capo 2
Verse 1 :
When [Em] Johnny comes marching home again
[G] Hurrah! Hurrah!
We'll [Em] give him a hearty welcome then
[G] Hurrah! [B7] Hurrah!
The [G] men will cheer and the [D] boys will shout
The [Em] ladies they will [B7] all turn out
And we'll [Em] all [D] feel [C] gay [B7] when
[Em] Johnny comes [B7] marching [Em] home.
Verse 2 :
Get [Em] ready for the Jubilee,
[G] Hurrah! Hurrah!
We'll [Em] give the hero three times three,
[G] Hurrah! [B7] Hurrah!
The [G] laurel wreath is ready [D] now
To [Em] place upon his loyal [B7] brow
And we'll [Em] all [D] feel [C] gay [B7] when
[Em] Johnny comes [B7] marching [Em] home.
Verse 3 :
In [Em] eighteen hundred and sixty-one (1861)
[G] Hurrah! Hurrah!
That [Em] was when the war begun
[G] Hurrah! [B7] Hurrah!
In [G] eighteen hundred and sixty-[D] two (1862)
Both [Em] sides were falling [B7] to
And we'll [Em] all [D] drink [C] stone [B7] wine
[Em] Johnny comes [B7] marching [Em] home.
Verse 4 :
In [Em] eighteen hundred and sixty-three (1863)
[G] Hurrah! Hurrah!
Old [Em] Abe, he ended slavery
[G] Hurrah! [B7] Hurrah!
In [Em] eighteen hundred and sixty-[D] three
Old [G] Abe, he ended [B7] slavery
And we'll [Em] all [D] drink [C] stone [B7] wine
[Em] Johnny comes [B7] marching [Em] home.
Verse 5 :
In [Em] eighteen hundred and sixty-four (1864)
[G] Hurrah! Hurrah!
Abe [Em] called for five hundred thousand more,
[G] Hurrah! [B7] Hurrah!
In [Em] eighteen hundred and sixty-[D] five (1865)
They [G] talked rebellion-[B7] strife
And we'll [Em] all [D] drink [C] stone [B7] wine
[Em] Johnny comes [B7] marching [Em] home.