Verse:
C
He stays home home for work this time
Dm
He never really told his wife
Am F G
He never really told a lie but this time he decides
C Dm
that it’s alright.
Am F G
It’s alright.
C Dm
No one really knows his mind and no one knows behind his eyes.
Am
The man deserves a medal
F G C Dm
But he’s never really won a prize before.
Am F G
He goes to lock the door.
Pre-Chorus:
F Am G
He is falling
C Em G F
And though he knows it’s not
Am G Em G
The world looks down and frowns.
Chorus:
C Dm Am
Get up Johnny boy, get up Johnny boy,
F G C
Get up cause the world has left you lying on the ground.
Dm Am
You’re my pride and joy, you’re my pride and joy.
F G C Dm
Get up Johnny boy because we all need you now.
Am F G
We all need you now.
C Dm Am F G
Verse:
C
Someone said where you going
Dm
Someone said to you goodbye
Am F G
They deflect the disrespect when they say that they blame it
C Dm
on the times
Am F G
They blame it on the time.
C Dm
We all know you’re qualified to fix a chair and love your wife
Am F G
They all know you’re qualified but they lie when they blame it
C Dm
on the times.
Am F G
And we blame it on the times.
Pre-Chorus:
F Am G
He is falling
C Em G F
And though he knows it’s not
Am G Em G
The world looks down and frowns.
Chorus:
C Dm Am
Get up Johnny boy, get up Johnny boy,
F G C
Get up cause the world has left you lying on the ground.
Dm Am
You’re my pride and joy, you’re my pride and joy.
F G Am F
Get up Johnny boy because we all need you now.
C G Ab+5
We all need you now
Interlude:
Am F C G Ab+5
I will carry all your names and I will carry all your shame
Am F C G Ab+5
And I will carry all your names and I will carry all your shame
Am F C G Ab+5
And I will carry all your names and I will carry all your shame
Chorus:
C Dm Am
Get up Johnny boy, get up Johnny boy,
F G C
Get up cause the world has left you lying on the ground.
Dm Am
You’re my pride and joy, you’re my pride and joy.
F G C
Get up Johnny boy because we all need you now.
