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Johnny Winter – Johnny Guitar Chords on Piano & Ukulele

ChordsD D7 G A

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[Intro]
D   D   D   D

[Verse 1]
D
When I was young boy
I thought I had that touch
D
I wanted to play that
 guitar so much
D
Now I'm a man and I got me one
D N.C.               D7
  Now I'm a playing, playing
son of gun

[Chorus]
             G
They call me Johnny Guitar
             D
They call me Johnny Guitar
             A
They call me Johnny Guitar
G
  And I'm gonna play
        D     A
in your town

[Solo]
D   D   D   D  G
 D  A G |D   A   2x

[Verse 2]
D
Gonna play some blues,
 gonna play some rock'n'roll
D
And try to upset all
 the pretty girls so
D
Gonna play some slow,
and play some fast
D N.C.
  Gonna have a ball,
    D7
as long as it lasts

[Chorus]
             G
They call me Johnny Guitar
             D
They call me Johnny Guitar
             A
They call me Johnny Guitar
G                            D    A
  And I'm gonna play in your town

Feel free to use our free Chord Shape Generator to see every chord in this song on guitar, ukulele and piano.

[Verse 3]
D
You can get a girl and
hold her close to you
D
But you better get her before I do
D
We gonna have some fun
before we're through
D N.C.                 D7
  I'll play my guitar especially
 just for you

[Chorus]
             G
They call me Johnny Guitar
             D
They call me Johnny Guitar
             A
They call me Johnny Guitar
G
  And I'm gonna play
         D     A
 in your town

How to play Johnny: key, chords and progression

These are Johnny Guitar chords by Johnny Winter on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar, and Keyboard.

Johnny by Johnny Winter keeps coming home to D major (two sharps: F♯, C♯). You need 4 chords: D, D7, G and A.

Most of the song cycles through G – D – A – G (IV – I – V – IV in D major). In solfa, that is fah – doh – soh – fah. Get these 4 changes smooth and the rest comes quickly.

Beginner-friendly: every chord here is an open shape on guitar: no capo, no barre chords needed.