Little Richard's Bible

Little Richard's Bible
E. John/B. Taupin/B. Carlile/A. Watt

C

C
Penniman and Macon go together
         Ab
Singing loud sweet Georgia, oh my soul
 F
Black mascara thicker than molasses
 D               G7
Sex and sinners take a toll

C
Freedom feathers falling from old Jim Crow
         Ab
Got the Mississippi Blues on the radio
F
Big Easy baking in the red-hot sun
D                 G7
Rock and roll to number one

 E7
Little Richard woke up wanting
    Am
To cast off sex and idols
      D
God whispered in his ear, come on over here
     G7
Son get yourself a Bible

E7
Pompadour piled high to the sky
  Am
Christ is coming, by and by
F                C/E
Long Tall Sally, my oh my
              E7
He's got the good book by his side

C

C
With Richard and the devil divided
    Ab
The Holy Word from Heaven's hands
     F
The sound of sweet salvation
 D                     G7
Ringing in the ears of everyman

C
Made-up looking pretty
Ab
Vanity won't prevail
      F
It's hot down South, but shut your mouth
  D               G7
Grab that old boy by the tail

chorus

C-Ab-F-C  x3

C
Ba-doo-d-dom-doo-day
Ab
Oh, tutti frutti
F
Yeah
C
Oh, yeah

C