Tom: Bm
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Johnny On The Monorail – Buggles
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Written by:
From: “the Age of Plastic” (1980)
Tabbed by: maguri
Tuning: Standard
For less barre chords transpose -2 and use a capo 2nd fret
to match the original key
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[Intro]
Dmaj7 D A/G Gmaj7 A7
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
E|2---------------|----------------| 0-0-0-0-0-2---0-|----------------|
B|2-----3---------|----------------| 2-2-2-2-2-3---2-|----------------|
G|2-----2---------|----------------| 0-0-0-0-0-0---0-|----------------|
D|0-----0---------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
Dmaj7 D A/G Gmaj7 F#sus4 F#
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
E|2---------------|----------------| 0-0-0-0-0-2---2-|------2---------|
B|2-----3---------|----------------| 2-2-2-2-2-3---2-|------2---------|
G|2-----2---------|----------------| 0-0-0-0-0-0---4-|------3---------|
D|0-----0---------|----------------|--------------4-|------4---------|
A|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
[Outro]
Bm B7sus2 Bm B7sus2 Gmaj7 G6 G Gmaj7 G6
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
E|2-----2---------| 2-----2---------|2-----0-----3---|2-----0---------|
B|3-----2---------| 3-----2---------|0-----0---------|0-----0---------|
G|4-----2-----2---| 4-----2-----2---|0-----0---------|0-----0---------|
D|4-----4---------| 4-----4---------|0-----0---------|0-----0---------|
A|2-----2---------| 2-----2---------|----------------|----------------|
E|----------------|----------------| 3-----3---------|3-----3---------|
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CHORDS
E-A-D-G-B-e
F#sus4 2-4-4-4-2-2
F# 2-4-4-3-2-2
Esus4 0-2-2-2-0-0
E 0-2-2-1-0-0
Esus2 0-2-4-x-0-0
G 3-x-0-0-0-x
Gadd9 3-x-0-2-x-x
G5 3-x-0-0-x-x
Asus4 x-0-2-2-3-0
Asus2 x-0-2-2-0-0
F# x-x-4-3-2-2
F#/E x-x-2-3-2-2
F#/D x-x-0-3-2-2
F#/C# x-4-x-2-1-1
[Intro] and [Outro] chords: see tabs
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[Intro]
| Dmaj7 D | N.C. | A/G Gmaj7 A/G | N.C. |
| Dmaj7 D | N.C. | A/G Gmaj7 F#sus4 | F# |
[Verse]
Bm D E
Down, down to pause and walk away
Bm D E
Even in the streets your feet don't move
C#m
See their faces through the perspex
E F#sus4 F#
Turn to stare back up at you
[Verse]
Bm D E
You, your eyes are green and mine are blue
Bm D E
In the subway darkness I am watching you
C#m
Oh my, my, you are so sci-fi,
E F#sus4 F#
Please will you let me ride?
[Chorus]
Bm D
Johnny ... riding on the monorail
Bm D
Johnny ... riding on the monorail
| E | % | % | % |
Monorail
[Verse]
Bm D E
You, you know that life is terminal
Bm D E
It's the Paris Pullman in your mind again
C#m
Eyes like cameras move their lenses
E F#sus4 F#
Take this dream I offer you
[Chorus]
Bm D
Johnny ... riding on the monorail
Bm D
Johnny ... riding on the monorail
Bm D
Johnny ... riding on the monorail
[Interlude]
| Esus4 E | Esus2 E | G Gadd9 | Asus4 A | Asus2 A |
| Bm | % | A | % | G | % | F# | F# A A/C# |
| Bm | % | A | % | G | % | F# F#/E | F#/D F#/C# |
[Verse]
Bm D E
All we cannot see we call invisible
Bm D E
Tracks that move like pylons through the sky
C#m
Oh my, my, you are so sci-fi,
E F#sus4 F#
Please will you let me ride?
[Chorus]
Bm D
Johnny ... riding on the monorail
Bm D
Johnny ... riding on the monorail
Bm D
Johnny ... riding on the monorail
[Interlude]
| Esus4 E | Esus2 E | G Gadd9 | G5 Gadd9 | Asus4 A | Asus2 A | Bm
Aaahh...
[Outro]
| Bm B7sus2 | % | Gmaj7 G6 G | Gmaj7 G6 |
| Bm B7sus2 | % | Gmaj7 G6 G | Gmaj7 G6 |
| Bm B7sus2 | % | Gmaj7 G6 G | Gmaj7 G6 |
| Bm B7sus2 | % | Gmaj7 G6 G | Gmaj7 G6 | [ Bm ]
Johnny on the monorail
| Bm B7sus2 | % | Gmaj7 G6 G | Gmaj7 G6 |
| Bm B7sus2 | % | Gmaj7 G6 G | Gmaj7 G6 | [ Bm ]
Johnny on the monorail
| Bm B7sus2 | % | Gmaj7 G6 G | Gmaj7 G6 |
| Bm B7sus2 | % | Gmaj7 G6 G | Gmaj7 G6 | [ Bm ]
Johnny on the monorail
| Bm B7sus2 | % | Gmaj7 G6 G | Gmaj7 G6 |
| Bm B7sus2 | % | Gmaj7 G6 G | Gmaj7 G6 | [ Bm ]
Johnny on the monorail
| Bm B7sus2 | % | Gmaj7 G6 G | Gmaj7 G6 |
| Bm B7sus2 | % | Gmaj7 G6 G | Gmaj7 G6 | [ Bm ]
Johnny on the monorail
| Bm B7sus2 | % | Gmaj7 G6 G | Gmaj7 G6 |
| Bm B7sus2 | % | Gmaj7 G6 G | Gmaj7 G6 | Bm
Johnny on the monorail
