Johnny and Mary — Robert Palmer
Chords and lyrics for Johnny and Mary by Robert Palmer (key of C).
Verse 1
Johnny and Mary chords
Robert Palmer 1980 (Robert Palmer)
Intro
[C]
[C] [Am] [C] [Em] [F] [G]
Verse
Johnny's always [C]running around
Trying to find [Am]certainty
He needs all the [C]world to confirm
That he ain't [Em]lonely
Mary counts the [F]walls
Knows he tires [G]easily
Verse
Johnny thinks the [C]world would be right
If he could buy the [Am]truth from you
Mary says he [C]changes his mind
More than a [Em]woman
But she made her [F]bed
Even when the [G]chance was slim
Break
[C] [Am] [C] [Em] [F] [G]
Verse
Johnny says he's [C]willing to learn
Then he decides [Am]he's a fool
Johnny says he'll [C]live anywhere
When he earns time to [Em]move
Mary combs her [F]hair
Says she should be [G]used to it
Verse
Mary always [C]hedges her bets
She never knows [Am]what to think
She says that he [C]still acts like he's
Being [Em]discovered
Scared that he'll be [F]caught
Without a [G]second thought
Break
[C]Running [Am][C]around[G][F][Em]
Verse
Johnny feels he's [C]wasting his breath
Trying to talk [Am]sense to her
Mary says he's [C]lacking a real
Sense of [Em]proportion
So she combs her [F]hair
Knows he tires [G]easily
Verse
Johnny's always [C]running around
Trying to find [Am]certainty
He needs all the [C]world to confirm
That he ain't [Em]lonely - y - y
Mary counts the [F]walls
Says she should be [G]used to it
Outro
Johnny's always [C]running around...[Am]
[C]Running around .[Am] . .[Em] [F].[G]
[C] [Am] [C] [Em] [F] [G]
[C] [Am] [C] [Em] [F] [G]
* Alternate:
Open
C = D
Am = Bm
Em = F#m
F = G
G = A
Set8
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