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[Verse 1]
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There was Johnny like a stranger,
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Living in a small town,
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Measuring the small time,
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He was thinner than a razor,
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Johnny in a small town,
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Living with his thumb on the trigger,
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Wishing he could be,
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Just a little bit bigger,
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Bored,
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To the heart of himself.


[Verse 2]
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He was trouble in the making,
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Trouble in the keeping,
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History repeating,
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He was walking into danger,
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Johnny in a small town,
              A
Looking for a light in the tunnel,
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Creeping in the dark and,
A
Doubting that the sun'll,
Asus4 A  C
Shine,
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To the heart of himself.


[Chorus]
       G        D/F#       A
And he tells himself it'll be alright,
G            D/F#            A
Happiness is just around the corner,
       G        D/F#
And he tells himself,
      A
It'll be okay,
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Happiness is just a life away.


[Verse 3]
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She was pretty as a picture,
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Shining in a window,
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Everybody said so,
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What did Johnny have to give her,
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Johnny in a small town,
              A
Putting on a suit he had borrowed,
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Knowing she would probably,
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Leave him tomorrow,
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Weak        and alone with himself.


[Chorus]
       G        D/F#       A
And he tells himself it'll be alright,
G            D/F#            A
Happiness is just around the corner,
       G        D/F#
And he tells himself,
      A
It'll be okay,
G  D/F#  F                    A
Happi----ness is just a life away.


[Bridge]
A             Asus4
Everything is different but,
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It's all the same to him,
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Everything is nothing like it was,
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Before she came,
           E
Before she stayed,
          F#m
And went away.


[Interlude]
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[Verse 4]
         Asus4         A        Asus4
She left Johnny like a stranger,
             A        Asus4
Waiting in a small town,
              A7
Measuring the small time,
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Nights were longer than the days were,
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Living in a small town,
              A
Looking for a door he could open,
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Hoping that he wouldn't break until he broken,
Asus4 A  C
Free,
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To the heart of himself.


[Chorus]
       G        D/F#       A
And he tells himself it'll be alright,
G            D/F#            A
Happiness is just around the corner,
       G        D/F#
And he tells himself,
      A
It'll be okay,
G  D/F#  F                    A
Happi----ness is just a life away.


[Outro]
       G        D/F#       A
And he tells himself it'll be alright,
G            D/F#            A
Happiness is just around the corner,
       G        D/F#
And he tells himself,
      A
It'll be okay,
G  D/F#  F                    A  Asus4
Happi----ness is just a life away.
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A life away,
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Just a life away.
G  D/F#  G  D/F#   G  D/F#    A
G  D/F#  G  D/F#   G  A
A  Asus4  A