Johnny B Goode Chuck Berry

Johnny B Goode

Chuck Berry

RhythmRay

71064
0:00 2:31
Tuning Standard (E A D G B E)
Beat 4/4
Key: Bb
Capo:
No capo
Strumming 1

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Lyrics

[Intro]
| Bb | -  | -  | - |
| Eb | -  | Bb | - |
| F  | Eb | Bb | - |

[Verse 1]
    Bb
Way down Louisiana close to New Orleans,
Way back up in the woods among the evergreens.
      Eb
There stood a log cabin made of earth and wood,
      Bb
Where lived a country boy named Johnny B Good.
   F
He never ever learned to read and write so well,
             Bb
But he could play the guitar just like the ringin' a bell.

[Chorus]
     Bb
Go, go.
Go, Johnny go, go.
                Eb
Go, Johnny go, go.
                Bb
Go, Johnny go, go.
                F
Go, Johnny go, go.
           Bb
Johnny B Good.

[Verse 2]
           Bb
He used to carry his guitar in a gunny sack
And sit beneath the trees by the railroad track.
Oh,
  Eb
engineers would see him sitting in the shade
Bb
Strumming to the rhythm that the drivers made.
F
People passing by they would stop and say:
"Oh,
 Bb
my how that little country boy could play.
"

[Chorus]
     Bb
Go, go.
Go, Johnny go, go.
                Eb
Go, Johnny go, go.
                Bb
Go, Johnny go, go.
                F
Go, Johnny go, go.
           Bb
Johnny B Good.

[Solo]
| Bb | - | -  | - |
| Eb | - | Bb | - |
| F  | - | Bb | - |
| Bb | - | -  | - |
| Eb | - | Bb | - |
| F  | - | Bb | - |

[Verse 3]
    Bb
His mama told him: "Someday you will be a man,
And you will be the leader of a big old band.
  Eb
Many people coming from miles around
   Bb
To hear you play your music when the sun go down.
  F
Maybe someday your name will be in lights
       Bb
Sayin' Johnny B Good tonight."

[Chorus]
         Bb
Go, go, go,
Johnny, go.
Go, go, go, Johnny go.
         Eb
Oh, go, go, Johnny go.
         Bb
Oh, go, go, Johnny, go.

[Outro]
 F             Bb
Go. Johnny B Good.

Bars

[Intro]
| Bb | -  | -  | - |
| Eb | -  | Bb | - |
| F  | Eb | Bb | - |

[Verse 1]
| Bb | - | -  | - |
| Eb | - | Bb | - |
| F  | - | Bb | - |

Way down Louisiana close to New Orleans,
Way back up in the woods among the evergreens.
There stood a log cabin made of earth and wood,
Where lived a country boy named Johnny B Good.
He never ever learned to read and write so well,
But he could play the guitar just like the ringin' a bell.

[Chorus]
| Bb | - | -  | - |
| Eb | - | Bb | - |
| F  | - | Bb | - |

Go, go.
Go, Johnny go, go.
Go, Johnny go, go.
Go, Johnny go, go.
Go, Johnny go, go.
Johnny B Good.

[Verse 2]
| Bb | - | -  | - |
| Eb | - | Bb | - |
| F  | - | Bb | - |

He used to carry his guitar in a gunny sack
And sit beneath the trees by the railroad track.
Oh,
engineers would see him sitting in the shade
Strumming to the rhythm that the drivers made.
People passing by they would stop and say:
"Oh,
my how that little country boy could play.
"

[Chorus]
| Bb | - | -  | - |
| Eb | - | Bb | - |
| F  | - | Bb | - |

Go, go.
Go, Johnny go, go.
Go, Johnny go, go.
Go, Johnny go, go.
Go, Johnny go, go.
Johnny B Good.

[Solo]
| Bb | - | -  | - |
| Eb | - | Bb | - |
| F  | - | Bb | - |
| Bb | - | -  | - |
| Eb | - | Bb | - |
| F  | - | Bb | - |

[Verse 3]
| Bb | - | -  | - |
| Eb | - | Bb | - |
| F  | - | Bb | - |

His mama told him: "Someday you will be a man,
And 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 go down.
Maybe someday your name will be in lights
Sayin' Johnny B Good tonight."

[Chorus]
| Bb | - | -  | - |
| Eb | - | Bb | - |

Go, go, go,
Johnny, go.
Go, go, go, Johnny go.
Oh, go, go, Johnny go.
Oh, go, go, Johnny, go.

[Outro]
| F | - | Bb |

Go. Johnny B Good.

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