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Artist: Jackie DeShannon
Canonical path: /jackie-deshannon/so-long-johnny
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So Long Johnny
Read So Long Johnny lyrics by Jackie DeShannon on LyroVerse, with linked artist context and related song paths.
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So Long Johnny
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F Am
Hold me close, show me a smile
Bb7
I'll just be gone for a little while
F Fm
Johnny, so long Johnny
F
Promise you'll wait for me
Ummm, wait for me
I'll write twice every day
Here in my heart you'll always stay
Trust me, so long Johnny
Promise you'll wait for me
Ummm, wait for me
F Bb D# Cm
There is a boy I left behind, he?s in love with me
F Bb D# Cm
And I want to see him and try to explain he and I owe you
F Bb D#
Let me come to you with a love that is free
A
Not one that's chained to me
Johnny, Dear, please understand
It's gonna be just the way we planned
Hold on, so long Johnny
I'm coming back to you
Oh, Johnny wait for me
I'm coming back to you
Oh, Johnny wait for me
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Jackie DeShannon performs "So Long Johnny", and this lyric page sits inside the Jackie DeShannon catalog on LyroVerse.
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