Warren Zevon - Johnny Strikes Up the Band

      
 
 Johnny Strikes Up The Band chords (for acoustic guitar)
 Warren Zevon 1978 (Excitable Boy)
 
 A Asus4 4x *
 
 E A E** D (D A E)
 Dry your eyes my little friend
        A        E      D   (D A E) 
 Let me take you by the hand
 E           A   (D A)          
 Freddie get ready  rock steady
      A      E       A      D   
 When Johnny strikes up the band
 
 E          A       E      D       (D A E) 
 They'll be rocking in the projects
         A     E        D     (D A E) 
 Walking down along the strand
 E           A   (D A)          
 Freddie get ready  rock steady
      A      E       A      D   
 When Johnny strikes up the band
      A      E       A      D   
 When Johnny strikes up the band
 
 E           A       E7    
 When Johnny strikes up the
 E           A       E7    
 When Johnny strikes up the
 E           A       D      A   
 When Johnny strikes up the band
 
 break
 
     A            D    A  
 And Johnny is my main man
          E             A   
 He's the keeper of the keys
       E                A   
 He'll put your mind at ease
      D             E     
 He's guaranteed to please
         A         E   
 Back by popular demand
 
 E     A         E      D     (D A E) 
 Look around, my little friend
     A      E      D   (D A E) 
 Jubilation in the land
 E           A   (D A)          
 Freddie get ready  rock steady
      A      E       A      D   
 When Johnny strikes up the band
      A      E       A      D   
 When Johnny strikes up the band
 
 E           A       E7    
 When Johnny strikes up the
 E           A       E7    
 When Johnny strikes up the
 E           A       D      A   
 When Johnny strikes up the band
 
      A      E       A      D   
 When Johnny strikes up the band
      A      E       A      D   
 When Johnny strikes up the band
 
 E           A       E7    
 When Johnny strikes up the
 E           A       E7    
 When Johnny strikes up the
 E           A       D      A   
 When Johnny strikes up the band
 
 A Asus4 . . .
 
 * Alternate:
 
 Capo II
 
 A = G
 Asus4 = Gsus4
 E = D
 E7 = D7
 D = C
 
 ** E could be E7
 Set8