Imelda May - Johnny Got A Boom Boom Chords & Tabs

Composer: Imelda May
Album: Love Tattoo
Tab Composer: Jacob Morris


w = wammy
\ = slide out
Intro: Riff X1 clean, then X4 Palm muted
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------3---6-7------3-----------------------------------------------------|
E|--0w----5---5--------5---5-3-4-----------------------------------------------|




Chorus: "johnny got a boom boom"

e|------1212-------1212------------------------------12\---------------------|
B|------1212-------1212------------------------------12\---------------------|
G|------1212-------1212------------------------------12\---------------------|
D|------1111-------1111------------------------------11\---------------------|
A|---3----------3------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-5----------5----------5-----'Pause for basslick'--------------------------|

Verse: Riff X4 Palm muted
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------3---6-7------3-----------------------------------------------------|
E|--0w----5---5--------5---5-3-4-----------------------------------------------|


Chorus: "johnny got a boom boom"

e|------1212-------1212------------------------------12\---------------------|
B|------1212-------1212------------------------------12\---------------------|
G|------1212-------1212------------------------------12\---------------------|
D|------1111-------1111------------------------------11\---------------------|
A|---3----------3------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-5----------5----------5-----'Pause for basslick'--------------------------|

Bridge: 8 Bars of this chord rhythm
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/i/imelda_may/johnny_got_a_boom_boom_tab_ver_2.html ]
e|--x-5---x-5---x-x-x-5--|
B|--x-8---x-8---x-x-x-8--|
G|--x-6---x-6---x-x-x-6--|
D|--x-5---x-5---x-x-x----|
A|--x-7---x-7---x-x-x----|
E|--x-5---x-5---x-x-x----|

Chorus (variation) Between chords, strum in the bridge rhythm, if that makes sense:

e|-1212----1212--------12\---------------------------------------------------|
B|-1212----1212--------12\---------------------------------------------------|
G|-1212----1212--------12\---------------------------------------------------|
D|-1111----1111--------11\---------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Solo (after bass solo):
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-0w------55-33-55-8888-55-33-55-0000-55-33-55-8888-101110111011-88-3/5-|

Bridge: Play until next Chorus.

e|--x-5---x-5---x-x-x-5--|
B|--x-8---x-8---x-x-x-8--|
G|--x-6---x-6---x-x-x-6--|
D|--x-5---x-5---x-x-x----|
A|--x-7---x-7---x-x-x----|
E|--x-5---x-5---x-x-x----|


Chorus/ Outro (On last chord, slide all the way out):
e|-1212----1212-----1212-----12---------------12\-------------12\------------|
B|-1212----1212-----1212-----12---------------12\-------------12\------------|
G|-1212----1212-----1212-----12---------------12\-------------12\------------|
D|-1111----1111-----1111-----11---------------11\-------------11\------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------'Basslick'--------'Basslick'----------------|



I noticed that there was no good tab for this song. I love this song personally, and im 
not saying this tab is 100% correct, but i think its pretty damn close.
This song is very jazzy, very rockabilly. In saying that, the guitar is very free and 
rhythmic. I actually improvise the solo when I play it.
Its a great song, so muck around with it.
Any questions email me as fall.into.sleepxx@hotmail.com