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Tick Tick Boom - Johnny Can't Decide by Misc Musicals/Jonathan Larson
Tick Tick Boom - Johnny Can't Decide
Tuning:E A D G B E
Key:Eb
Capo:3rd fret
[Intro]
| Am7 Gsus4 | Fsus2 Gsus4 | Am7 Gsus4 | Fsus2 Gsus4 |
[Verse 1]
Am7 Gsus4 Fsus2
Break of day, the dawn is here
Am7 Gsus4 Em Fsus2
Johnny's up and pacing
Am7 Gsus4 Fsus2
Compromise or persevere?
Em Fadd2
His mind is racing
[Chorus]
Fsus2 Gsus4 C Em7/B
Johnny has no guide
Fsus2 Gsus4 Am7
Johnny wants to hide
F G/F Em Bbsus2
Can he make his mark, if he gives up his spark?
F G
Johnny can't decide
[Instrumental]
| Am7 Gsus4 | Fsus2 Gsus4 | Am7 Gsus4 | Fsus2 Gsus4 |
[Verse 2]
Am7 Gsus4 Fsus2
Susan longs to live by the sea
Am7 Gsus4 Em Fsus2
She's through with competition
Am7 Gsus4 Fsus2
Susan wants a life with me
Em Fsus2
Johnny's got a tough decision
[Chorus]
Fsus2 Gsus4 C Em7/B
Johnny has no guide
Fsus2 Gsus4 Am7
Johnny wants to hide
F G/F Em Bbsus2
Can he settle down and still not drown?
F G C
Johnny can't decide
[Bridge]
Am7 Gsus4
Michael's gonna have it all
Fsus2 Am Am7/G
His luck will never end
Fsus2 Em Am7
Johnny's backed against the wall
Fsus2 Gsus4 G
Can he bend his dreams, just like his friend?
[Verse 3]
Am7 Gsus4 Fsus2
Johnny sees that Susan's right (Susan's right)
Am7 Gsus4 Em Fsus2
Ambition eats right through you
Am7 Gsus4 Fsus2
Michael doesn't see why Johnny holds so tight (I hold so tight)
Em Fsus2
To the things that Johnny feels are true
[Chorus]
Fsus2 Gsus4 C Em7/B
Johnny has no guide (Johnny has no guide)
Fsus2 Gsus4 Am7
Johnny wants to hide (Johnny wants to hide)
F G/F Em Bbsus2
How can you soar when you're nailed to the floor?
F G
Johnny can't decide
Fsus2 Gsus4 C Em7/B
Johnny has no guide (Johnny has no guide)
Fsus2 Gsus4 Am7
Johnny wants to hide (Johnny wants to hide)
F G/F Em Bbsus2
How do you know when it's time to let go?
[Post-Chorus]
F G Am7 Gsus4 Fsus2
Johnny can't decide (Johnny, Johnny can't decide)
Gsus4 Am7 Gsus4
Johnny can't decide (Decide)
Fsus2 Gsus4 Am7 Gsus4 Fsus2
Johnny can't decide (Johnny, Johnny can't decide)
Gsus4 Am7 Gsus4 Fsus2 Gsus4 Am7
Johnny can't decide (Decide, decide)
Gsus4 Fsus2 Gsus4 Am7 Gsus4 Fsus2
Decide, decide, decide, decide
[Outro]
N.C. | Am7 Gsus4 | Fsus2 Gsus4 | Am7 Gsus4 | Fsus2 |
Johnny can't decide
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version 2
Tuning:E A D G B E
Capo:no capo
[Intro]
Dm7 C Bb C Dm7 C Bb C
[Verse 1]
Dm7 C Bb
Break of day, the dawn is here
Dm7 C Am7 Bbadd2
Johnny's up and pac-ing
Dm7 C Bb
Compromise or persevere?
Am7 Bb
His mind is racing
[Chorus]
Bbadd2 Cadd2 F C/D
Johnny has no guide
Bb C Dm Dm/C
Johnny wants to hide
Bb C/Bb F/A Eb6
Can he make a mark, if he gives up his spark?
Bb C
Johnny can't decide
[Instrumental]
Dm7 C Bb C Dm7 C Bb C
[Verse 2]
Dm7 C Bb
Susan longs to live by the sea
Dm7 C Am7 Bbsus2
She's through with competi - tion
Dm7 C Bbsus2 Bb
Susan wants a fami - ly
Am7 Bbsus2
Johnny's got a tough decision
[Chorus]
Bb C F C/D C
Johnny has no guide
Bbadd2 C Dm7 C
Johnny wants to hide
Bb C/Bb F/A Eb6
Can he settle down and still not drown?
Bb C F F/E
Johnny can't decide
[Verse 3]
Dm7 C
Michael's gonna have it all
Bb C Dm C
His luck will never end
Bb Am7 D
Johnny's backed against the wall
Ebadd2 Csus C
Can he bend his dreams, just like his friend?
[Verse 4]
Dm7 C Bb
Johnny sees that Susan's right
(Susan's right)
Dm7 C Am7 Bbsus2
Ambition eats right through you
(Am -bition eats right through you)
(Johnny sees right through you)
Dm7 C Bbmaj9 C/Bb
Michael doesn't see why Johnny holds so tight
Michael doesn't see I hold on tight
(Johnny, hold on tight)
Am9 Bbsus2
To the things that Johnny feels are true.
[Chorus]
Bbadd2 Cadd2 F C/D C
Johnny has no guide
(Johnny has no guide)
(Johnny has no-
Bb C Dm7
guide)
Johnny wants to hide
(Johnny wants to hide)
(Johnny wants to hide)
Bb C/Bb F/A Eb6
How can you soar when you're nailed to the floor?
Bb C Dm7
Johnny can't decide.
[Interlude]
Csus2 Bbadd2
I want to write music.
C Dm
I want to sit down, right now, at my piano,
Bb Am7 Dm7
And write a song that people will listen to and remember,
Eb6
And do the same thing every morning, for the rest of my life.
[Chorus]
Bbadd2 Cadd2 F C/D C
Johnny has no guide
(Johnny has no guide)
(Johnny has no-
Bbadd2 C Dm C
guide)
Johnny wants to hide
(Johnny wants to hide)
(Johnny wants to hide)
Bb C/Bb F/A Eb6
How do you know when it's time to let go?
Bb C Dm7 C Bb
Johnny can't decide
(Johnny can't decide)
(Johnny can't decide)
C/Bb C Dm7 C
Johnny can't de - cide
(Decide)
(Decide)
Bb C/Bb C Dm7 C Bb
Johnny can't de-cide
(Johnny can't decide)
(Johnny can't decide)
C/Bb C Dm7 C
Johnny can't de - cide
(Decide)
(Decide)
Bb C/Bb C Dm7 C Bb C/Bb C Dm7 C Bbadd2
Decide, decide, decide
(Decide, decide de -- cide)
(Decide, de -- cide)
[Outro]
N.C. Dm7 C Bb C Dsus2
Johnny can't decide
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version 3
Tuning:E A D G B E
Capo:3rd fret
[Intro]
Am7 Gsus4 Fsus2 Gsus4
e|-------------------------|--------------------------|
B|-------------------1-----|--------------------1-----|
G|-------0--------0-----0--|--------0--------0-----0--|
D|----2--------0-----------|--------------0-----------| x2
A|-0-----------------------|-----3--------------------|
E|----------3--------------|--1--------3--------------|
[Verse 1]
Am7 Gsus4 Fsus2 Am7 Gsus4
e|-------------------------|--------------------------|-----------------------
B|-------------------1-----|--------------------1-----|--------------------1--
G|-------0--------0-----0--|--------0--------0-----0--|--------0--------0-----
D|----2--------0-----------|--------------------------|-----2--------0--------
A|-0-----------------------|-----3--------3-----------|--0--------------------
E|----------3--------------|--1--------1--------------|-----------3-----------
Em Fsus2
---|--------------------------|
---|--------------------1-----|
0--|--------0--------0-----0--|
---|-----2--------------------|
---|--------------3-----------|
---|--0--------1--------------|
Am7 Gsus4 Fsus2 Am7
e|-------------------------|--------------------------|-----------------------
B|-------------------1-----|--------------------1-----|--------------------1--
G|-------0--------0-----0--|--------0--------0-----0--|--------0--------0-----
D|----2--------0-----------|--------------------------|-----2--------0--------
A|-0-----------------------|-----3--------3-----------|--0--------------------
E|----------3--------------|--1--------1--------------|-----------0-----------
Fsus2
---|-------------------------|
---|-------------------------|
0--|--------0----------------|
---|-------------------------|
---|-----3-----3--3h5--0-----|
---|--1-------------------3--|
[Chorus]
Fsus2 Gsus4 C Em7/B Fsus2 Gsus4
e|--------------------------|--------------------------|----------------------
B|--------------------1-----|--------1-----------0-----|--------------------1-
G|--------0-----------0-----|--------0-----------0-----|--------0-----------0-
D|-----------------0-----0--|-----2-----2-----0-----0--|--------0--------0----
A|-----3-----3--------------|--3-----------2-----------|-----3-----3----------
E|--1-----------3-----------|--------------------------|--1-----------3-------
Am7
----|--------------------------|
----|--------1-----------1-----|
----|--------0-----------0-----|
----|-----2-----2-----2-----2--|
-0--|--0-----------0-----------|
----|--------------------------|
Johnny has no guide.......
e|--------------------------|--------------|
B|--------------------------|--------------|
G|--------0-----------0-----|--------0-----|
D|--------0-----------0-----|--------2-----|
A|-----3-----3-----3-----3--|-----2-----2--|
E|--1-----------3-----------|--0-----------|
Bbsus2 Bbsus2
e|--1-----------------------|---------------------------|
B|--1-----------------------|---------------------------|
G|--3-----------------------|---------------------------|
D|--3-----------------------|---------------------------| hold chord for 2
A|--1-----------------------|---------------------------|
E|--x-----------------------|---------------------------|
spark..............................................
bars
F G
e|--1--------3-----------|
B|--1--------3-----------|
G|--2--------0-----------|
D|--3--------0-----------|
A|--3--------2-----------|
E|--1--------3-----------|
Johnny can't de- cide
[Instrumental]
Am7 Gsus4 Fsus2 Gsus4
e|-------------------------|--------------------------|
B|-------------------1-----|--------------------1-----|
G|-------0--------0-----0--|--------0--------0-----0--|
D|----2--------0-----------|--------------0-----------| x2
A|-0-----------------------|-----3--------------------|
E|----------3--------------|--1--------3--------------|
[JON]
Break of day, the dawn is here
Johnny's up and pacing
Compromise or persevere?
His mind is racing
Johnny has no guide
Johnny wants to hide
Can he make his mark, if he gives up his spark?
Johnny can't decide
[SUSAN]
Susan longs to live by the sea
She's through with competition
Susan wants a family
Johnny's got a tough decision
Johnny has no guide
[JON & SUSAN]
Johnny wants to hide
Can he settle down
[SUSAN] [JON]
And still not drown? And still not
Drown...
[JON & SUSAN]
Johnny can't decide
[MICHAEL]
Michael's gonna have it all
His luck will never end
Johnny's backed against the wall
Can he bend his dreams, just like his friend?
[JON]
Johnny sees that [SUSAN]
Susan's right Susan's right [MICHAEL]
Ambition eats right Ambition eats right Johnny sees right
Through you Through you Through you
Michael doesn't see Michael doesn't see
I Johnny Why Johnny
Hold on tight Hold on tight Holds so tight
To the things that To the things that
Johnny feels are true Johnny feels are true Johnny feels are true
[SUSAN & MICHAEL]
Johnny has no guide [JON]
Johnny has no guide...
Johnny wants to hide
Johnny wants to hide...
[ALL]
How can you soar
If you're nailed to the floor?
Johnny can't decide
[JON (SPEAKING)]
I want to write music. I want to sit down, right now, at my piano, and write a song that people will listen to and remember, and do the same thing every morning, for the rest of my life
[SUSAN & MICHAEL]
Johnny has no guide [JON]
Johnny has no guide...
Johnny wants to hide
Johnny wants to hide...
[ALL]
How do you know when it's time to let go?
[JON] [SUSAN & MICHAEL]
Johnny can't decide
Johnny can't decide
Johnny can't decide
Johnny can't decide
Decide
Decide
Decide
Decide Johnny can't decide...
Decide...
Johnny can't decide...
Decide...
Decide...
Decide...
[ALL]
Decide...
[JON]
Johnny can't decide...
| h Hammer-on
| x Dead note
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version 4
Tuning:E A D G B E
Capo:1st fret
[Intro]
e|--------------------------------------------|
B|-----------3----------------3---------------|
G|---2-----2---2------2-----2---2-------------|
D|--0----0----------0-----0-------------------|
A|-2---0----------------0---------------------|
E|---------------3----------------------------|
Repeat For The Rest Of The Song
[JON]
Break of day, the dawn is here
Johnny's up and pacing
Compromise or persevere?
His mind is racing
Johnny has no guide
Johnny wants to hide
Can he make his mark, if he gives up his spark?
Johnny can't decide
[SUSAN]
Susan longs to live by the sea
She's through with competition
Susan wants a family
Johnny's got a tough decision
Johnny has no guide
[JON & SUSAN]
Johnny wants to hide
Can he settle down
[SUSAN] [JON]
And still not drown? And still not
Drown...
[JON & SUSAN]
Johnny can't decide
[MICHAEL]
Michael's gonna have it all
His luck will never end
Johnny's backed against the wall
Can he bend his dreams, just like his friend?
[JON]
Johnny sees that [SUSAN]
Susan's right Susan's right [MICHAEL]
Ambition eats right Ambition eats right Johnny sees right
Through you Through you Through you
Michael doesn't see Michael doesn't see
I Johnny Why Johnny
Hold on tight Hold on tight Holds so tight
To the things that To the things that
Johnny feels are true Johnny feels are true Johnny feels are true
[SUSAN & MICHAEL]
Johnny has no guide [JON]
Johnny has no guide...
Johnny wants to hide
Johnny wants to hide...
[ALL]
How can you soar
If you're nailed to the floor?
Johnny can't decide
[JON (SPEAKING)]
I want to write music. I want to sit down, right now, at my piano, and write a song that people will listen to and remember, and do the same thing every morning, for the rest of my life
[SUSAN & MICHAEL]
Johnny has no guide [JON]
Johnny has no guide...
Johnny wants to hide
Johnny wants to hide...
[ALL]
How do you know when it's time to let go?
[JON] [SUSAN & MICHAEL]
Johnny can't decide
Johnny can't decide
Johnny can't decide
Johnny can't decide
Decide
Decide
Decide
Decide Johnny can't decide...
Decide...
Johnny can't decide...
Decide...
Decide...
Decide...
[ALL]
Decide...
[JON]
Johnny can't decide...
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