Johnny I Hardly Knew Ya

Chords

Standard

Em*
A|--7--|
E|--7--|
C|--7--|
G|--9--|


Intro
A|-2----2----2----2----|
E|-3----3----3----3----|
C|-2h4--2h4--2h4--2h4--|
G|-0----0----0----0----|


Pre Verse
     Em
When on the road to sweet Athy,
  Bm
Hurroo Hurroo
     Em
When on the road to sweet Athy,
  G
Hurroo Hurroo
     G              D
When on the road to sweet Athy
  Em                    Bm
A stick in the hand, a drop in the eye
  G       D      Em      Bm
A doleful damsel I heard cry
 Em
Johnny I hardly knew ya


Solo
A|-------------------------------------------0-2----2----2-22-|
E|---0-000-2-3-2-3-0-----------0-000-2-3-2-3------3----3------|
C|-2-----------------2--2-2--2--------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------------|

A|-3-2-0-00-2-0------0----------0-2-0---0-----------------------------|
E|--------------3-33---3-2-22-3-------3---3-2-3-2-0-2-0---0-000---0-0-|
C|------------------------------------------------------2-------2-----|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------|


Verse 1
      Em
Where are the eyes that looked so mild,
  Bm
Hurroo Hurroo
 Em
Where are the eyes that looked so mild,
  G
Hurroo Hurroo
                        D
Where are the eyes that looked so mild
     Em                 Bm
When my poor heart you first beguiled
    G      D        Em         Bm
Why did ya run from me and the child
   Em
   Johnny I hardly knew ya
A|-2-----------------------|
E|-3-----------------------|
C|-4--4---4--4--2--4----4--|
G|-0-----------------------|


Chorus
       Em
We had guns and drums and drums and guns,
  Bm
Hurroo Hurroo
       Em
We had guns and drums and drums and guns,
  G
Hurroo Hurroo
                          D
We had guns and drums and drums and guns
    Em          Bm
The enemy never slew ya
                     A|---0-2-0---0-----------------(2)-|
                     E|-3-------3---3-2-3-2-0-2-0---(3)-|
                     C|---------------------------2-(4)-|
                     G|-----------------------------(0)-|
Em                          Em*
Johnny I hardly knew ya


Verse 2
      Em
Where are the legs with which you run,
  Bm
Hurroo Hurroo
      Em
Where are the legs with which you run,
  G
Hurroo Hurroo
                        D
Where are the legs with which you run,
      Em                Bm
When first you went to carry a gun
  G          D       Em       Bm
Indeed your dancing days are done
   Em
   Johnny I hardly knew ya
A|-2-----------------------|
E|-3-----------------------|
C|-4--4---4--4--2--4----4--|
G|-0-----------------------|


Chorus


Solo


Verse 3
    Em
You hadn't an arm, you hadn't a leg,
  Bm
Hurroo Hurroo
    Em
You hadn't an arm, you hadn't a leg,
  G
Hurroo Hurroo
                       D
You hadn't an arm, you hadn't a leg
         Em                  Bm
You're a spinless, boneless, chickenless egg
       G          D            Em      Bm
You'll have to be put with the bowl to beg
   Em
   Johnny I hardly knew ya
A|-2-----------------------|
E|-3-----------------------|
C|-4--4---4--4--2--4----4--|
G|-0-----------------------|


Chorus


Verse 4
    Em
Im happy for to see ya home
  Bm
Hurroo Hurroo
     Em
Im happy for to see ya home
   G
Hurroo Hurroo
    G            D
Im happy for to see ya home
Em              Bm
From the Isle of Ceylon
                     A|---0-2-0---0-------0-----|
                     E|-3-------3---3-2-3---3-2-|
                     C|-------------------------|
                     G|-------------------------|
Em
Johnny I hardly knew ya


Chorus