Johnny Dont Do It

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Johnny don't do it     Johnny 
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don't do it
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Johnny don't do it     Johnny 
    F
don't do it
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Johnny was an angel   An angel 
               F
dressed in black
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He used to hang around the guys  
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Down at the local track
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He tried so hard to join them    
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But they always turned him back
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Johnny don't do it   (He was an 
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angel)
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Johnny don't do it    (Such an 
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angel)

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He was only 17    Just got out of 
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school
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He stole a bike from Joe's garage 
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   To prove that he was cool
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He didn't know that the brakes 
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were worn  And fate can be so cruel
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Johnny don't do it    (He was an 
Gm
angel)
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Johnny don't do it    (Such an 
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angel)
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Johnny don't do it     (Johnny 
  Gm
don't do it)
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Johnny don't do it     (Johnny 
  F
don't do it)

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Well Johnny went a  riding    With
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 his girlfriend on the back seat
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Looking for some action     And 
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they found it down a  back street
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Suddenly a truck pulled out   
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 He tried to step on the brake


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Johnny don't do it (Here is a news 
flash)
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Johnny don't do it (Today, Johnny 
Kowalski, also known as Johnny 
Angel)
Ebmaj7       F
Johnny don't do it (and his young 
fiance Francine, were tragically 
killed)
Dm           G [building...]
Johnny don't do it (in a cycle 
accident)

Don't do it, don't do it (any 
witnesses please contact)

Don't do it, don't do it (the police
 at Precinct 29)

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Now Johnny's with the angels
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The angels in the sky
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I wonder if he thinks of us
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As he goes riding by
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If only he had listened
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Oh the number of times we tried

To tell him
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Johnny don't do it   (He was an 
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angel)
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Johnny don't do it    (Such an 
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angel)
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Johnny don't do it    (He was an 
Am
angel)
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Johnny don't do it    (Such an 
 G
angel)
C            Bb    (B)
Johnny don't do it
C            Bb    (B)  C    Bb
Johnny don't do it
  (B) C ...