There Was John

There Was John easy guitar chords by Lilli Cooper & Santino Fontana

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  • C

  • Ebaug

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  • Em

  • A

  • D

  • C#dim

    4
  • Dbdim

    4
  • D#aug

    4
  • B

    2
  • Dsus4

  • Am

  • Cm

    3
  • Bb

  • Eb

    6
  • Gm

    3
  • Adim

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  • Ab

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  • Verse 1
    was 
    the 
    girl 

    in 
    the 
    bubble 
    at 
    school 

    Behind 
    my 
    own 
    personal 

    wall 
    for 
    protection 

    I'd 
    sit 
    there 
    alone 
    like 
    fool 

    nev
    er was 
    able 
    to 

    make 
    connection 

    Then 
    one 
    day 
    tried 
    out 
    for 
    the 
    play 

    I'll 
    never 
    forget 
    it, 
    flea 
    in 
    her 
    ear, 

    and I 
    was 
    suddenly 
    someone 
    with 
    something 
    to 
    say, 

    mak
    ing 
    sound 
    everybody 
    could 
    hear. 

    And 
    sud
    denly 
    everything 

    made 
    some 
    sense, 

    then 
    saw 
    this 
    guy 
    in 
    the audi
    ence. 

    And 
    there 
    was 
    John, 

    fifth 
    row 
    on 
    the 
    aisle 

    with 
    big 
    smile 
    on. 

    And 
    after 
    the 
    show 
    he 

    came 
    backstage 

    And 
    now 
    that 
    this 
    bird
    ie 

    was 
    out 
    of 
    her 
    cage 

    Well, 
    everything 
    was 
    okay 

    We'd 
    date 
    for 
    year, 

    then 
    we're 
    cohabitating 

    Then 
    get 
    big 
    chance 

    to 
    take 
    the 
    next 
    step 

    Away 
    from 
    job 
    was 
    hat
    ing 

    And 
    into 
    slot 
    in 
    the 
    re
    gional 
    rep. 

    In 
    rehears
    al all 
    day, 

    after 
    day, 
    after 
    day. 

    Creat
    ing 
    an
    play
    ing, 

    an
    play 
    after 
    play. 

    And 
    night 
    after 
    night, 

    ignit
    ing 
    the 
    spark. 

    Con
    necting 
    with 
    all 
    of 
    those 

    folk
    s in 
    the 
    dark. 

    And 
    John 
    was 
    there, 

    there 
    with 
    smile 

    and 
    his 
    hands 
    in 
    the 
    air 

    Clapping 
    for 
    me 
    and 

    back 
    home 
    we'd 
    go 

    Happy 
    togeth
    er 
    for 
    eight 

    or 
    nine 
    hours 
    or 
    so 

    And 
    everything 
    was 
    okay 

    And 
    then 
    I'd 
    be 
    gone 
    again 

    This 
    life 
    takes 
    everything 
    you 
    give 
    it. 

    Like 
    puppy 
    or 
    kid. 

    But 
    if 
    you 
    really 
    love 
    it, 
    you 
    live 
    it. 

    And 
    that's 
    what 
    did. 

    Played 
    ca
    rousel 
    on 
    the 

    road 
    for 
    the 
    winter. 

    From 
    April 
    to 
    Jun
    toured 
    Cab
    aret. 

    Then 
    Mother 
    Cour
    age 
    in 
    stock 

    in 
    England 
    all 
    summer, 

    and 
    John 
    tried 
    to 
    call 
    almost 
    every 
    day. 

    He 
    told 
    me 
    he 
    wanted 
    some 

    kids 
    and 
    wife, 

    and that's 
    when 
    realized 

    this 
    is 
    my 
    life. 

    made 
    my 
    choice, 

    but 
    nev
    er expressed 
    it. 

    An
    when 
    got 
    home, 
    can 
    you 
    guess? 

    Yeah, 

    Guess 
    did. 

    John 
    was 
    gone. 

    Everything 
    on 
    the 
    left 
    of 

    the 
    closet 
    was 
    gone. 

    His 
    elec
    tric 
    guitar 
    and 
    his 
    amp 
    and 
    his 

    car 
    were 
    gone. 
    Just 
    poof. 

    There 
    was 
    stand
    ing 

    under 
    roof 
    alone. 

    And 
    yes, 
    my 
    heart 
    was 
    al
    most 
    broken. 

    But 
    I'd 
    made 
    my 
    choice, 

    and 
    I'd 
    make 
    it 
    again. 

    And 
    now, 
    where's 
    John? 

    think 
    Portland, 
    Maine. 

    Or 
    maybe 
    it's 
    Oregon. 

    With 
    kid 
    and 
    wife. 

    And 
    here 
    is 
    me. 

    Another 
    dress
    ing 
    room 
    number 

    one 
    thou
    sand 
    and 
    three. 

    Ex
    actly 
    where 
    should 
    be. 

    Ex
    actly 
    where 
    we 
    should 
    be. 

    And 
    everything's 
    okay 


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