INTRO: Am F G Am (3x) 
GF Johnny saw her riding on a street car named desire
G His fate was sealed
GF She could see him coming like a hundred other liars
G It was no big deal
GF Rosa had a lover on the shady side of town
G Tito, he was king of the streets
GF And she was his possession like a jewel on his crown
F Johnny better run, better run
AmF Better hide your heart, better hold on tight
GAm Say your prayers, 'cause there's trouble tonight
AmF When pride and love battle with desire
GAm Better hide your heart, 'cause you're playing with fire
AmFGAm Ah ah ah, hey hey hey, do do do, do do do do do
AmFGAm Ah ah ah, hey hey hey, do do do, do do do do do
GF The ride was over but the story doesn't end
G He took her heart
GF She looked him in the eye and said they couldn't meet again
G You could see the trouble start
GF The word went out that Rosa's messin' with someone
G It was on the street
GF Tito looked for Johnny with a vengeance and a gun
F Johnny better run, better run
AmF Better hide your heart, better hold on tight
GAm Say your prayers, 'cause there's trouble tonight
AmF When pride and love battle with desire
GAm Better hide your heart, 'cause you're playing with fire, come on
AmFGAm Ah ah ah, hey hey hey, do do do, do do do do do
AmFGAm Ah ah ah, hey hey hey, do do do, do do do do do Yeah!
 SOLO: Am F G AmAm F G AmG
GF Listen, Johnny's holdin' Rosa on a rooftop in the night
G As time stood still
GF They couldn't hear him coming 'til he had them both in sight
G You could feel a chill
GF A shot ran out like thunder and the blood was on her hands
G With nothing won
GF When someone lies dying, lovers finally understand, whoa!
AmF Baby hide your heart, better hold on tight
GAm Say your prayers, 'cause there's trouble tonight
AmF When pride and love battle with desire
GAm Better hide your heart, 'cause you're playing with fire, come on
AmFGAm Ah ah ah, hey hey hey, do do do, do do do do do
(Better hide your heart, better hold on tight)
AmFGAm Ah ah ah, hey hey hey, do do do, do do do do do
('Cause when pride and love battle with desire hide your heart, 'cause you're playing with fire) 
AmFGAm Ah ah ah, hey hey hey, do do do, do do do do do
(Hide your heart, hold on tight)
AmFGAm Ah ah ah, hey hey hey, do do do, do do do do do
(Say your prayers, 'cause there's trouble tonight) 
AmFGAm Ah ah ah, hey hey hey, do do do, do do do do do
AmFGAm Ah ah ah, hey hey hey, do do do, do do do do do Yeah!
(Yeah, yeah, yeah)