G D G
Johnny gave Joe his first cig – arette
D G
And Joe lit the filter and then he smoked the whole pack
C
And Joe bought all the gas in Johnny's old Ford
G D G
He always said that's what friends were for.
G D G
When Johnny married Tina, Joe married Dee
D G
Two blonde-haired sisters from Covington, Ken – tucky
C
And in '67 Johnny joined the Corps
G D G
Joe did too, but he never knew what for.
D G
And tonight in this barroom he's easin' his pain
D G
He's thinkin' of someone, but he won't say the name
D G C
Folks say he's a hero, but he'll tell you he ain't
G D G
He left the hero in the jungle back in 19 - 68.
G D G
Johnny went from job to job tryin' to make ends meet
D G
And Tina divorced him back in '83
C
Now thirty years come and thirty years go
G D G
And Johnny's got a grandkid that he barely knows.
[Verse]
D G
And tonight in this barroom he's easin' his pain
D G
He's thinkin' of someone, but he won't say the name
D G C
Folks say he's a hero, but he'll tell you he ain't
G D G
He left the hero in the jungle back in 19 - 68.
G D G
Well Dee calls Johnny every now and then
D G
And talks about her children and her third husband
C
But when he asks about someone they used to know
G D G
Dee says, “Johnny that was so long ago.”
D G
And tonight in this barroom he's easin' his pain
D G
He's thinkin' of someone, but he won't say the name
D G C
Folks say he's a hero, but he'll tell you he ain't
G D G
He left the hero in the jungle back in 19 - 68.
G D G
He left the hero in the jungle back in 19 - 68.
