 
    the 
    warden 
    came 
    around 

    yelling 
    "shut 
    out 
    the 
    lights" 

    Death 
    raining 
    out 
    of 
    the 
    London 
    night 

    We 
    made 
    love 
    'til 
    dawn 

    Chorus 1
    But 
    when 
    Johnny 
    Come 
    Lately 

    comes 
    marching 
    home 

    With 
    chest 
    full 
    of 
    medals 
    and 
    G.I. 
    loan 

    They'll 
    be 
    waiting 
    at 
    the 
    station 

    down 
    in 
    San 
    An
    tone 

    When 
    Johnny 
    comes 
    marching 
    home 

    Interlude 1



    Verse 5
    My 
    P-47 
    is 
    pretty 
    good 
    ship 

    And 
    she 
    took 
    round 
    coming 

    cross 
    the 
    Channel 
    last 
    trip 

    was 
    thinking 
    about 
    my 
    baby 

    and 
    letting 
    her 
    rip 

    Always 
    got 
    me 
    through 
    so 
    far 

    Verse 6
    Well 
    they 
    can 
    ship 
    me 
    all 
    over 

    this 
    great 
    big 
    world 

    Never 
    find 
    nothing 
    like 
    my 
    North 
    End 
    girl 

    I'm 
    taking 
    her 
    home 
    with 
    me 
    one 
    day, 
    sir 

    Soon 
    as 
    we 
    win 
    this 
    war 

    Chorus 2
    But 
    when 
    Johnny 
    Come 
    Lately 

    comes 
    marching 
    home 

    With 
    chest 
    full 
    of 
    medals 
    and 
    G.I. 
    loan 

    They'll 
    be 
    waiting 
    at 
    the 
    station 

    down 
    in 
    San 
    An
    tone 

    When 
    Johnny 
    comes 
    marching 
    home 

    Interlude 2





    Verse 7
    Now 
    my 
    granddaddy 
    sang 
    me 
    this 
    song 

    Told 
    me 
    about 
    London 

    when 
    the 
    Blitz 
    was 
    on 

    How 
    he 
    married 
    Grandma 

    and 
    brought 
    her 
    back 
    home 

    hero 
    throughout 
    this 
    land 

    Verse 8
    Now 
    I'm 
    standing 
    on 
    runway 

    in 
    San 
    Die
    go 

    couple 
    purple 
    hearts, 

    so 
    move 
    little 
    slow 

    There's 
    nobody 
    here, 
    maybe 
    nobody 
    knows 

    About 
    place 
    called 
    Viet
    nam 

    Chorus 3
    But 
    when 
    Johnny 
    Come 
    Lately 

    comes 
    marching 
    home 

    With 
    chest 
    full 
    of 
    medals 
    and 
    G.I. 
    loan 

    They'll 
    be 
    waiting 
    at 
    the 
    station 

    down 
    in 
    San 
    An
    tone 

    When 
    Johnny 
    comes 
    marching 
    home 

    Chorus 4
    But 
    when 
    Johnny 
    Come 
    Lately 

    comes 
    marching 
    home 

    With 
    chest 
    full 
    of 
    medals 
    and 
    G.I. 
    loan 

    They'll 
    be 
    waiting 
    at 
    the 
    station 

    down 
    in 
    San 
    An
    tone 

    When 
    Johnny 
    comes 
    marching 
    home 

    Interlude 3









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    and 
    fade] 
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