I Just Shot John Lennon

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Intro: Cm Eb Cm Eb Cm Eb Ab

Verse:
          Cm      Eb         Cm     Eb
It was the fearful night of December eighth
           Cm      Eb          Ab
He was returning home from the studio late
          Cm        Eb            Cm          Eb
He had perceptively known that it wouldn't be nice
           Cm Eb    Ab
Because in 1980, he paid the price


Eb          Cm
John Lennon died
Eb          Cm
John Lennon died
Eb          Ab
John Lennon died
Eb          Cm
John Lennon died
Eb          Cm
John Lennon died
Eb          Cm
John Lennon died

Interlude (x4): Bb Gm Cm Gm

Verse:
       Cm        Eb      Cm Eb
With a Smith and Wesson, 38th
     Cm       Eb          Ab
John Lennon's life was no longer a debate
               Cm        Eb                   Cm    Eb
He should have stayed at home, he should have never cared
        Cm      Eb       Ab
And the man who took his life declared, he said

Chorus:
Cm      Eb        Cm       Eb
"I just shot John Lennon"
         Cm      Eb        Ab
He said, "I just shot John Lennon"
       Cm      Eb        Cm        Eb
What a sad and sorry and sickening sight
       Cm      Eb        Ab
What a sad and sorry and sickening night
       Cm      Eb        Cm        Eb
What a sad and sorry and sickening sight
       Cm      Eb        Ab
What a sad and sorry and sickening night
Cm      Eb Cm     Eb   Cm      Eb  Ab
Ah hu-a-a hu-a-a hu-a-a hu-a-a-a, ha-u...
Cm      Eb Cm     Eb   Cm      Eb  Ab
Ah hu-a-a hu-a-a hu-a-a hu-a-a-a

Interlude (x2): Cm Eb Cm Eb Cm Eb Ab

Chorus:
Cm      Eb        Cm       Eb
"I just shot John Lennon"
         Cm      Eb        Ab
He said, "I just shot John Lennon"
       Cm      Eb        Cm        Eb
What a sad and sorry and sickening sight
       Cm      Eb        Ab
What a sad and sorry and sickening night
       Cm      Eb        Cm        Eb
What a sad and sorry and sickening sight
       Cm      Eb        Ab
What a sad and sorry and sickening night
Cm      Eb Cm     Eb   Cm      Eb  Ab
Ah hu-a-a hu-a-a hu-a-a hu-a-a-a, ha-u...
Cm      Eb Cm     Eb   Cm      Eb  Ab
Ah hu-a-a hu-a-a hu-a-a hu-a-a-a

Outro (x2): Cm Eb Cm Eb Cm Eb Ab

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The Cranberries were an Irish rock band formed in Limerick in 1989. The group consisted of lead vocalist and guitarist Dolores O’Riordan, guitarist Noel Hogan, bassist Mike Hogan, and drummer Fergal Lawler. O’Riordan joined the band in 1990, replacing founding member Niall Quinn, and the group’s name was shortened from The Cranberry Saw Us to The Cranberries following her arrival. Although primarily classified as an alternative rock band, their music incorporated elements of indie rock

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