Biography:
Daniel Johnston (born Daniel Dale Johnston in Sacramento, CA, on 22 January 1961; died in Waller, TX, on 10 September 2019) was an American singer-songwriter and visual artist regarded as a significant figure in outsider, lo-fi, and alternative music scenes. Most of his work consisted of cassettes recorded alone in his home, and his music was frequently cited for its "pure" and "childlike" qualities. His music has been acclaimed by many artists including David Bowie, Sonic Youth, and Simpsons creator Matt Groening.
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Other songs:
- Freedom
- I Had Lost My Mind
- Impossible Love
- Silly Love
- Some Things Last A Long Time
- Story Of An Artist
- True Love Will Find You In The End
- Walking The Cow
- 1989 Blues
- A Little Story
- American Dream
- Broken Dream
- Casper
- Casper The Friendly Ghost
- Chord Organ Blues
- Christmas In The Looney Bin
- Come To Me Tonight
- Dairy Queen
- Despair Came Knocking
- Devil Town
- Dont Let The Sun Go Down On Your Greivances
- Dont Play Cards With Satan
- Dream Scream
- Etiquette
- Favorite Darling Girl
- Fish
- Frankenstein Love
- Funeral Home
- Going Down
- Grievances
- Held The Hand
- Hey Joe
- High Horse
- Honey I Sure Miss You
- I Did Acid With Caroline
- I Killed The Monster
- I Live For Love
- I Live My Broken Dream
- Im Gonna Buy Me A Car
- Life In Vain
- Like A Monkey In A Zoo
- Living Life
- Lousy Weekend
- Love Enchanted
- Man Obsessed
- Mask
- Mean Girls Give Pleasure
- Mind Contorted
- Mind Movies
- Mountain Top
- My Life Is Starting Over Again
- Never Before Never Again
- Never Relaxed
- Pot Head
- Psycho Nightmare
- Rock N Roll Ega
- Running Water
- Sense Of Humor
- Speeding Motorcycle
- Spirit World Rising
- Sweetheart
- Tears Stupid Tears
- Tell Me Now Do You Really Love Me
- The Beatles
- The Sun Shines Down On Me
- Tuna Ketchup
- Unpack Your Adjectives
- Urge
- Worried Shoes
- You Put My Love Out The Door
- Youre Not Laura
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Pothead - Daniel Johnston
[Verse]
Gm Dm
Man you look like old man's eyes
C F
When I saw you in that room
Em Am
And now you're on tour
C Bm B
They booked you in the asylum
[Verse]
Gm Dm C F
You work so hard at being a buffoon
Em Am
And now you ain't got no incentive left
C Bm B
You popped your own balloon
[Chorus]
C G
You wanted to be somebody
F C B
But you ain't nobody
C
You ain't got no body
G
You're just a head
C G
You're just a pothead
[Bridge]
A
I heard one day they said you got so high
D
You ate up a chicken head and it was still alive
A
I have some friends who swear you did so don't deny
D
Some day you're gonna get so messed up
You'll eat the head off your kid
A
And won't you be sorry, pothead
[Verse]
Gm Dm
You brag to all your friends
C F
About the fun you had last night
Em Am C Bm B
I wonder if you realise you forgot to brush your teeth
Gm Dm
And then you'll come a-bummin'
C F
Asking for some money
Em Am
You even tried to roll the sacred pages
C Bm B
And you burnt your lip
[Verse]
Gm Dm
That lip is has a trench in it
C F
Where that wild weed sits
Em Am
Sucking like a parasite
C Bm B
Of any sense you might have left
[Verse]
Gm Dm
You say that you are happy
C F
And you like stormy weather
Em Am
Well I think that you're just dumb
C Bm B
And you don't know any better
[Verse]
Gm Dm
You play your rock and roll guitar
C F
You say you're gonna be a big star
Em Am
But everyone in this neighborhood
C Bm B
Knows just who you are
[Verse]
Gm Dm
No I ain't tryin' to be hard
C F
I don't mean to be cruel
Em Am
I'm just tryin' to say something that'll shock
C B
You into going back to school
C
Or maybe at least reality
G
In this year
C
Pothead
[Outro]
C G
You wanted to be somebody
F C
But you ain't nobody
B C
You ain't got no body
G
You're just a head
C G
[Verse]
Gm Dm
Man you look like old man's eyes
C F
When I saw you in that room
Em Am
And now you're on tour
C Bm B
They booked you in the asylum
[Verse]
Gm Dm C F
You work so hard at being a buffoon
Em Am
And now you ain't got no incentive left
C Bm B
You popped your own balloon
[Chorus]
C G
You wanted to be somebody
F C B
But you ain't nobody
C
You ain't got no body
G
You're just a head
C G
You're just a pothead
[Bridge]
A
I heard one day they said you got so high
D
You ate up a chicken head and it was still alive
A
I have some friends who swear you did so don't deny
D
Some day you're gonna get so messed up
You'll eat the head off your kid
A
And won't you be sorry, pothead
[Verse]
Gm Dm
You brag to all your friends
C F
About the fun you had last night
Em Am C Bm B
I wonder if you realise you forgot to brush your teeth
Gm Dm
And then you'll come a-bummin'
C F
Asking for some money
Em Am
You even tried to roll the sacred pages
C Bm B
And you burnt your lip
[Verse]
Gm Dm
That lip is has a trench in it
C F
Where that wild weed sits
Em Am
Sucking like a parasite
C Bm B
Of any sense you might have left
[Verse]
Gm Dm
You say that you are happy
C F
And you like stormy weather
Em Am
Well I think that you're just dumb
C Bm B
And you don't know any better
[Verse]
Gm Dm
You play your rock and roll guitar
C F
You say you're gonna be a big star
Em Am
But everyone in this neighborhood
C Bm B
Knows just who you are
[Verse]
Gm Dm
No I ain't tryin' to be hard
C F
I don't mean to be cruel
Em Am
I'm just tryin' to say something that'll shock
C B
You into going back to school
C
Or maybe at least reality
G
In this year
C
Pothead
[Outro]
C G
You wanted to be somebody
F C
But you ain't nobody
B C
You ain't got no body
G
You're just a head
C G
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