Intro
E B G#m B F# B
[Verse]
B
Well, lucky number seven passed me by
F#
Lucky number seven called my name and passed on by
B
Well he came back don't you know
E
With his brother six in tow
B F# B
And that is how number thirteen wound up by my side
[Chorus]
B
And that is how I got these lonesome johnny blues
E B
How I got these lonesome johnny blues
E
Got the lonesome johnny blues
B G#m
And there's nothing I can do
B F# B
'cept sing these sad old weary lonesome johnny blues
Here we go
E B G#m B F# B
[Verse]
B
Grim reaper he pulled up into my drive
F#
Grim reaper pulled his little old chevrolet right up onto the goddamn drive
B
"johnny, I haven't come for you
E
But I want someone who's dear to you
B F# B
And the price you pay is to remain alive"
[Chorus]
B
And I'll stay here with these lonesome johnny blues
E B
Stay here with these lonesome johnny blues
E
With the lonesome johnny blues
B G#m
And there's nothing I can do
B F# B
'cept sing these sad old weary lonesome johnny blues
B F# B E B F# B
[Verse]
B
Woah, no more trouble send him down the road, won't you please
F#
No more trouble won't you beat him up, won't you send him down the road
B
Trouble dumped out the trash
E
Ransacked the place for cash
B F# B
And he wound up taking much more than I own
[Chorus]
B
And he left me with these lonesome johnny blues
E B
Left me with these lonesome johnny blues
E
With the lonesome johnny blues
B G#m
And there's nothing I can do
B F# B
'cept sing these sad old weary lonesome johnny blues
[Outro]
E
Johnny blues
B F# B
The sad old weary lonesome johnny blues
E
Johnny blues
B F# E B
The sad old weary lonesome johnny blues