Johnny Come Lately — Steve Earle
Chords and lyrics for Johnny Come Lately by Steve Earle (key of G).
Verse 1
by Steve Earle
from the album Copperhead Road
Intro
[G]
Verse 1
[G]I'm an American, boys, I've come a long [C]way
I was [G]born and bred in the [D]USA
So [Em]listen up close, I got [C]something to [G]say
[G]Boys, I'm buying this [D]round
Well, it [G]took a little while, but we're in this [C]fight
[G]Ain't going home 'til we've done what's [D]right
[Em]Gonna drink Camden Town [C]dry [G]tonight
If I [G]have to spend [D]my last [G]pound
Verse 2
When I [G]first got to London it was pourin' down [C]rain
[G]Met a little girl in the field [D]canteen
[Em]Painted her name on the [C]nose of my [G]plane
[G]Six more missions, I'm [D]gone
Well, I [G]asked if I could stay and she said that I [C]might
Then the [G]warden came around yelling "shut out the [D]lights"
[Em]Death rainin' out of the [C]London [G]night
[G]We made [D]love 'til [G]dawn
Chorus
But when [C]Johnny Come Lately comes [G]marching home
With a [G]chest full of medals and a [D]G.I. loan
They'll be [Em]waitin' at the station down in [C]San [G]Antone
When [G]Johnny comes [D]marching [G]home
Instrumental
[G] [C]
[G] [D]
[Em] [C] [G]
[G] [D] [G]
Verse 3
My [G]P-47 is a pretty good [C]ship
She [G]took a round comin' 'cross the channel last [D]trip
I was [Em]thinkin' 'bout my baby and [C]letting her [G]rip
[G]Always got me through so [D]far
Well, they can [G]ship me all over this great big [C]world
[G]Never find nothing like my North End [D]girl
I'm [Em]taking her home with me [C]one day, [G]sir
[G]Soon as we [D]win this [G]war
Chorus
But when [C]Johnny Come Lately comes [G]marching home
With a [G]chest full of medals and a [D]G.I. loan
They'll be [Em]waitin' at the station down in [C]San [G]Antone
When [G]Johnny comes [D]marching [G]home
Instrumental
[G] [C]
[G] [D]
[Em] [C] [G]
[G] [D] [G]
[G] [C]
[G] [D]
[Em] [C] [G]
[G] [D] [G]
Verse 4
Now [G]my granddaddy sang me this [C]song
[G]Told me about London when the blitz was [D]on
[Em]How he married Grandma and [C]brought her back [G]home
A [G]hero throughout this [D]land
Now I'm [G]standin' on a runway in San [C]Diego
A [G]couple purple hearts so I move a little [D]slow
There's [Em]nobody here, maybe [C]nobody [G]knows
About a [G]place called [D][G]Vietnam
Chorus
But when [C]Johnny Come Lately comes [G]marching home
With a [G]chest full of medals and a [D]G.I. loan
They'll be [Em]waitin' at the station down in [C]San [G]Antone
When [G]Johnny comes [D]marching [G]home
Now when [C]Johnny Come Lately comes [G]marching home
With a [G]chest full of medals and a [D]G.I. loan
They'll be [Em]waitin' at the station down in [C]San [G]Antone
When [G]Johnny comes [D]marching [G]home
Outro
[G] [C]
[G] [D]
[Em] [C] [G]
[G] [D] [G]
(Repeat 5 or 6 times and fade out)
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