Maybellene chords by Chuck Berry

Chords with lyrics

MAYBELLENE
written and performed by Chuck Berry
tab transcribed by Collins Crapo

NOTE: This song was later covered by Johnny Rivers in the key of F, and by
Paul Revere and the Raiders in the key of G. I like to play it in G, but
this tab is in A augmentedA because A augmentedA is what Chuck sang it in.

(A augmentedA chord plays throughout all verses)

A augmentedA / / / 2 / / /
CHORUS:
Maybellene, why ...
     D7D7           A augmentedA
Oh, Maybellene, why can't ...
    E7E7           D7D7         A augmentedA
You've started back ...

Verse 1:
As I was motivatin' ...

(chorus)

Cadillac rolled up ahead ...

(chorus)

(instrumental, same pattern as chorus)

(chorus)

Motor cooled down, the ...

(chorus)

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