Johnny B. Goode

{t:Johnny B. Goode}
{st:By Chuck Berry, 1958}

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        :| d u D u d u D u |:
            (wimpy strong)
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Deep [A] down in Louisiana close to New Orleans
[A]Way back up in the woods among the evergreens
There [D] stood a log cabin made of earth and wood
Where [A] lived a country boy named Johnny B Goode
Who [E7] never ever learned to read or write so well
But he could [A] play the guitar just like ringin' a bell


{c:Chorus:}
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[A] Go! Go! Go, Johnny go! Go!
Go, Johnny go! [D] Go!
Go, Johnny, go! [A] Go!
Go, Johnny, go! [E7] Go! Johnny B. [A] Goode
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He used to [A] carry his guitar in a gunny sack
[A]Or sit beneath the tree by the railroad track
Oh an [D] engineer could see him sitting in the shade
[A] Strummin' to the rhythm that the drivers made
[E7] People passing by they'd stop and say
Oh [A] my but that little country boy can play


{c:Chorus:}
{soc}
[A] Go! Go! Go, Johnny go! Go!
Go, Johnny go! [D] Go!
Go, Johnny, go! [A] Go!
Go, Johnny, go! [E7] Go! Johnny B. [A] Goode
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His [A] mother told him some day you will be a man
[A]And you will be the leader of a big old band
[D] Many people coming from miles around
And [A] hear you play your music till the sun goes down
[E7] Maybe someday your name gonna be in light
Sayin' [A] Johnny be Goode tonight


{c:Chorus:}
{soc}
[A] Go! Go! Go, Johnny go! Go!
Go, Johnny go! [D] Go!
Go, Johnny, go! [A] Go!
Go, Johnny, go! [E7] Go! Johnny B. [A] Goode
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