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The Mystery Trend was a rock band from San Francisco, California. They were part of the early wave of bands in the "San Francisco Sound," with The Charlatans and The Great Society, and played with the Grateful Dead and Jefferson Airplane early in their careers. Although they are categorized in the San Francisco Sound, they differed from other bands in the scene because they were not a folk rock group nor did they go psychedelic, but their sound was
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The Mystery Trend - Johnny Was A Good Boy
http://www.allmusic.com/artist/mystery-trend-p371266
Listen to the song to get the rhythm right
Rhythm guitar follows this pattern
Am Am9
e|-0-0-0-00-
B|-1-1-1-00-
G|-2-2-2-22-
D|-2-2-2-22-
A|-0-0-0-00-
E|----------
Am 2x
Am Am9 4x
Bb Bb9
Am Am9
F G
Am Am9 Am Am9
The boy next door you've known for years
Am Am9 Am Am9
Has up and made the headlines
Bb Bb9 Bb Bb9
The front page read he lost his head
Am Am9 Am Am9
There'd be nothing like this in a long time
No no now child they must be wrong
All his neighbours say
Johnny was a good boy
Did what he should boy
Just wouldn't act that way
Eb F
Yes they say he was everybody's friend
Ab Bb
But now they put him away and say he just may do it again
Am9
Am Am9 Am Am9
They interviewed the folks he knew
Am Am9 Am Am9
For some dumb reason why (Johnny was a good boy)
Bb Bb9 Bb Bb9
Asked his mom where she went wrong
Am Am9 Am Am9
She'll say god knows I've tried (Johnny was a good boy)
Eb F
Good plain boy would just go bad one day
Ab
He said he couldn't help himself
Bb
But police suspect foul play
Am9
Am
Bb 4x
Eb F
So now they put him away they say he's not a normal man
Ab Bb
You never can tell, but well they say he may do it again
Am9
Am Am9 Am
Animals all loved him
Am9 Am Am9 Am
And he had a way with kids
Bb Bb9 Bb Bb9
It was quite a shock to them
Am Am9 Am Am9
When they found out what he did
Eb F
So now they put him away they say he's not a normal man
Ab Bb
You never can tell, but well they say he may do it again
Am Am Am Am4 (until fade out)
Chords used in this song
Am Am9 Bb Bb9 Eb F Ab Am4
e|-0--0---1--1---3--5--4--0
B|-1--0---3--1---4--6--4--3
G|-2--2---3--3---3--5--5--2
D|-2--2---3--3---5--7--6--2
A|-0--0---1--1---6--8--6--0
E|---------------------4---
http://www.allmusic.com/artist/mystery-trend-p371266
Listen to the song to get the rhythm right
Rhythm guitar follows this pattern
Am Am9
e|-0-0-0-00-
B|-1-1-1-00-
G|-2-2-2-22-
D|-2-2-2-22-
A|-0-0-0-00-
E|----------
Am 2x
Am Am9 4x
Bb Bb9
Am Am9
F G
Am Am9 Am Am9
The boy next door you've known for years
Am Am9 Am Am9
Has up and made the headlines
Bb Bb9 Bb Bb9
The front page read he lost his head
Am Am9 Am Am9
There'd be nothing like this in a long time
No no now child they must be wrong
All his neighbours say
Johnny was a good boy
Did what he should boy
Just wouldn't act that way
Eb F
Yes they say he was everybody's friend
Ab Bb
But now they put him away and say he just may do it again
Am9
Am Am9 Am Am9
They interviewed the folks he knew
Am Am9 Am Am9
For some dumb reason why (Johnny was a good boy)
Bb Bb9 Bb Bb9
Asked his mom where she went wrong
Am Am9 Am Am9
She'll say god knows I've tried (Johnny was a good boy)
Eb F
Good plain boy would just go bad one day
Ab
He said he couldn't help himself
Bb
But police suspect foul play
Am9
Am
Bb 4x
Eb F
So now they put him away they say he's not a normal man
Ab Bb
You never can tell, but well they say he may do it again
Am9
Am Am9 Am
Animals all loved him
Am9 Am Am9 Am
And he had a way with kids
Bb Bb9 Bb Bb9
It was quite a shock to them
Am Am9 Am Am9
When they found out what he did
Eb F
So now they put him away they say he's not a normal man
Ab Bb
You never can tell, but well they say he may do it again
Am Am Am Am4 (until fade out)
Chords used in this song
Am Am9 Bb Bb9 Eb F Ab Am4
e|-0--0---1--1---3--5--4--0
B|-1--0---3--1---4--6--4--3
G|-2--2---3--3---3--5--5--2
D|-2--2---3--3---5--7--6--2
A|-0--0---1--1---6--8--6--0
E|---------------------4---
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