ARTIST: Don Henley
TITLE: Johnny Can't Read
Lyrics and Chords


[Capo 3]

Football, baseball, basketball games
Drinkin' beer, kickin' ass and takin' down names
With the top down, get-a-round, shootin' the line
Summer is here and Johnny's feelin' fine

/ G Em / Cm D7 / :

{Refrain}
But Johnny can't read
Summer is over and he's gone to seed
You know that Johnny can't read
He never learned nothin' that he'll ever need

Well, Johnny can dance and Johnny can love
Johnny can push and Johnny can shove
Johnny can hang out, Johnny can talk tough
Johnny can get down and Johnny can throw up

{Refrain}

   Well, is it teacher's fault, oh no
   Is it Mommy's fault, oh no
   Is it society's fault, oh no
   Well is it Johnny's fault, oh no!

   / CF CF- / CG CG / FC FC / CG CmD /

Couple years later, Johnny's on the run
Johnny got confused and he bought himself a gun
Well, he went and did something that he shouldn't oughta done
F.B.I. on his tail, "Use a Gun, Go to Jail"

{Refrain}

   Well is it teacher's fault, oh no
   Is it Mommy's fault, oh no
   Is it the President's fault, oh no
   Well is it Johnny's fault, oh no!

Johnny can dance and Johnny can love
Johnny can push and Johnny can shove
Johnny can pinball, Johnny can talk tough
Johnny can get down and Johnny can throw up

Johnny can't read
Johnny can't read
Well, recess is over
Recess is over

Sitcoms, T&A, Johnny's mind is blown away
Cop shows, horror flicks, Johnny's brain is full of bricks
Rock show, video, boob tube, Rubik's cube
Game fools, Sunday school, ten frames, gobble games
Wocka, wocka, wocka

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