Johnson's Love Dwight Yoakam
Dwight Yoakam - Johnson's Love (Acoustic)
This song has a very distinctive picking style, which I have tabbed out at the
end of the lyrics. Use it as a guide, because I haven't got it exactly the same
as the recording, but it works well enough!
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*INTRO*
Verse 1
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N/C C
She had left him lost and broken,
[D] Like no other had be[G]fore.[C] [G]
Now his heart was just a [C]token,
[D] Of the pain it had en[G]dured.[C] [G]
And his memories were [C]clouded,
[D] With all the hurtful things she'd sa[G]id.[C] [G]
Yes, for all intent and [C]purpose,
[D] He might just as well been dea[G]d.[C] [G]
Chorus
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And some people [D]claim they still [C]hear him call her n[G]ame.[C] [G]
Hey, hey Mau[D]reen...swear they [C]hear it just that pl[G]ain.[C] [G]
Deep in the [D]night, lord and [C]sometimes right at [G]dawn.[C] [G]
You see his [C]body died some years ago but around [D]here,
Mr Johnson's love lives [G]on.[C] [G]
Verse 2
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He seemed far away and [C]distant,
[D] With that cold and silent [G]stare[C].[G]
Never moving never s[C]peaking,
[D] And just barely breathing ai[G]r.[C] [G]
No-one really knew the [C]reason,
[D] And who can judge her right or wr[G]ong.[C] [G]
The only true and solemn [C]fact is...
[D] The man we'd known was all but g[G]one.[C] [G]
*CHORUS*
Verse 3
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Sissy Thompson said she'd [C]seen him,
[D] Late that night on Shelby [G]Road.[C] [G]
About a mile from there they [C]found him,
[D] It seems he'd died out in the sno[G]w.[C] [G]
I heard the preacher at the [C]service,
[D] Say from love he's finally fre[G]e.[C] [G]
But I say love it knows no [C]seasons,
[D] It haunts the soul eternal[G]ly.[C] [G]
*CHORUS*
Yeah, his [C]body died some years ago but around [D]here,
Mr Johnson's love lives o[G]n. [C] [G] [C] [G] [C] [G]
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*INTRO*
[G] [C] [G] [C] [G]
E------3------------3----------3------------3------3~~~ B------0-0--------1-1-1--------0-0--------1-1-1----0~~~ G----0---0----0---0---0------0---0----0---0---0----0~~~ D----0--------0h2------------0--------0h2----------0~~~ A--2-----------------------2-----------------------2~~~ E--3-----------------------3-----------------------3~~~
*VERSE*
[C] [D] [G]
E------0-------0-----0--------2----------------3------ B------1-1-----0-----0--------3-3--------------0-0---- G--------0-0-----0----------2---2-2----------0---0---- D----2-----0h2---0h2------0-------0----------0-------- A--3--------------------------------0-0----2---------- E-----------------------------------0-2----3----------
[C] [G]
E--------3----------3------------- B------1-1-1--------0-0----------- G--0---0---0------0---0----------- (Repeat from start of verse x 3) D--0h2------------0--------0-0---- A---------------2--------2-0-2---- E---------------3--------3--------
[C] [D] [G]
E------0-------0-----0--------2----------------3------ B------1-1-----0-----0--------3-3--------------0-0---- G--------0-0-----0----------2---2-2----------0---0---- D----2-----0h2---0h2------0-------0----------0-------- A--3--------------------------------0-0----2---------- E-----------------------------------0-2----3----------
[C] [G]
E--------3------3~~~--- B------1-1-1----0~~~--- G--0---0---0----0~~~--- D--0h2----------0~~~--- A---------------2~~~--- E---------------3~~~---
*CHORUS* (Slowly strum through chords after picking bass notes)
[D] [C]
E------2-2-------2-----------0-0-----0------ B-----3--3------3--3--------1--1-----1-1---- G----2---------2---2-------0-----0-----0---- D--0---------0------------2------0h2-------- A----------0------------3------------------- E-------------------------------------------
[G]
E------3------------3----------3------------ B------0-0--------1-1-1--------0-0---------- G----0---0----0---0---0------0---0---------- D----0--------0h2------------0--------0-0-0- (Repeat chorus x 2) A--2-----------------------2----------2-0-0- E--3-----------------------3----------3-2-0-
[D] [C]
E------2-2-------2-----------0-0-----0------ B-----3--3------3--3--------1--1-----1-1---- G----2---------2---2-------0-----0-----0---- D--0---------0------------2------0h2-------- A----------0------------3------------------- E-------------------------------------------
[G] [C] [G] [C]
E------3------------3----------3-----------------0-------0-----0- B------0-0--------1-1-1--------0-0---------------1-1-----0-----0- G----0---0----0---0---0------0---0-----------------0-0-----0----- D----0--------0h2------------0----------0-0----2-----0h2---0h2--- A--2-----------------------2----------2-0-2--3------------------- E--3-----------------------3----------3--------------------------
[D] [G] [C] [G]
E-----2~~~~--------------3------------3------3~~~~ B----3~~~~~--------------0-0--------1-1-1----0~~~~ G---2~~~~~~--2---------0---0----0---0---0----0~~~~ D--0~~~~~~~--0---------0--------0h2----------0~~~~ A--------------0-0---2-----------------------2~~~~ E--------------0-2---3-----------------------3~~~~
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