Biography:
Freedy Johnston (born 1961) is a New York City-based singer-songwriter originally from Kinsley, Kansas. Johnston's first album, "The Trouble Tree" was released in 1990, and features the guitar playing of the roots musician and author, David Hamburger. Johnston sold some of his family's farmland to finance the recording of his second album, Can You Fly (an event he wrote about in a song on that album, "Trying To Tell You I Don't Know"). Johnston followed up with his 1994 major label debut This Perfect World
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Artist: Freedy Johnston
Song: He Wasn't Murdered
Key: Em
Album: Never Home
[Chords]
Em9 022002
Em 022000
C9 x32030
C x32010
[Intro]
Em Em9 Em C C9 C
G D
Em Em9 Em C C9 C
G D
[Verse]
Em Em9 Em C C9 C
He wasn't murdered by love or loneliness
G D
He walked out on his own
Em Em9 Em C C9 C
It was a holiday night, he was out of state
G D
Before she knew he'd gone
[Bridge]
C Em
Leaving just enough for the weekly rent
D
Plus a little change
C Em
Taking the long way to any place
D C
In the frozen rain
[Interlude]
Em Em9 Em C C9 C
G D
Em Em9 Em C C9 C
G D
[Verse]
Em Em9 Em C C9 C
It was a roadside stop with a broken name
G D
And he sat there all alone
Em Em9 Em C C9 C
In the used-up mirror he saw his ghost
G D
Come slowly walking over
[Bridge]
C Em D
He said, "Where are you goin', son? I'll go too
C Em
Listen, don't you think I know
D C
What you've been doin'?"
D C D C D
[Verse]
Em Em9 Em C C9 C
He wasn't murdered or lost or ransomed off
G D
He walked out on his own
Em Em9 Em C C9 C
With a rain to wash his conscience off
G D
And an idea where he's goin'
[Bridge]
C Em
Looking both ways on a one-way street
D
But the light won't change
C Em
Finding just enough behind the seat
D C
To make her telephone ring
[Outro]
Em Em9 Em C C9 C
G D
Em Em9 Em C C9 C
G D
Em Em9 Em C C9 C
G D
Em Em9 Em C C9 C
G D Em
Song: He Wasn't Murdered
Key: Em
Album: Never Home
[Chords]
Em9 022002
Em 022000
C9 x32030
C x32010
[Intro]
Em Em9 Em C C9 C
G D
Em Em9 Em C C9 C
G D
[Verse]
Em Em9 Em C C9 C
He wasn't murdered by love or loneliness
G D
He walked out on his own
Em Em9 Em C C9 C
It was a holiday night, he was out of state
G D
Before she knew he'd gone
[Bridge]
C Em
Leaving just enough for the weekly rent
D
Plus a little change
C Em
Taking the long way to any place
D C
In the frozen rain
[Interlude]
Em Em9 Em C C9 C
G D
Em Em9 Em C C9 C
G D
[Verse]
Em Em9 Em C C9 C
It was a roadside stop with a broken name
G D
And he sat there all alone
Em Em9 Em C C9 C
In the used-up mirror he saw his ghost
G D
Come slowly walking over
[Bridge]
C Em D
He said, "Where are you goin', son? I'll go too
C Em
Listen, don't you think I know
D C
What you've been doin'?"
D C D C D
[Verse]
Em Em9 Em C C9 C
He wasn't murdered or lost or ransomed off
G D
He walked out on his own
Em Em9 Em C C9 C
With a rain to wash his conscience off
G D
And an idea where he's goin'
[Bridge]
C Em
Looking both ways on a one-way street
D
But the light won't change
C Em
Finding just enough behind the seat
D C
To make her telephone ring
[Outro]
Em Em9 Em C C9 C
G D
Em Em9 Em C C9 C
G D
Em Em9 Em C C9 C
G D
Em Em9 Em C C9 C
G D Em
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