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