Key: F
Introduction:
Am
he cared about the old people's and little children's ears
F G A C
though he was a guitar man
D E F
he reflected and he vowed
F G A C
never will I ever be
G * G * A *
G
the man who was too loud
C
verse 2
C C6
Johnny's not a poor man
C G
no, he never gets him down
Am F G F
now that he is free he is not proud
C C6
he don't need the power
C G
just to make a sound
Am Fm G
he is not the man that he used to be
F G
oh, no, the man who was too loud
SOLO 1 (solo at the bottom)
F GA C F5
BREAK
Dm
I will play soft-ly
G Dm A#7M A#6 G
I will play soft-ly, so soft- ly now
F A# G C
'cause I was the man who was too loud
verse 3
A# C Dm F
it's not because he don't respect
G A A#
the popular music star
A# C Dm F A# Dm
you know I saw him open up for the king of the surf guitar
A# C Dm F
do not think he does not like
G A A#
the cheering of the crowd
A# C Dm F
no, he is glad that they came to see
A# D(nºte: Dm
the man who used to be
A#
the man who was to loud
F F6 F
verse 4
F(pºs F6
Johnny is a rich man
F F5 E5 D#5 D5 C
yeah, he still gets a- round
Dm A# C A#
he is glad to be the cat who meowed
F F6
he don't need the power
F(stºp) C
just to get his sound
Dm A#m C
he is not the man that he used to be
A# C
oh no, the man who was to loud
SOLO 2
A# C Dm F A#5 Dm
BREAK 2
Gm
I will play soft-ly
Gm D#7M D#6 C
I will play soft-ly, so soft- ly now
A# D# C
'cause I was the man who was too loud
F A#
I was way too loud yeah!
VERSE 5