G Em Bm D 2x

[Verse 1]
G
Born in the summer
Em
Handsome and tall
Bm                     D
Golden child seemed to have it all
G
But he was never happy
Em
Never sad
Bm                                       D
Teacher said it's just a phase and he'll grow out of it
G
Older now
Em
Saw the sign
Bm                                    D
Looking for that magnetic, outgoing, shine a light kind
G
One day
Em
The world just slipped
Bm                   D
Hush little baby on a sinking ship

[Chorus]
G                     C
Oh, Johnny, won't you come outside
D                         C
Don't you know it's not polite to hide
G                     C            D       C
Oh, Johnny, won't you come outside please
Oh
G                     C
Oh, Johnny, won't you come outside
D                         C
Don't you know it's not polite to hide
G                     C             D
Oh, Johnny, won't you come outside for me

[Harmonica solo]
G Em Bm D
G Em Bm D

[Verse 2]
G        Em
Seroxat, amphetamine
Bm                           D
Doctor says to stimulate the dopamine
G            Em
Electro-shock therapy
Bm                                    D
We'll have a well-adjusted member of society, you'll see
G                                 Em
But he dreams the meadows and the quiet places
     Bm                         D
On a motorcycle riding thru the Willamina timber
G              Em
A warm breeze, a soft trip
Bm                           D              D7
Mother's little helper and a morphine drip

[Chorus]
G                     C
Oh, Johnny, won't you come outside
D                         C
Don't you know it's not polite to hide
G                     C             D       C
Oh, Johnny, won't you come outside please
Oh
G                     C
Oh, Johnny, won't you come outside
D                         C
Don't you know it's not polite to hide
G                     C             D
Oh, Johnny, won't you come outside for me

[Guitar solo]
G C D C
G C D D

[Chorus]
G                     C
Oh, Johnny, won't you come outside
D                         C
Don't you know it's not polite to hide
G                     C             D       C
Oh, Johnny, won't you come outside please
Oh
G                     C
Oh, Johnny, won't you come outside
D                         C
Don't you know it's not polite to hide
G                     C             D       D7  G
Oh, Johnny, won't you come outside for me