JOHNNY ARE YOU QUEER? - Screeching Weasel
Chord names are written above the tab.
Lyrics are written below the tab, but not in-sync exactly.
Listen to the record for the timing of the lyrics. Also, some of
the lyrics may be wrong, they're not printed in the liner notes.
[intro:]
G# D# G# D#
| e | 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 |
| B | 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 |
| G | |
| D | |
| A | |
| E | |
[verse 1 & chorus 1:]
G# D# G# D#
| e | |
| B | |
| G | 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 |
| D | 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 |
| A | 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 |
| E | 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 |
Johnny what's the deal, boy? Is your love for real, boy?
C# G# D# D/D#
| e | |
| B | |
| G | 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 7/8 8 8 8 8 8 8 |
| D | 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 7/8 8 8 8 8 8 8 |
| A | 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 5/6 6 6 6 6 6 6 |
| E | 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 |
When the lights are low, you never hold me close
G# D# G# D#
| e | |
| B | |
| G | 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 |
| D | 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 |
| A | 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 |
| E | 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 |
I saw you today, boy Walking with the straight boys
C# G# D#
| e | |
| B | |
| G | 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 |
| D | 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 |
| A | 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 |
| E | 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 |
Johnny you hurt me so, now I gotta know: Johnny are you
G# G# /A# /B /C /C# G# C# G# D#
| e | |
| B | |
| G | 6 6 6 6 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 |
| D | 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 8 8 9 9 10106 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 |
| A | 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 8 8 9 9 10104 4 6 6 4 4 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 |
| E | 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 6 6 7 7 8 8 4 4 4 4 |
Queer? 'Cause when I see you dancin' with your
D# C# G# C# G# D#
| e | |
| B | |
| G | 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 6 6 6 6 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 |
| D | 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 |
| A | 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 4 4 6 6 4 4 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 |
| E | 4 4 4 4 |
friends I can't help wonderin' where I stand
[verse 2 & chorus 2:]
G# D# G# D#
| e | |
| B | |
| G | 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 |
| D | 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 |
| A | 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 |
| E | 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 |
I'm so afraid I'll lose you if I can't seduce you
C# G# D# D/D#
| e | |
| B | |
| G | 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 7/8 8 8 8 8 8 8 |
| D | 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 7/8 8 8 8 8 8 8 |
| A | 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 5/6 6 6 6 6 6 6 |
| E | 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 |
Is there something more? Johnny come on strong
G# D# G# D#
| e | |
| B | |
| G | 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 |
| D | 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 |
| A | 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 |
| E | 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 |
Oh why! are you so weird boy? Johnny are you queer, boy?
C# G# D#
| e | |
| B | |
| G | 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 |
| D | 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 |
| A | 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 |
| E | 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 |
When I make the play, you're pushing me away Johnny are you
G# G# /A# /B /C /C# G# C# G# D#
| e | |
| B | |
| G | 6 6 6 6 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 |
| D | 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 8 8 9 9 10106 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 |
| A | 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 8 8 9 9 10104 4 6 6 4 4 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 |
| E | 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 6 6 7 7 8 8 4 4 4 4 |
Queer? 'Cause when I see you dancin' with your
D# C# G# C# G# D#
| e | |
| B | |
| G | 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 6 6 6 6 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 |
| D | 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 |
| A | 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 4 4 6 6 4 4 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 |
| E | 4 4 4 4 |
friends I can't help wonderin' where I stand
[jump up half a step and play two extra bars:]
/e
| e | |
| B | |
| G | /9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 8/9 9 9 9 9 9 9 |
| D | /7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 6/7 7 7 7 7 7 7 |
| A | /7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 6/7 7 7 7 7 7 7 |
| E | |
[verse 3:]
A e A e
| e | |
| B | |
| G | 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 |
| D | 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 |
| A | 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 |
| E | 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 |
Oh! Johnny you're forsaking the love you could be taking
D A e
| e | |
| B | |
| G | 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 8/9 9 9 9 9 9 9 |
| D | 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 8/9 9 9 9 9 9 9 |
| A | 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 6/7 7 7 7 7 7 7 |
| E | 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 |
I wanna give it to you, but you never come through
A e A e
| e | |
| B | |
| G | 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 |
| D | 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 |
| A | 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 |
| E | 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 |
Oh why! are you so weird, boy? Johnny are you queer, boy?
D A e
| e | |
| B | |
| G | 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 |
| D | 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 |
| A | 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 |
| E | 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 |
WhenIaskedyouforadate, I thought that you were gay Johnny are you
[there is no 3rd chorus; after verse 3 it goes into the ending:]
A e A e
| e | |
| B | |
| G | 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 |
| D | 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 |
| A | 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 |
| E | 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 |
Queer?
A e A e
| e | |
| B | |
| G | 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 |
| D | 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 |
| A | 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 |
| E | 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 |
Johnny are you queer, boy? Johnny are you queer, boy?
[repeat the above a few times, then end on a single e chord like
this:]
A e A e
| e | |
| B | |
| G | 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 |
| D | 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 9 |
| A | 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 |
| E | 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 |
Johnny are you queer, boy? Johnny are you queer!?