Spanish Johnny chords by Tim Keller
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Intro 1
(A minor) (G major) (A minor) (G major) (A minor) (G major) (A minor)
Verse 1
(A minor) He followed
the train (G major) to Moonstone (A minor) ,
Colorado, (G major) Mexican town. (A minor)
Across the sage (G major) and the dunes (A minor) alone,
Colorado, (G major) Mexican town.
(A minor) The train (F major) to Denver
cut the town (A minor) in two
Cross (G major) ing that line was a (A minor) strange taboo
The (F major) town was still, but the (A minor) wind still blew
McJohnny (G major) lived in Mexican Town,
(A minor)
Moonstone, (G major) Mexican Town (A minor) (G major) (A minor) (G major) (A minor)
At day he painted (G major) house (A minor) s
over on Amer (G major) ican side (A minor)
They always (G major) wanted white (A minor) paint,
Johnny put it on (G major) with pride (A minor)
At (F major) night he played his man (A minor) dolin,
canto (G major) del ultimo amor (A minor)
His wife (F major) prayed against
the fire (A minor) within,
Johnny played (G major) like he'd
never heard be (A minor) fore
Johnny played like he'd
(G major) never heard be (A minor) fore
It (F major) lifts above (G major) the cot (C major) tonwood,
it (F major) drifts on a (G major) midnight wind (C major)
Span (E major) ish (F major) Johnny (G major) sing (C major) s tonight (E major)
And he (A minor) plays his (G major) mandolin
(A minor) Can you hear the (G major) mandolin?
(A minor) (G major) (A minor) (G major) (A minor) Johnny's
wife (G major) holds a conch (A minor) shell
Says put this to (G major) your (A minor) ear
When Johnny holds (G major) the conch (A minor) shell
He believes the (G major) sea is (A minor) here
His (F major) eyes on fire, he drink (A minor) s and sings
Till I swear (G major) the mandolin blows (A minor)
He fans (F major) the flames on the (A minor) mandolin
Till he (G major) walks that gory road (A minor)
Down the tracks toward (G major) Mexico
(A minor) For the desert, he (G major) leaves Moon (A minor) stone
In the night, he (G major) leaves alone (A minor)
It (F major) drifts above (G major) the cot (C major) tonwood,
it (F major) drifts on a (G major) midnight wind, (C major) (E major)
Spanish (F major) Johnny (G major) sing (C major) s tonight, (E major)
and he (A minor) plays his (G major) mandolin.
(A minor) Can you hear the (G major) mandolin? (A minor) (F major) (G major) (C major) (F major) (G major)
(C major) (E major) (F major) (G major) (C major) (E major) (A minor) (G major) (A minor) (G major)
(A minor) (G major) (A minor)
His wife wait (G major) s patiently,
(A minor) she looks to the (G major) tracks to see (A minor)
He always came (G major) home before, (A minor)
days, (G major) weeks or (A minor) more
The train (F major) from Mexico brought (A minor) him back,
a (G major) lonely sound drifting
down (A minor) the track.
The fires (F major) are out and the (A minor) night is black,
and (G major) Johnny is in Mexican Town,
(A minor) Tombstone (G major) Mexican Town. (A minor)
It (F major) lifts above (G major) the cot (C major) tonwood,
it (F major) drifts on a (G major) midnight wind. (C major)
Span (E major) (F major) ish Johnny (G major) sing (C major) s tonight (E major)
He plays (A minor) his (G major) mandolin
(A minor) Fans the flames on the man (G major) dolin
(A minor) Can you hear the (G major) mandolin?
(A minor) (G major) (A minor) (G major) (F major) you
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