Johnnys Far Away(Chords)

	        
verse 1 

Dm 
Johnny's joined a ceilidh band 
Dm 
They're known quite well throughout the land, The Drones 
Dm 
The Drones are signed up on a cruise 
Dm 
While Tracey's laying in the booze back home 
  Bb 
She's got herself another man, a smoothie 
  Bb 
While the kids are in the front room watching movies 
     F 
She's got him in a head lock, in an arm lock, in a jam 
      Am 
She says, I can't express myself with my old man 


       Dm           G            Bb 
While Johnny's far away on the rolling, rolling 
       Dm      G         Bb   C   Dm 
Johnny's far away on the rolling sea 
       Dm           G             Bb 
While Johnny's far away on the rolling, rolling 
       Dm      G          Bb  C   Dm 
Johnny's far away on the rolling sea 
        G                 Dm 
On the rolling sea, On the rolling sea 
         C                 Bb 
On the rolling sea, On the rolling sea 


verse 2 

Dm 
Johnny's cruising out to sea 
Dm 
And he believes in chastity - for some 
Dm 
The wealthy widows bill and coo 
Dm 
He fends off one or two, and then succumbs 
       Bb 
As they're turning hard-a-port in the Bahamas 
       Bb 
He's turning her right out of her pyjamas 
      F 
He's turned her every which way to the rhythm of the sea 
     Am 
He says, I can't express myself with my old lady 


        Dm           G           Bb 
While Johnny's far away on the rolling, rolling 
    Dm        G          Bb  C    Dm 
Johnny's far away on the rolling sea 
      Dm            G            Bb 
While Johnny's far away on the rolling, rolling 
    Dm         G          Bb  C   Dm 
Johnny's far away on the rolling sea 
        G                   Dm 
On the rolling sea, on the rolling sea 
        C                    Bb 
On the rolling sea, on the rolling sea 


verse 3 

Dm 
Johnny's home, he opens up his door 
Dm 
While someone's sneaking out the back 
Dm 
And Tracey says, you look so poorly 
Dm 
Sores and all, you need to see the quack 
   Bb 
She wipes the snot from off the kiddies' noses 
   Bb 
He charms her with eleven battered roses 
      F 
And by and by they get down to the job of man and wife 
   Am 
Back to the old comforts of the missionary life 


       Dm           G            Bb 
While Johnny's far away on the rolling, rolling 
     Dm       G           Bb C   Dm 
Johnny's far away on the rolling sea 
       Dm           G           Bb 
While Johnny's far away on the rolling, rolling 
  Dm                      Bb  C   Dm 
Johnny's far away on the rolling sea 
        G                   Dm 
On the rolling sea, on the rolling sea 
        C                   Bb 
On the rolling sea, on the rolling sea 

	        

Written by Richard Thompson