Johnson
Johnson

Johnson easy guitar chords by Pete Seeger

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    • Verse 1
    Johnson, 
    he was 
    riding 
    along 

    fast 
    as 
    he could 
    ride 

    When 
    he 
    thought 
    he 
    heard 
    a 
    woman, 

    he 
    heard 
    a 
    woman 
    cry 

    Johnson 
    getting 
    off 
    his 
    horse, 

    searching 
    the 
    woods 
    all 
    around 

    When 
    he 
    came 
    upon 
    a 
    wo
    man 

    with 
    her 
    hair pinned 
    to 
    the ground. 

    Woman, 
    dearest 
    woman, 

    who 
    brought 
    you 
    here 
    for 
    to spend? 

    Who 
    that 
    brought 
    you 
    here 
    this 
    morn
    ing 

    with 
    your 
    hair 
    pinned 
    to 
    the ground? 

    It 
    were 
    three 
    bold 
    and 
    struggling 
    men, 

    With 
    swords 
    keen 
    in 
    hand, 

    Who 
    that 
    brought 
    me 
    here 

    this 
    morning, 

    With my 
    hair 
    pinned 
    to 
    the ground. 

    Well, 
    Johnson, 
    being 
    a man 
    of 
    his own, 

    Being 
    a 
    man 
    and 
    bold, 

    He'd 
    taken 
    off 
    his 
    over
    coat, 

    To 
    cover 
    her 
    from 
    the cold. 

    Johnson 
    getting 
    on 
    his 
    horse, 

    The 
    woman 
    getting on 
    behind. 

    Then 
    they 
    rode 
    down 
    that 

    lonesome 
    highway, 

    Their 
    fortunes 
    fortified. 

    They 
    were 
    riding 
    all 
    alone, 

    fast 
    as 
    they 
    could ride 

    When 
    she 
    threw 
    her 
    fingers 
    to 
    her 
    lips 

    and 
    gave 
    three 
    shiv
    ering 
    cries 

    Out 
    sprung 
    three 
    bold 
    and 
    struggling 
    men 

    With 
    swords 
    keen 
    in 
    hand. 

    Ooh, 
    that 
    commanded 
    Johnson, 

    Commanded 
    him 
    to 
    stand. 

    I'll 
    stop 
    then, 
    said 
    Johnson, 

    I'll 
    stop 
    then, 
    said he, 

    For 
    I 
    never 
    was 
    in 
    all my 
    life 

    Afraid 
    of 
    any 
    three. 

    Johnson 
    killing 
    two 
    of them, 

    Not 
    watching 
    the 
    woman behind. 

    While 
    he 
    was 
    at 
    the 
    oth
    er one, 

    She 
    stabbed 
    him 
    from 
    behind. 

    The 
    day 
    was 
    free 
    and a 
    market 
    day, 


    The people 
    all 
    passing 
    by, 

    Who 
    that 
    saw 
    this 
    awful 
    murder
    , 

    And saw 
    poor 
    Johnson 
    die. 
    you 

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