[cheezy organ Intro chords] BbCBbCDBbGmCmF
Johnny don't do it Johnny don't do it
BbGmCmF
Johnny don't do it Johnny don't do it
BbGmCmF
Johnny was an angel An angel dressed in black
BbGmCmF
He used to hang around the guys Down at the local track
BbBb7EbGb
He tried so hard to join them But they always turned him back
BbGm
Johnny don't do it (He was an angel)
CmF
Johnny don't do it (Such an angel)
BbGmCmF
He was only 17 Just got out of school
BbGmCmF
He stole a bike from Joe's garage To prove that he was cool
BbBb7EbGb
He didn't know that the brakes were worn And fate can be so cruel
BbGm
Johnny don't do it (He was an angel)
CmF
Johnny don't do it (Such an angel)
BbGm
Johnny don't do it (Johnny don't do it)
CmF
Johnny don't do it (Johnny don't do it)
Eb (E)F (E)Eb (E)F (E)
Well Johnny went a riding With his girlfriend on the back seat
Eb (E)F (E)Eb (E)F (E)
Looking for some action And they found it down a back street
Eb (E)F (E)Eb (E)F
Suddenly a truck pulled out He tried to step on the brake
Ebmaj7F
Johnny don't do it (Here is a news flash)
DmGm
Johnny don't do it (Today, Johnny Kowalski, also known as Johnny Angel)
Ebmaj7F
Johnny don't do it (and his young fiance Francine, were tragically killed)
DmG [building...]
Johnny don't do it (in a cycle accident)
Don't do it, don't do it (any witnesses please contact)
Don't do it, don't do it (the police at Precinct 29)
[solo chords]
ADGDADDFDG [building...] BbGCBbGFDCBbCBbGCAm
Now Johnny's with the angels
DmG
The angels in the sky
CAm
I wonder if he thinks of us
DmG
As he goes riding by
CC7
If only he had listened
FAb
Oh the number of times we tried
To tell him
CAm
Johnny don't do it (He was an angel)
DmG
Johnny don't do it (Such an angel)
CAm
Johnny don't do it (He was an angel)
DmG
Johnny don't do it (Such an angel)
CBb (B)
Johnny don't do it
CBb (B)CBb (B)C ...
Johnny don't do it
[repeat to fade]
This arrangement for the song is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the song. You may only use this for private study, scholarship, or research.