Top o' the mornin to ye! This is a marvelously energetic song by a marvelously
energetic band, so if your hand isn't worn out by the end of the song you're not
strumming fast enough. Like all my other F.M. tabs, there are some parts here
(like the accordion solo) that really shouldn't be played on guitar, so blessed
is he who has an accordion, fiddle, or tin whistle player in his band. Enjoy!
Flogging Molly - Sentimental Johnny
Intro:
C Ge---------------------------------------------------------------B--1-1-0-0------------------------1-1-0-0-----------------------G----------2-2-0-0------------------------2-2-0-0---------------D------------------2-2---0-2-0--------------------3-3---2-3-2-0-A------------------------------3--------------------------------E---------------------------------------------------------------
Ce---------------------------------------------------------------B---------------------------------------------------------------G--------------------------------------0---2---0----------------D--3-3---2-0-----3-3---2-0---------2----------------------------A------------------------------3--------------------------------E---------------------------------------------------------------
Ge---------------------------------------------------------------B--1-1-0-0------------------------1-1-0-0-----------------------G----------2-2-0-0------------------------2-2-0-0---------------D------------------2-2---0-2-0--------------------3-3---2-3-2-0-A------------------------------3--------------------------------E---------------------------------------------------------------
Ce----------------------------------------------------------------B----------------------------------------------------------------G----------------------------------------------------------------D--3-3---2-0-----3-3---2-0-------------0---2---------------------A----------------------------------2-----------3-----------------E------------------------------3---------------------------------
Verse 1:
C
Im goin back to Sentimental Johnny
G
Cause Sentimental Johnny is your man
Sunshine or rain, the mans on his game
C
The chairman of the boards
He says Jesus, he walks on water
G
Not like us, he must have been sober
Marching away on top of his lake
C
The savior of all souls
Chorus: (Gtr. 1 plays notes while Gtr. 2 plays chords)
F C F Ge-----------------------------------------------------------B-----------------------------------------------------------G--------0--2-2--2-2--2-2-0-0--0-0--0-0--2-2--2-2--0-2-4----D--2--3-----------------------------------------------------A-----------------------------------------------------------E-----------------------------------------------------------
C F G C F G Ce----------------------------------------------------------------B----------------------------------------------------------------G----------------------------------------------------------------D--2---2-2--2-2-2-2--2-2-----2--3--2--0-----------3--2--0--------A----------------------------------------2--3--------------2--3--E----------------------------------------------------------------
F C
Leave me to die in the wreckage
F G
As soon as it burns Ill be gone
C
Im goin back to Sentimental Johnny (what for?)
F G C
To take in all I can (what for?)
F G C
To take in all I can (ONCE MORE!!!)
(Repeat intro)
Verse 2:
Well it was back in good ole 57
When Johnny met Elvis in Memphis
Rockin on sun, where it all begun
A story yet to end
And by this time were drinkin up a fever
And in me, he has a true believer
If only I could, just for one word
To live it all again
(Repeat Chorus)
Bridge:
F C
Rio, why dont ya meet me down in Rio... again
F C
Down in Rio, the carnival it never ends
F C
Down in Rio, well find a perfect world in Rio... again
D G
Down in Rio, where the women still love their men
(Repeat intro)
Accordion solo: (play once, then repeat with verse 3)
e-----------3---------------------------3-1----------B-------1-4---4-3-3h4p3p1-1---------1-4-----4-3------G--1--0------------------------1--0------------------D----------------------------------------------------A----------------------------------------------------E----------------------------------------------------
e------1-4-3-----1--------7-4-3-1---------B--0-3-------4-3---4-3------------4-3-1---G-----------------------------------------D-----------------------------------------A-----------------------------------------E-----------------------------------------
e--4-4-4-4-3-------------1-1-1-1-3-4-3---3-4-4-4-3h4p3----3-3-3-1-----B------------6-4h6p4-3---------------------------------6----------4-3-G---------------------------------------------------------------------D---------------------------------------------------------------------A---------------------------------------------------------------------E---------------------------------------------------------------------
into 2nd soloe--3-3-3-1------------3-4-4-4-3-1---3-3-3-1-----3-3-3-1-------------B----------4-3-1------------------4---------4-3---------4-3---------G-------------------------------------------------------------------D-------------------------------------------------------------------A-------------------------------------------------------------------E-------------------------------------------------------------------
Verse 3:
Well Johnny, its two in the mornin
Dont you think its time we should go?
Back to our millions of records we love
Back to our sad little homes
That was the last that I saw him
Never, no never no more
I wonder if Jesus came to redeem him
Save poor Johnnys ole soul
I wonder if Jesus came to redeem him
Save poor Johnnys ole soul
Second accordion solo:
e------4---3-----------4---3----------------------------B--1-----------4---1-----------4--1-3---0-----------1---G-------------------------------------------0-------0---D-----------------------------------------------1---2---A-----------------------------------------------1---3---E---------------------------------------------------3---
(Repeat intro)
(Repeat chorus)
Shout:
C
ONCE... MORE!!!
End on a massive, crashing C chord. My name is Doctor Pi (aka Erik) and
you can reach me at timoteo59@hotmail.com with any questions. Thanks.
