1968
Dave Alvin
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G D Johnny gave Joe his first cig –G arette And Joe lit the filter and then heD G smoked the whole packC And Joe bought all the gas in Johnny's old FordG D He always said that's what friendsG were for.G When Johnny married Tina, JoeD G married Dee Two blonde-haired sisters fromD G Covington, Ken – tuckyC And in '67 Johnny joined the CorpsG D Joe did too, but he never knewG what for.D And tonight in this barroom he'sG easin' his painD G He's thinkin' of someone, but he won't say the nameContinues after the adD Folks say he's a hero, but he'llG C tell you he ain'tG He left the hero in the jungle backD G in 19 - 68.G D Johnny went from job to jobG tryin' to make ends meetD G And Tina divorced him back in '83C Now thirty years come and thirty years goG D And Johnny's got a grandkid thatG he barely knows. [Verse]D And tonight in this barroom he'sG easin' his painD G He's thinkin' of someone, but he won't say the nameD Folks say he's a hero, but he'llG C tell you he ain'tG He left the hero in the jungle backD G in 19 - 68.G D Well Dee calls Johnny every nowG and thenD And talks about her children andG her third husbandC But when he asks about someone they used to knowG D Dee says, “Johnny that was so longG ago.”D And tonight in this barroom he'sG easin' his painD G He's thinkin' of someone, but he won't say the nameD Folks say he's a hero, but he'llG C tell you he ain'tG He left the hero in the jungle backD G in 19 - 68.G He left the hero in the jungle backD G in 19 - 68.