JAKARTA, KOMPAS.com - Pada 1975, penyanyi asal Amerika Serikat, Carole King merilis sebuah lagu yang berjudul "One Was Johnny".
Lagu tersebut menjadi trek kedua dari 12 lagu dalam albumnya yang bertajuk Really Rosie.
Baca juga: Lirik dan Chord Lagu Now and Forever - Carole King
Berikut lirik dan chord lagu "One Was Johnny" dari Carole King:
G D G
One was Johnny
G C G
(One was Johnny)
G
1 was Johnny who lived by himself
G
2 was a rat who jumped on his shelf
D
3 was a cat who chased the rat
G maj7
4 was a dog who came in and sat
Bm7
5 was a turtle who bit the dog's tail
Cmaj7
6 was a monkey who brought in the mail
D G D
7 a blackbird pecked poor Johnny's nose
G D G
(One was Johnny)
Bm7
8 was a tiger out selling old clothes
Am7
9 was a robber who took an old shoe
D G D
10 was a puzzle..what should Johnny do
G D G
(One was Johnny)
Em7 A7
He stood on a chair and said
Em7 A7 D7
Here's what I'll do..I'll start to
D7
Count backwards
D
And when I am through
D7
If this house isn't empty, I'll eat
D D Am7
All of you!
C
9 was the robber who left looking pale
Bm7
8 was the tiger who chased him to jail
Am7
7 was the blackbird flew off to Havana
D
6 was the monkey who stole the banana
Bm7
5 was the turtle who crawled off to bed
Am7 D G D
4 was the dog who slid home on a sled
G D G
(One was Johnny)
Bm7
3 was the cat who pounced on the rat
Am7
2 was the rat who left with the cat
G D
One was Johnny
G D
(One was Johnny)
G D
One was Johnny
G
(One was Johnny)
G D G Cmaj7
1 was Johnny who lived by himself
C G
And liked it like that!
G D G
(One was Johnny)