Johnny Blade Black Sabbath
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Finished: 10:05 AM 9/18/98
Updated: 5:12 AM 9/30/98
Black Sabbath - Johnny Blade
From Black Sabbath's "Never Say Die" Album October, 1978
Allegro 144 beats/min., 4/4 count. Standard (E) Tuning, 440Hz
NOTE: Lyrics may not match written music or may be incorrect.
Reverb at max. Guitar Pick up switch set to treble position.
(NOTE: the "1-11" or "3-33" are notes played on the E string, 1st and 3rd frets.
The two notes together are played quickly in succession. Listen to the song
and you'll see what I mean. Thanks!)
(f)
---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- -----2p1p0----2p1p0----2p1p0----2p1p0----2p1p0----2p1p0----2p1p0----2p1p0--- -1-11-----1-11-----1-11-----1-11-----1-11-----1-11-----1-11-----1-11-------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- -----2p1p0----2p1p0----2p1p0----2p1p0----2p1p0----2p1p0----2p1p0----2p1p0--- -1-11-----1-11-----1-11-----1-11-----1-11-----1-11-----1-11-----1-11--------
Tortured and twisted, he walks the streets alone. People avoid him.
They know the street's his home.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- -----2p1p0----2p1p0----2p1p0----2p1p0----2p1p0----2p1p0----2p1p0----2p1p0--- -1-11-----1-11-----1-11-----1-11-----1-11-----1-11-----1-11-----1-11--------
Cold blade of silver, his eyes they burn so wild. Mean as a tiger.
Societies own child.
CHOURSE
[B] [B] [B] [G#] [B] [B] [B] [B] [G#] [B]
-6--6-6-4-4/6---------------6--6-6-4-4/6---------------------------------- -6--6-6-4-4/6---------------6--6-6-4-4/6---------------------------------- -7--7-7-5-5/7---------------7--7-7-5-5/7---------------------------------- -8--8-8-6-6/8---------------8--8-8-6-6/8---------------------------------- -8--8-8-6-6/8------2p1p0----8--8-8-6-6/8------2p1p0----------------------- -6--6-6-4-4/6--1-11---------6--6-6-4-4/6--1-11----------------------------
Those who tried to burn him paid. You don't do that to Johnny Blade.
[B] [B] [B] [G#] [B] [B] [B] [B] [G#] [B]
-6--6-6-4-4/6---------------6--6-6-4-4/6---------------------------------- -6--6-6-4-4/6---------------6--6-6-4-4/6---------------------------------- -7--7-7-5-5/7---------------7--7-7-5-5/7---------------------------------- -8--8-8-6-6/8---------------8--8-8-6-6/8---------------------------------- -8--8-8-6-6/8------2p1p0----8--8-8-6-6/8---------------------------------- -6--6-6-4-4/6--1-11---------6--6-6-4-4/6----------------------------------
He's the meanest guy around in town, don't look him he will cut you down.
-------------------------------- -------------------------------- -------------------------------- -5-----5--------5------5-------- -5-----5--------5------5-------- -3-----3--------3------3--------
Johnny Blade. Johnny Blade.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- -----4p3p2----4p3p2----4p3p2----4p3p2----4p3p2----4p3p2----4p3p2----4p3p2--- -3-33-----3-33-----3-33-----3-33-----3-33-----3-33-----3-33-----3-33--------
Life has no meaning, and Death's his only friend. Will fate suprise him?
Where will he meet his end?
---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- -----4p3p2----4p3p2----4p3p2----4p3p2----4p3p2----4p3p2----4p3p2----4p3p2--- -3-33-----3-33-----3-33-----3-33-----3-33-----3-33-----3-33-----3-33--------
He feels so bitter. Yea he's so full of hate. To die in the gutter,
I guess that's Johnny's fate.
CHOURSE
----------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------- -5-55-3-3/5-----------------5-55-3-3/5--------------------- -5-55-3-3/5-----------------5-55-3-3/5--------------------- -3-33-1-1/3-----4p3p2-------3-33-1-1/3-----4p3p2----------- ------------3-33-----------------------3-33----------------
Rivals all across the land. Deals 'em with his knife in hand.
----------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------- -5-55-3-3/5-----------------5-55-3-3/5--------------------- -5-55-3-3/5-----------------5-55-3-3/5--------------------- -3-33-1-1/3-----4p3p2-------3-33-1-1/3--------------------- ------------3-33-------------------------------------------
He's the meanest guy around in town, don't look him he will cut you down.
[A] [A] [G] [D] [A] [A] [G] [D]
----------------------3-----------------------------3-------- ----------------------3-----------------------------3-------- -2-------------2------4---7----2------------2-------5---7---- -2-------------2----x-5-x-7----2------------2-----x-5-x-7---- -0-------------0----x-5-x-5----0------------0-----x-5-x-5---- ----------------------3-----------------------------3--------
Johnny Blade. Johnny Blade. Johnny Blade. Johnny Blade.
BRIDGE
(Adagio 74 beats/min., 4/4 count) (f)
[D] [Db] [CCC] [B#] [D] [Db] [C] [B#]
----------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------- -----777-666-555-444(/)-777-666-555-444-------------- -----777-666-555-444(/)-777-666-555-444-------------- -(0)-555-444-333-222(/)-555-444-333-222-2p0---------- -------------------------------------------3\0-------
-------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------- ----------------3------5555-3-5~-5-5/6-5\3-------- -5~-553-5~-5-3h5-5-3h5--------------------5-3-----
(See note at top of page..as you know, there is no 553rd fret!)
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Well ya know that Johnny's a spider and his
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web is the city at night. He's a
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victim of modern frustration. That's the
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reason he's so ready to fight.
CHOURSE
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He's the one who should be afraid. What will happen to you Johnny Blade?
-------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------- ----------------3------5555-3-5~-5-5/6-5\3-------- -5~-553-5~-5-3h5-5-3h5--------------------5-3-----
(Guitar 1)
-------------------------------------------------- -8--5--------8--5--------------------------------- ------7--5---------7--5---55h7~~~~---------------- -------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------
(Guitar 2)
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(Guitar 1)
-------------------------------------------------- -8--5--------8--5--------------------------------- ------7--5---------7--5---55h7~~~~---------------- -------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------
(Guitar 2)
-------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------- ----------------3------5555-3-5~-5-5/6-5\3-------- -5~-553-5~-5-3h5-5-3h5--------------------5-3-----
(Guitar 1)
-------------------------------------------------- -8--5--------8--5--------------------------------- ------7--5---------7--5---55h7~~~~---------------- -------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------
(Guitar 2)
Oh he knows his future's decided and he ain't
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(Guitar 1)
-------------------------------------------------- -8--5--------8--5--------------------------------- ------7--5---------7--5---55h7~~~~---------------- -------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------
(Guitar 2)
gonna change it , no way!
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(Guitar 1)
-------------------------------------------------- -8--5--------8--5--------------------------------- ------7--5---------7--5---55h7~~~~---------------- -------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------
(Guitar 2)
He was born to die in the gutter. He'll be
-------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------- ----------------3------5555-3-5~-5-5/6-5\3-------- -5~-553-5~-5-3h5-5-3h5--------------------5-3-----
(Guitar 1)
-------------------------------------------------- -8--5--------8--5--------------------------------- ------7--5---------7--5---55h7~~~~---------------- -------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------
(Guitar 2)
fighting to the end of his day.
CHOURSE
--------3-------------------------------3-------------------------- --------3-------------------------------3-------------------------- -2------4------7------2----------2------4------7----2-------------- -2--xx--5------7------2----------2------5------7----2-------------- -0--xx--5--xx--5--xx--0-3p0-3p0--0--xx--5--xx--5-xx-0-------------- --------3----------------------3--------3--------------------------
Been alone all through his life. His only friend is a switchblade knife.
--------3-------------------------------3-------------------------- --------3-------------------------------3-------------------------- -2------4------7------2----------2------4------7----2-------------- -2--xx--5------7------2----------2------5------7----2-------------- -0--xx--5--xx--5--xx--0-3p0-3p0--0--xx--5--xx--5-xx-0-------------- --------3----------------------3--------3--------------------------
He's the one who should be afraid. What will happen to you Johnny Blade?
[G] [F#] [A] [AA] [AA] [G]
-33333-22222--------------------33333--------------------------- -33333-22222--------------------33333--77777-------------------- -44444-33333--2-22-----22-------44444--77777--2-22---22--------- -55555-44444--2-22-----22-------55555--77777--2-22---22--------- -55555-44444--0-00-5-5-00-------55555---------0-00-3-00--------- -33333-22222--------------------33333---------------------------
You fooled the people Who's fooling who?
[G] [F#] [A] [AA] [AA] [G]
-33333-22222--------------------33333--------------------------- -33333-22222--------------------33333--77777-------------------- -44444-33333--2-22-----22-------44444--77777--2-22---22--------- -55555-44444--2-22-----22-------55555--77777--2-22---22--------- -55555-44444--0-00-5-5-00-------55555---------0-00-3-00--------- -33333-22222--------------------33333---------------------------
It's time to listen! The fool is you!
-------------------------------------------------------------------------- --5~~~~-(\1)-8^(10)-8-5-5------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------7~~-7p5-5-7p5----------------------------------- ---------------------------------------5-5-7p5\3~-3-5p3-5p3--------------- ------------------------------------------------------------5p3\1p0-4~----
(Guitar 1)
--------------------------------- --------------------------------- -2-xx-5----2-xx-5---2------------ -0-xx-3----0-xx-3---0------------ ---------------------------------
(Guitar 2) (Bass Picks up Rythme at this point)
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