Dwight Yoakam

Dwight Yoakam - Johnson's Love guitar tab

Dwight Yoakam - Johnson's Love (Acoustic)

By axehappy - axehappyuk@yahoo.co.uk

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!

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*INTRO*

Verse 1

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N/C C

She had left him lost and broken,

D G C G

Like no other had before.

C

Now his heart was just a token,

D G C G

Of the pain it had endured.

C

And his memories were clouded,

D G C G

With all the hurtful things she'd said.

C

Yes, for all intent and purpose,

D G C G

He might just as well been dead.

Chorus

-------

D C G C G

And some people claim they still hear him call her name.

D C G C G

Hey, hey Maureen...swear they hear it just that plain.

D C G C G

Deep in the night, lord and sometimes right at dawn.

C D

You see his body died some years ago but around here,

G C G

Mr Johnson's love lives on.

Verse 2

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C

He seemed far away and distant,

D G C G

With that cold and silent stare.

C

Never moving never speaking,

D G C G

And just barely breathing air.

C

No-one really knew the reason,

D G C G

And who can judge her right or wrong.

C

The only true and solemn fact is...

D G C G

The man we'd known was all but gone.

*CHORUS*

Verse 3

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C

Sissy Thompson said she'd seen him,

D G C G

Late that night on Shelby Road.

C

About a mile from there they found him,

D G C G

It seems he'd died out in the snow.

C

I heard the preacher at the service,

D G C G

Say from love he's finally free.

C

But I say love it knows no seasons,

D G C G

It haunts the soul eternally.

*CHORUS*

C D

Yeah, his body died some years ago but around here,

G C G C G C G

Mr Johnson's love lives on.

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*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~~~~

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