Johnny-O chords by Brook Benton

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Verse 1
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 (C major) I  made up my mind a long time ago
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I'd rather be dead than live  (F major) like
Johnny
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 (C major) O
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Than live  (F major) like
Johnny
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 (C major) O   (F major) 
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 (C major) Now
Johnny
O is a fellow that lives in the woods
I tried to talk to him but it
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 (F major) didn't do no good
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 (C major) But it  (F major) didn't do no  (C major) good  (F major) 
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 (C major) Now let me tell you what led
Johnny astray.
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He once loved a girl by  (F major) the name of
Sally
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May.  (C major) 
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By the  (F major) name of
Sally
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 (C major) May.  (F major)  (C major) 
Sally
May was beautiful but
Johnny was shy.
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So she took to a fellow by  (F major) the name of
Billy
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Bly.  (C major) 
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By the  (F major) name of
Billy
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Bly.  (C major)  (F major) 
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 (C major) Now
Johnny couldn't stand it,
but he took all he could
When
Sally met
Billy,
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Johnny  (F major) headed for the woods
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 (C major) Johnny headed  (F major) for  (C major) the woods  (F major) 
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 (C major) If you're ever out hunting,
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please shoot with  (F major) care  (C major) 
Cause you may take
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Johnny for a  (F major) grizzly bear  (C major) 
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For a  (F major) grizzly bear  (C major) 
Oh
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Johnny!  (F major)  (C major) 
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 (F major) 
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Johnny  (C major) 
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 (F major) Boy!  (C major) 
Johnny
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 (F major) Boy!  (C major) 
Now you better be careful about
the love that you choose
This time it was
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Johnny, next time  (F major) it could be  (C major) you
Johnny
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 (F major) Boy!  (C major) 
Johnny
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 (F major) Boy!
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John,  (C major) 
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John,  (F major) 
John,
John,
John