Deep Purple - Johnny's Band: Ukulele Chords

Learn to play "Johnny's Band" on your ukulele with our detailed chord guide and lyrics. This page provides everything you need to play this song on the ukulele, including lyrics integrated with chords, chord diagrams, and a key transposer to match your vocal range.

Learn Johnny's Band ukulele chords and lyrics

This section will guide you through each part of the song, providing the ukulele chords placed directly above the lyrics for easy playing. Whether you are a beginner or an experienced player, these elements will help you perform "Johnny's Band" smoothly on your ukulele.

        Em                           G
Johnny Jones woke up one day from dreaming
     Em                                  A
Told Bill the bass and soon they had a plan
    Em                             C
He passed it on to Pete and Crazy Benny
     G                   A
Ah, suddenly they had a band

Chorus:
 D   G        Bm
Hey Johnny's Band
    D                A         Bm
He sure knew how to work up a crowd
     D               G            Bm
The sound that they made put the rest in the shade
         G    Bm        A
And the word soon got around

They played every dance hall in the city
Wrote themselves a cool forty-five
With a bullet it shot to the top of the pops
Oh man it was good to be alive

Chorus:
Hail Johnny's Band
Hear them on the radio
Smash after smash now they're rolling in the cash
Whatever they touch turns to gold

Poor old Benny went down with the hard stuff
And Pete joined a cult in LA
Johnny and Bill started going downhill
And the crowds began melting away

Chorus:
Yeah, but hey, it's Johnny's Band
Playing Saturday nights at The Crown
The beards may be long and the money's long gone
It's a wonder that they're still around
But hey, it's Johnny's Band
Playing all those wonderful songs
Making the rounds with that old fashioned sound
And here we are singing along

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Ukulele Chord Diagrams

A

Ukulele chord A

C

Ukulele chord C

C#

Ukulele chord C#

D

Ukulele chord D

Em

Ukulele chord Em

G

Ukulele chord G

Bm

Ukulele chord Bm

Here you can see detailed diagrams for each ukulele chord used in the song. Utilize our key transposer to adjust the chords to a key that better fits your singing range. Simply select the desired key, and the chords throughout this page will update automatically, ensuring you can play and sing comfortably.

If you are also interested in learning how to play "Johnny's Band" on the guitar, check out the chords on our sister site: Guitar Chords for "Johnny's Band" by Deep Purple.

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