Biography:
A reggae band formed 1978 in Birmingham, UK. The music grasps from roots reggae and dub to lovers rock and pop. It is the second most commercial successful reggae band with +70 million sold albums. Many of their hits have been stylishly covers of early reggae and rocksteady hits from Jamaica. After success in UK, UB40's won USA with Labour of Love (1983), their first album of covers. UB40 was 1986 the first Western band to play behind the Iron Curtain, live in Moscow, Soviet Union.
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Below's the Reggae/Rhythm Guitar Chords and the Lyrics pattern for UB40's version
of 'Johnny Too Bad' which is taken from their 1983 hit L.P 'Labour Of Love'.
[Chords]
G# D# C#
EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE
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[Intro]
G# G# D# D# C# C# G# G#
[Verse 1]
G# D#
Walkin' down the road with a pistol in your waist
C# G#
Johnny you're too bad [wo-oy]
D#
Walkin' down the road with a ratchet in your waist
C# G#
Johnny you're too bad [wo-oy]
[Chorus 1]
C# D#
You're just robbin' and stabbin' lootin' and shootin'
G#
You're too bad [too bad]
C# D#
You're just robbin' and stabbin' lootin' and shootin'
G#
You're too bad [too bad]
[verse 2]
G# D#
One of these days when you hear a voice say come
C# G#
Where you gonna run to? [wo-oy]
D#
One of these days when you hear a voice say come
C# G#
Where you gonna run to? [wo-oy]
[Chorus 2]
C# D#
You're gonna run to the rock for rescue
G#
And there'll be no rock [no rock]
C# D#
You're gonna run to the rock for rescue
G#
And there'll be no rock [no rock]
[Keyboards Instrumental 1]
G# G# D# D# C# C# G# G#
G# G# D# D# C# C# G# G#
[Verse 3]
G# D#
Walkin' down the road with a pistol in your waist
C# G#
Johnny you're too bad [wo-oy]
D#
Walking down the road with a ratchet in your waist
C# G#
Johnny you're too bad [wo-oy]
[Chorus 3]
C# D#
You're just robbin' and stabbin' lootin' and shootin'
G#
You're too bad [too bad]
C# D#
You're just robbin' and stabbin' lootin' and shootin'
G#
You're too bad [too bad]
[Verse 4]
G# D#
One of these days when you hear a voice say come
C# G#
where you gonna run to? [wo-oy]
D#
One of these days when you hear a voice say come
C# G#
Where you gonna run to? [wo-oy]
[Chorus 4]
C# D#
You're gonna run to the rock for rescue
G#
And there'll be no rock [no rock]
C# D#
You're gonna run to the rock for rescue
G#
And there'll be no rock [no rock]
C# D#
You`re gonna run to the rock for rescue,
G#
There'll be no rock
[Astro Toasting 1]
G#
You say dat your're bad you gwan like your mad
D# C#
You terrorise the people an' ya mek dem sad wo-oy
G#
You are de babylon
You tink dat you tough you gwan like you rough
D# C#
Intimidate de mon jus' to call him bluff wo-oy
G#
You are de babylon
[Chorus 5]
C# D#
You're just robbin' and stabbin' lootin' and shootin'
G#
You're too bad [too bad]
C# D#
You're just robbin' and stabbin' lootin' and shootin'
G#
You`re too bad [too bad]
[Astro Toasting 2]
G# D#
You stop an' you search you broke in on mi house
C# G#
You turn it upside down like a damn -[?]-
D#
You set up a man anyway you can
C# G#
You double cross the man according to plan
C# D# G#
Wo-oy you are de babylon
C# D# G#
Wo-oy you are de babylon
[Keyboards Instrumental 2]
G# G# D# D# C# C# G# G#
G# G# D# D# C# C# G# G#
[Astro Toasting 3]
G#
You take a man weed you put him 'pon the street
D#
Get a three year stretch courtesy of de queen
C# G#
Wo-oh why you so wicked?
D#
You come an' you dance you will take chance
C#
You better watch your step or you will get lanced
G#
Wo-oh because your so wicked
[Chorus 6]
C# D#
You're just robbin' and stabbin' lootin' and shootin'
G#
Boy you're too bad [too bad]
C# D#
You're just robbin' and stabbin' lootin' and shootin'
G#
Boy you're too bad [too bad]
[Astro Toasting 4]
G# D#
In the daytime you smile in the night time you snarl
C# G#
You get equipment fi get in a brawl
You let lose your dogs to set upon de wogs
D#
You come in disguise but everyone get wise
C# G#
Wo-oy you are the babylon [no rock]
[Outro]
C# D# G# C# D# G#
You gonna run you gonna run but you can not hide no no oh no boy you can not hide.
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of 'Johnny Too Bad' which is taken from their 1983 hit L.P 'Labour Of Love'.
[Chords]
G# D# C#
EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE
466544 X68886 X46664
[Intro]
G# G# D# D# C# C# G# G#
[Verse 1]
G# D#
Walkin' down the road with a pistol in your waist
C# G#
Johnny you're too bad [wo-oy]
D#
Walkin' down the road with a ratchet in your waist
C# G#
Johnny you're too bad [wo-oy]
[Chorus 1]
C# D#
You're just robbin' and stabbin' lootin' and shootin'
G#
You're too bad [too bad]
C# D#
You're just robbin' and stabbin' lootin' and shootin'
G#
You're too bad [too bad]
[verse 2]
G# D#
One of these days when you hear a voice say come
C# G#
Where you gonna run to? [wo-oy]
D#
One of these days when you hear a voice say come
C# G#
Where you gonna run to? [wo-oy]
[Chorus 2]
C# D#
You're gonna run to the rock for rescue
G#
And there'll be no rock [no rock]
C# D#
You're gonna run to the rock for rescue
G#
And there'll be no rock [no rock]
[Keyboards Instrumental 1]
G# G# D# D# C# C# G# G#
G# G# D# D# C# C# G# G#
[Verse 3]
G# D#
Walkin' down the road with a pistol in your waist
C# G#
Johnny you're too bad [wo-oy]
D#
Walking down the road with a ratchet in your waist
C# G#
Johnny you're too bad [wo-oy]
[Chorus 3]
C# D#
You're just robbin' and stabbin' lootin' and shootin'
G#
You're too bad [too bad]
C# D#
You're just robbin' and stabbin' lootin' and shootin'
G#
You're too bad [too bad]
[Verse 4]
G# D#
One of these days when you hear a voice say come
C# G#
where you gonna run to? [wo-oy]
D#
One of these days when you hear a voice say come
C# G#
Where you gonna run to? [wo-oy]
[Chorus 4]
C# D#
You're gonna run to the rock for rescue
G#
And there'll be no rock [no rock]
C# D#
You're gonna run to the rock for rescue
G#
And there'll be no rock [no rock]
C# D#
You`re gonna run to the rock for rescue,
G#
There'll be no rock
[Astro Toasting 1]
G#
You say dat your're bad you gwan like your mad
D# C#
You terrorise the people an' ya mek dem sad wo-oy
G#
You are de babylon
You tink dat you tough you gwan like you rough
D# C#
Intimidate de mon jus' to call him bluff wo-oy
G#
You are de babylon
[Chorus 5]
C# D#
You're just robbin' and stabbin' lootin' and shootin'
G#
You're too bad [too bad]
C# D#
You're just robbin' and stabbin' lootin' and shootin'
G#
You`re too bad [too bad]
[Astro Toasting 2]
G# D#
You stop an' you search you broke in on mi house
C# G#
You turn it upside down like a damn -[?]-
D#
You set up a man anyway you can
C# G#
You double cross the man according to plan
C# D# G#
Wo-oy you are de babylon
C# D# G#
Wo-oy you are de babylon
[Keyboards Instrumental 2]
G# G# D# D# C# C# G# G#
G# G# D# D# C# C# G# G#
[Astro Toasting 3]
G#
You take a man weed you put him 'pon the street
D#
Get a three year stretch courtesy of de queen
C# G#
Wo-oh why you so wicked?
D#
You come an' you dance you will take chance
C#
You better watch your step or you will get lanced
G#
Wo-oh because your so wicked
[Chorus 6]
C# D#
You're just robbin' and stabbin' lootin' and shootin'
G#
Boy you're too bad [too bad]
C# D#
You're just robbin' and stabbin' lootin' and shootin'
G#
Boy you're too bad [too bad]
[Astro Toasting 4]
G# D#
In the daytime you smile in the night time you snarl
C# G#
You get equipment fi get in a brawl
You let lose your dogs to set upon de wogs
D#
You come in disguise but everyone get wise
C# G#
Wo-oy you are the babylon [no rock]
[Outro]
C# D# G# C# D# G#
You gonna run you gonna run but you can not hide no no oh no boy you can not hide.
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