From the recording Paradise in the Picturehouse

Lyrics

(C) (F) (C) (F) (C)
JOHNNY, YOU WERE JUST ABOUT TO TELL ME WHY YOU’RE SO UNHAPPY
WHEN TEARS WELLED IN YOUR EYES
IT’S CLEAR THAT EVERY LITTLE TEAR THAT DROPS INTO YOUR BEER
REFLECTS THE REASON WHY

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(Bb) (F) (C) (F) (C)
GOT TO GET AWAY AND MAKE ANOTHER START
GOT TO GET AWAY, THAT WOMAN BROKE HIS HEART
SHE BROKE HIS HEART

MY FRIEND, YOU KNOW YOU ARE MY FRIEND, I’LL PUT YOU ON THE MEND
YOUR SORRY DAYS ARE OVER
IT’S TRUE, WHEN IT GETS ON TOP OF YOU, THE ONLY THING TO DO
IS GET OUT ON THE DOUBLE

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AH JOHNNY NOW, I THINK YOU’RE FEELING SORRY NOW
GET UP ON YOUR FEET SOMEHOW AND GET OUT ON THE DOUBLE
YOU’LL FIND THAT LOVE IS ALWAYS BLIND TO EVERYTHING UNKIND
AND YOU’LL WIND UP IN TROUBLE

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INSTRUMENTAL BREAK: C – F
C – Bb (play both sets twice)

HARMONICA SOLO

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