Key: Ab major
Verse 1
G
C
G
Poor Johnny One Note
C
G
sang out with gusto
C
G
C
Dsus4
and just overlorded the place.
G
C
G
C
G
Poor Johnny One Note yelled willy -nilly
C
G
Em
Edim
until he was blue in the face.
A
Ddim
C
G
For holding one
C
note was his ace
Eb
Couldn't hear the brass,
G
C
couldn't hear the drum
Eb
G
C
He was in a class by himself by gum
G
C
G
Poor Johnny One Note got in AIDA
C
G
C
Indeed, a great chance to be brave
Dsus4
G
C
G
He took his one note,
C
G
howl like the north wind
C
G
Brought forth wind that made
Em
A
critics rave
Ddim
C
G
While Verdi turned round
C
in his grave
Eb
Couldn't hear the flute or
G
C
the big trombone
Eb
G
C
Everyone was mute, Johnny stood alone.
G
Cats and dogs stopped yapping,
lions in the zoo,
all were jealous of Johnny's
G
big trill.
Thunder clapped, stopped clapping,
C
G
traffic ceased its roar,
C
and they tell us Niagara stood still.
Fm
C
G
He stopped the train whistles,
C
boat whistles,
G
C
steam whistles, cop whistles,
G
Adim
G
all whistles bowed to his skill.
C
G
C
G
Oh, sing, one note, sing out with gusto,
C
G
C
and just overwhelm all the crowd,
Dsus4
G
C
G
C
G
C
G
oh.
Em
Edim
A
Ddim
C
G
C
So sing, Johnny, one note out loud.
G
C
G
C
G
Sing Johnny one note,
C
G
C
sing Johnny one note a lot
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