INTRO: C F G C F G C Johnny Mack lived near Maple Creek F He was long and lean and tough C A level head and a steady hand F And a wizard with the puck C G F And once across the blue line, oh G He'd never let you down F G F You could tell by the look in his coal black eyes G C G That boy was glory bound C He could bring the home town to its feet F With a goal in overtime C The scouts had pegged him sure enough F It was just a matter of time C G If there was any justice in this world F G He'd be picked in the second round F G C F 'Cause he had the goods, there was no denying G C G That boy was glory bound C One afternoon before a game F I stopped by Johnny's place C With my father's car and a feeling in my heart F That night we'd take first place C G F There was something that he'd left behind G He'd fetch it back in town F G C F I never dreamt it at the time G C That fate would strike him down BRIDGE: Am G C Ohh, we phoned the Mounties when he didn't show Am G C They found him in a ditch between here and Shaunavon G Roof caved in and it's fifty below F G Sirens wail and the blizzard blows INTERLUDE: G C F G C F G C Oh, Johnny died young, but I grew old F And since that time I've come to think C When I see his name engraved on trophies F Or his picture in a case in the Kinsmen's rink C G F He somehow slipped the bonds of time G He's gained himself renown F G C F And I've started on that slow slide back G C But he's forever glory bound F G C F And I've started on that slow slide back G C F But he's forever glory bound OUTRO: G C F Ai yi yi yi yi yi yi yi yi yi yi yiiiii G C F Ai yi yi yi yi yi yi yi yi yi yi yiiiii G C F Ai yi yi yi yi yi yi yi yi yi yi yiiiii G C Ai yi yi yi yi yi yi yi yi yi yi yiiiii F G C F G CFCGC Aaah aaaaaaaaaaaaaah