Johnny On The Monorail

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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