Capo 1:
VERSE
C
Johnnie all your hundred songs
F
learned them on the guitar
C
played them in the mirror
G
pretended they were mine
C
Johnnie what a knack for words
F
each one cuts me deeper
C
strong enough to make you near
G E7
when you're far away
CHORUS
Am B/G C
Johnnie is your suitcase tight?
F
you say goodbye to no one
C
leave a mess of paper
G E7
and make way for the coast
Am B/G C
Honey all your bridges burned
F
should you find your boots worn
C
I will patch your soles
G
if you swear you'll walk with me
VERSE
C
Johnnie, I could be your queen
F
No more nights of long dreams
C
You could be the stronger man
G
To sleeps between these sheets
C
But never with your lips sewn shut
F
I can only do so much
C
Won't lift a finger
G E7
'Til you show me where it hurts
CHORUS
Am B/G C
Johnnie is your suitcase tight?
F
you say goodbye to no one
C
leave a mess of paper
G E7
and make way for the coast
Am B/G C
Honey all your bridges burned
F
should you find your boots worn
C
I will patch your soles
G
if you swear you'll walk with me
BRIDGE
C F Gaug
It's the way I'm gonna love you
C F E7
It's the way I'm gonna love you
Am
It's the way I'm gonna love you
Am/G#
The only way I know to
G D7
And I'll lay my candid loving on the line
F Gaug C
It's the way I'm gonna love you