Below are the Reggae Guitar Chords and Lyrics structure for 'Johnny Too Bad' by UB40
which is taken from their album released in 1983 'Labour Of Love'.
[Chords]
G# D# C#
EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE
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[Intro]
G# G# D# D# C# C# G# G#
[Verse 1]
G# D#
Walkin` down the road with a pistol in your waist,
C# G#
Johnny you`re too bad, [wo-oh]
D#
Walkin` down the road with a ratchet in your waist,
C# G#
Johnny you`re too bad. [wo-oh]
[Chorus 1]
C# D#
You`re just robbin` and stabbin` lootin` and shootin`,
G#
You`re too bad, [too bad]
C# D#
You`re just robbin` and stabbin` lootin` and shootin`,
G#
You`re too bad. [too bad]
[verse 2]
G# D#
One of these days when you hear a voice say come,
C# G#
Where you gonna run to?, [wo-oh]
D#
One of these days when you hear a voice say come,
C# G#
Where you gonna run to?. [wo-oh]
[Chorus 2]
C# D#
You`re gonna run to the rock for rescue,
G#
And there`ll be no rock,[no rock]
C# D#
You`re gonna run to the rock for rescue,
G#
And there`ll be no rock.[no rock]
[Keyboards Instrumental 1]
G# G# D# D# C# C# G# G# G# G# D# D# C# C# G# G#
[Verse 3]
G# D#
Walkin` down the road with a pistol in your waist,
C# G#
Johnny you`re too bad, [wo oh]
D#
Walking down the road with a ratchet in your waist,
C# G#
Johnny you`re too bad. [wo oh]
[Chorus 3]
C# D#
You`re just robbin` and stabbin` lootin` and shootin`,
G#
You`re too bad, [too bad]
C# D#
You`re just robbin` and stabbin` lootin` and shootin`,
G#
You`re too bad. [too bad]
[Verse 4]
G# D#
One of these days when you hear a voice say come,
C# G#
where you gonna run to?, [wo oh]
D#
One of these days when you hear a voice say come,
C# G#
Where you gonna run to?. [wo oh]
[Chorus 4]
C# D#
You`re gonna run to the rock for rescue,
G#
And there`ll be no rock, [no rock]
C# D#
You`re gonna run to the rock for rescue,
G#
And there`ll be no rock, [no rock]
C# D#
You`re gonna run to the rock for rescue,
G#
There`ll be no rock.
[Astro Toasting 1]
G#
You say dat your`re bad you gwan like your mad,
D# C#
You terrorize the people an` ya dem sad wo-oy,
G#
You are de babylon,
You tink dat you tough you gwan like you rough,
D# C#
Intimidate de mon jus` to call him bluff wo-oy,
G#
You are de babylon.
[Chorus 5]
C# D#
You`re just robbin` and stabbin` lootin` and shootin`,
G#
You`re too bad, [too bad]
C# D#
You`re just robbin` and stabbin` lootin` and shootin`,
G#
You`re too bad. [too bad]
[Astro Toasting 2]
G# D#
You stop an` you search you broke in on mi house,
C# G#
You turn it upside down like a damn [?],
D#
You set up a man anyway you can,
C# G#
You double cross the man according to plan,
C# D# G#
Wo-oy you are de babylon,
C# D# G#
Wo-oy you are de babylon.
[Keyboards Instrumental 2]
G# G# D# D# C# C# G# G# G# G# D# D# C# C# G# G#
[Astro Toasting 3]
G#
You take a man weed you put him pon the street,
D#
Get a three year stretch courtesy of de queen,
C# G#
Wo-oh why you so wicked?,
D#
You come an` you dance you will take chance,
C#
You better watch your step or you will get lanced,
G#
Wo-oh because your so wicked.
[Chorus 6]
C# D#
You`re just robbin` and stabbin` lootin` and shootin`,
G#
Boy you`re too bad, [too bad]
C# D#
You`re just robbin` and stabbin` lootin` and shootin`,
G#
Boy you`re too bad. [too bad]
[Astro Toasting 4]
G# D#
In the daytime you smile in the night time you snarl,
C# G#
You get equipment fi get in a brawl,
You let lose your dogs to set upon de wogs,
D#
You come in disguise but everyone get wise,
C# G#
Wo-oy you are the babylon. [no rock]
[Outro]
C# D# G# C# D# G#
You gonna run you gonna run but you can not hide no no oh no boy you can not hide.
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