000010 = C/D ^ = sing high
000230 = D9 . = sing low
3x5435 = G9
020200 = E7/4
002010 = Am7
002000 = Em
320200 = Gmaj7/9
020230 = E7/4*
668786 = Ebmaj7
[Intro] C G C/D D9 C G C/D D9
G G9 G Bm E7/4 E (c,d)
Jo-an- na, I love you,
Am7 Em Am7 D9
you're the one, the one for me
Gmaj7/9
I'm in love, and I_i won't lie.
E7/4* E E Am
she's_my girl_and al-ways on_my mi-nd.
Am Am7
She gives me her lo-ve and_a feeling that's ri-ght,
C/D D9
never_lets_me DO~WN, 'specially at night, so
Gmaj7/9
I'm gonna do the best I can
E7/4* E Am
to please that girl and be her only man you see
Am7
she picks me up when_!I'm feeling low
C/D D9
and_that's_why_baby_I've GOT to LET you KNOW
G G9 G Bm E7/4 E (c,d)
Jo-an- na, I love you,
Am7 Em Am7 D9
you're the one, the one for me
C G
SHE's the one, the ONE for me
C/D
SHE's_the_kind_o'_girl makes you feel nice.
C G
So I'll try my best to_DO what's ri~ght
C/D
take her for a ride everything's fine
G G9 G Bm E7/4 E (c,d)
Jo-an- na, I love you,
Am7 Em Am7 D9
you're the one, the one for me
Gmaj7/9
Searched so far..searched ^so lo^-.ng,
E7/4* E
(to find someone) someone to ^count_^on.
Am Am7
^Now I feel .I've got_it_right ^he-.re,
C/D D9
^found it in you baby, .you .my ^dear
Gmaj7/9
We can do ^all night so ^ni.~^ce
E7/4*
we'll have it a^-l-l_
E E Am
and ^everything will be ^al-.ri~ght,
Am7
I'm ^PR-O-mising you, take_it from ME
C/D D9
^take_it home ba^.by, take_it_home .to^NIGHT
C G
SHE's the one, the ONE for me
C/D
SHE's_the_kind_o'_girl makes you feel nice.
C G
So I'll try my best to_DO what's ri~ght
C/D
take her for a ride everything's fine
Ebmaj7 F Ebmaj7 F
Oooooo, Jo-anna
Ebmaj7 F Ebmaj7 C/D
Oooooo, Jo-anna
//: G G9 G Bm E7/4 E E(c,d)
Jo-an-na, I love you
Am7 Em Am7 D9
you're the one, the one for me x3
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Chart performance
The song was an immediate hit peaking at #2 in the US for one week, behind \"Karma Chameleon\" by Culture Club. Additionally, the track reached #2 in the UK as well as #1 on the US R&B chart. The song was declared the most-played pop song in 1984.
Kool & the Gang is an American band formed in Jersey City, New Jersey, in 1964 by brothers Robert \"Kool\" Bell and Ronald Bell, with Dennis \"D.T.\" Thomas, Robert \"Spike\" Mickens, Charles Smith, George Brown, and Ricky West. They have undergone numerous changes in personnel and have explored many musical styles throughout their history, including jazz, soul, funk, rock, and pop music.
Their most successful albums include Ladies' Night (1979), Celebrate! (1980), and Emergency (1984), their highest selling album with two million copies sold in the US. Their hit singles during this period included \"Ladies' Night\", the US number one \"Celebration\", \"Get Down on It\", \"Joanna\", \"Misled\", and \"Cherish\". The band continues to perform worldwide, including as support for Van Halen in 2012 and their fiftieth-anniversary tour in 2014.
