C
Remember one Christmas I gave you Jim Carroll
Cmaj7
Intended it as a cautionary tale
F
You said you saw yourself inside there
G
Dog-eared it like a how-two manual
C
Remember one summer we walked in Times Square
Cmaj7
I showed you the zombies with hundred-inch stares
F
You took a Bic set your hotel on fire
G G7
We took the blame took the bags to the train
F G
Happy Birthday Johnny
Am
Wherever you are
F G
Happy Birthday Johnny
C
Wherever you are
C
The last time you called it was on New Years’ Eve
Cmaj7
You asked me for dough to get somethin’ to eat
F
Since we last spoke you live on the street
G G7
Yeah I wouldn’t believe all the shit that you've seen
F G
Happy New Year Johnny
Am
Is it 3
F G
Happy New Year Johnny
Cmaj7
Are the lights on the trees
F G Am Cmaj7 F Am G7
C
When I said “let me think ” and you yelled through your teeth
Cmaj7
Accused me of actin’ like all royalty
F
Always for show no true charity
G
You saw me on magazines and TV
C
But if they only knew the real version of me
Cmaj7
Only you know the secrets the swamp and the fear
F
What happened to blood our family
G G7 F G
Annie how could you do this to me
Am
Of course I blame me
F G
When you get free Johnny
C
I hope you find peace