Johnny B Goode

Johnny B. Goode
{Words & Music by Chuck Berry}

Intro: A-C-D | F-F-F-F  F-Eb-D-C | G#-A-F-D  F-D-F-G | Ab-Ab-G-F  Ab-Ab-G-F | G-D-F-E * |
 Bass:       | F7                | F                 | D          Db        | C      /G |


    | F    /D   /C  /A     | F  /A  /C  /D    | F      /D     /C     /A     | F7 /A  /C  /F
Deep down Louisiana close to New Orleans - way back up in the woods among the e- vergreens.
     | Bb7     /F  /D    /D    | Bb7     /D    /F  /Bb
There stood an old cabin made of earth and wood.
     | F      /A      /C  /D   | F    /D  /C   /A
Where lived a country boy named Johnny B. Goode.
    | C7    /G   /C         /G     | C7   /E  /G
Who'd never ever learned to read or write so well - 
         /C      | F     /A  /C       /D   | F      /D  /C   
     but he could play a gui-tar just like a-ringin' a bell.


        /A  | F6  /D  /C  /D | F6 /A       /C   /A | F6  /D  /C  /D |
Chorus: Go!   Go!              Go Johnny!  Go!  Go!  Go!
        F6 /A      F7/C  /F | Bb9  /D  /F  /Ab |
        Go Johnny!  Go!  Go!  Go!
        Bb6  /A       /F   /D | F6  /A  /C  /D |
        Go   Johnny!  Go!  Go!  Go!
        F6 /D       /C   /A | C7  /G  /E  /G  |  C7  /E 
        Go Johnny!  Go!  Go!  Go!                        
             /G    /C  | F6  /A  /C  /A  | F6  /E  /D  /C
             Johnny B. Goode



He used to carry his guitar in a gunny sack.
Sat beneath the tree by the railroad track.
An engineer could see him sitting in the shade -
     strumming with the rhythm that the drivers made.
The People passing by, they would stop and say
   "Oh my!  How that little country boy could play!"


{Repeat Chorus}


His mother told him, someday you will be a man.
You will be the leader of a big old band.
Many people coming from miles around -
     to hear you play your music when the sun goes down.
And maybe someday your name will be in lights - 
     saying Johnny B. Goode tonight.


{Repeat Chorus}