Johnny Strikes Up the Band by Warren Zevon FROM THE ALBUM "Excitable Boy" (1978) [Intro] Asus4 A* Asus4 A* Asus4 A* Asus4 A* e|----5-----5-----|----5-----5-----|----5-----5-----|----5-----5-----| B|--------3---3p2-|--------3---3p2-|--------3---3p2-|--------3---3p2-| G|------2---------|------2---------|------2---------|------2---------| D|--2-------------|--2-------------|--2-------------|--2-------------| A|0---------------|0---------------|0---------------|0---------------| E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| [Verse 1] E A D A Dry your eyes my little friend E A D A Let me take you by the hand E A D A Freddie gettin' ready, rock steady [Chorus] F#m* E* D* A/C# D A/C# D When Johnny strikes up the band [Verse 2] E A D Dsus2 D A They'll be rocking in the projects E A D Dsus2 D A Walking down along the Strand E A D A Freddie gettin' ready, rock steady [Chorus] F#m* E* D* A/C# D A/C# D When Johnny strikes up the band F#m* E* D* A/C# Bsus4 B Johnny strikes up the band E A D D A D When Johnny strikes up the wind, Johnny strikes up the wind E A Johnny strikes up the band [Solo 1] e|-----------------------5-7b9r7b9~~~~| B|-----------------5b7r5--------------| G|-----------2-4/6--------------------| D|------------------------------------| A|-0-2b4r2-0--------------------------| E|------------------------------------| E|-5-7-7b9-7b9r7-5-7-------7b9r7-7b9~~~~(r7)\-| B|-------------------7~~~~--------------------| G|--------------------------------------------| D|--------------------------------------------| A|--------------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------| e|-5-----------------------------| B|---5b7r5---5-7-----------------| G|---------6-----6\4~~-2-4b6r4~~-| D|-------------------------------| A|-------------------------------| E|-------------------------------| E|---------5---------2-------------| B|-5-5/7~~---5b7~~-5---------------| G|---------------------4b6~~-4\2~~-| D|---------------------------------| A|---------------------------------| E|---------------------------------| e|-----0---2---5---5----------5~~~~--5----| B|---------------------5------5~~~~--5----| G|---2---2---2---2---2---4~b6~~~6r4--4b6--| D|-0--------------------------------------| A|----------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------| [Bridge] N.C. And Johnny is my main man F#m He's the keeper of the keys D He'll put your mind at ease Bm He's guaranteed to please E Back by popular demand [Verse 3] E A D Dsus2 D A Look around, my little friend E A D Dsus2 D A Jubilation in the land E A D A Freddie gettin' ready, rock steady [Chorus] F#m* E* D* A/C# D A/C# D When Johnny strikes up the band F#m* E* D* A/C# Bsus4 B Johnny strikes up the band E A D D A D When Johnny strikes up the wind, Johnny strikes up the wind E A [LICK 1] Johnny strikes up the band (yeah!) [Chorus] F#m* E* D* A/C# D A/C# D [LICK 2] When Johnny strikes up the band F#m* E* D* A/C# Bsus4 B [LICK 3] Johnny strikes up the band E A D D A D [PICKUP TO SOLO 2] When Johnny strikes up the wind, Johnny strikes up the wind E A Johnny strikes up the band (GET 'EM!) (C'mon!) [LICKS] [1] [2] [3] e|-----------------------------------------------|----------12b14-12-12b14~~~~|--------------------| B|----------------------------/14----------14~~~~|~14\12-10-------------------|--------------------| G|--------------2--------9h11--------13-14-------|----------------------------|-6p4-2-4-4b6-4------| D|-----------------11h12----------16-------------|----------------------------|---------------2~~~~| A|-2b4r2-0-2-0~~---------------------------------|----------------------------|--------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------|----------------------------|--------------------| [PICKUP TO SOLO 2] e|----------------------------|-------------5-| B|----------------------------|----------/5---| G|-----------------2----2-----|-4b6--4p2------| D|--------------------------2-|---------------| A|-2b4r2-0~~-----0----0---0---|---------------| E|-----------0~~--------------|---------------| [Solo 2] e|-------------------------------------------------| B|-10-10-10----10-10-10----10-10-10----10-12b14~~~~| G|----------11----------11----------11-------------| D|-------------------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------| e|-----------------------------------------------------| B|-10-10-10----10-10-10----10h12-12b14-12-10-12--------| G|----------11----------11----------------------11~~-9-| D|-----------------------------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------------| e|--------------------------12b14--12-12b14r12--12~~~~| B|-------------12b14--12-10---------------------------| G|-11b13--11-9----------------------------------------| D|----------------------------------------------------| A|----------------------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------------| e|-10-9-10--9-----------------------| B|----------------12b14r12-10-10~~~~| G|------------9~~-------------------| D|----------------------------------| A|----------------------------------| E|----------------------------------| [Outro] Asus4* A* Asus4* A* Asus4* A* Asus4* A* (REPEAT UNTIL FADE OUT) e|----5-----5-----|----5-----5-----|----5-----5-----|----5-----5-----| B|--------3---3p2-|--------3---3p2-|--------3---3p2-|--------3---3p2-| G|------2---------|------2---------|------2---------|------2---------| D|--2-------------|--2-------------|--2-------------|--2-------------| A|0---------------|0---------------|0---------------|0---------------| E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| |[LAST LICK] E|-------------------15~~~~~~| B|-------------15p14---------| G|----------14---------------| D|-------16------------------| A|-16/17---------------------| E|---------------------------| [CHORDS] Asus4 X02235 A* X02225 E 022100 A X0222X D XX0232 Dsus2 XX0230 ALTERNATE VOICINGS (If you feel the Chorus is too cluttered.) F#m* X9(11)(11)(11)X F#5 X9(11)(11)XX E* X7999X E5 X799XX D* X5777X D5 X577XX A/C# X4222X C#5+ X476XX Bsus4 X2445X B X2444X F#m 244222 Bm X24432 ************************************ | p Pull-off | r Release | b Bend | ~ Vibrato | / Slide up | \ Slide down | h Hammer-on ************************************
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