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!
INTRO
Verse 1
--------
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
-------
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
--------
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
--------
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]
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~~~~
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!
INTRO
Verse 1
--------
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
-------
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
--------
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
--------
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]
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~~~~
