verse 1
F* G* A* C*
though he loved to rock and roll
D* E* F*
all these many years
F* G* A* C* D* Am
he cared about the old people's and little children's ears
F G A C
though he was a guitar man
D E F
he reflected and he vowed
F G A C
never will I ever be
G* G* A*
no n'er n'er again
G G
the man who was too loud
C C(add? C C(add)?*
verse 2
C C6
Johnny's not a poor man
C G
no, he never gets him down
Am F G F
now that he is free he is not proud
C C6
he don't need the power
C G
just to make a sound
Am Fm G
he is not the man that he used to be
F G
oh, no, the man who was too loud
SOLO 1 (solo at the bottom)
F G A C D E F
F G A C F5 F5 A
BREAK
A#(pos 6) Dsus Dm
I will play soft-ly
G Dsus Dm A#maj7 A#6 G
I will play soft-ly, so soft- ly now
F A# G C
'cause I was the man who was too loud
verse 3
A# C Dm F
it's not because he don't respect
G A A#
the popular music star
A# C Dm F A# A# Dm
you know I saw him open up for the king of the surf guitar
A# C Dm F
do not think he does not like
G A A#
the cheering of the crowd
A# C Dm F
no, he is glad that they came to see
A# A# D (note: NOT Dm)
the man who used to be
A# A#
the man who was to loud
F F6 F F6*
verse 4
F (pos 8) F6
Johnny is a rich man
F F5 E5 D#5 D5 C
yeah, he still gets a- round
Dm A# C A#
he is glad to be the cat who meowed
F F6
he don't need the power
F (stop) C
just to get his sound
Dm A#m C
he is not the man that he used to be
A# C
oh no, the man who was to loud
SOLO 2
A# C Dm F G A A#
A# C Dm F A#5 A#5 Dm
BREAK 2
D#(pos 11) Gsus Gm
I will play soft-ly
C(pos 8) Gsus Gm D#maj7 D#6 C
I will play soft-ly, so soft- ly now
A# D# C
'cause I was the man who was too loud
F D#.......... A#
I was way too loud yeah!
VERSE 5
F* G* A* C* D*
though he loved to rock and roll
ah, better not...
Solo 1 (tabbed by [email protected]):
E-------------------------------------------------------------0--1--0-
B--1--1-1--0--0-0----------------1--1--0-0-----------0--1--3----------
G------------------2-2----------------------2--0--2-------------------
D-----------------------2--2-2----------------------------------------
A---------------------------------------------------------------------
E---------------------------------------------------------------------
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-3--1--3-----3--1----------------3--1-----
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*C C6 rhythm
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E-8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8---8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8---
*F F6
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D-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10--12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12---
A-8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8---8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8----
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