Tom: Bb
Bb/Ab [4 x 3 3 3 x]
Gm7 [3 x 3 3 3 x]
Fsus4 [1 x 3 3 1 x]
Ebmaj7 [x 6 5 3 3 x]
F [1 3 3 2 1 x]
Gbdim7 [2 3 4 2 4 x]
Gm [3 5 5 3 3 x]
Dm [x 5 7 7 6 x]
[Verse 1]
Bb
Remember one Christmas I gave you Jim Carroll
Bb/Ab
Intended it as a cautionary tale
Gm7
You said you saw yourself inside there
Fsus4
Dog-eared it like a how-to manual
Bb
Remember one summer we walked in Times Square
Bb/Ab
I showed you the zombies with hundred-inch stares
Gm7
You took a Bic, set your hotel on fire
Fsus4
We took the blame, took the bags to the train
[Chorus 1]
Ebmaj7 F
Happy Birthday, Johnny
Gbdim7 Gm Dm
Wherever you are
Ebmaj7 F
Happy Birthday, Johnny
Bb
Wherever you are
[Verse 2]
Bb
The last time you called it was on New Years' Eve
Bb/Ab
You asked me for dough to get somethin' to eat
Gm7
Since we last spoke, you live on the street
Fsus4
Yeah, I wouldn't believe all the shit that you seen
[Chorus 2]
Ebmaj7 F
Happy New Year, Johnny
Gbdim7 Gm Dm
Is it 23?
Ebmaj7 F
Happy New Year, Johnny
Bb
Are the lights on the trees?
[Instrumental]
(Bb) Bb/Ab Gm7 Fsus4 Gbdim7
Gm Bb/Ab Gm7 Fsus4
[Verse 3]
Bb
When I said, Let me think, and you yelled through your teeth
Bb/Ab
Accused me of actin' like all royalty
Gm7
Always for show, no true charity
Fsus4
You saw me on magazines and TV
Bb
But if they only knew the real version of me
Bb/Ab
Only you know the secrets, the swamp, and the fear
Gm7
What happened to blood, our family?
Fsus4
Annie, how could you do this to me?
[Outro]
Ebmaj7 F Gbdim7 Gm Dm
Of course, I blame me
Ebmaj7 F
When you get free, Johnny
Bb
I hope you find peace
