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Intro: N.C. Bb majorBb e|----------5/6-6-6-5/6-6-6-6-6-6------------------------------------| BB|-------6--5/6-6-6-5/6-6-6-6-6-6-9-8-6-6----------------------------| G+G|---6h7--------------------------------6h7--------------------------| D MajorD|-8----------------------------------------8-6--8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-----| A augmentedA|-----------------------------------------------8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-----| E MajorE|-------------------------------------------------------------------| Eb MajorEb e|--------------------------------6----------------------------------| BB|-6-----6----------------6-------6-------6-------6-------6----------| G+G|-6-7-8-6h7----8b9--8b10---8b10----8b10----8b10-----8b10------------| D MajorD|------------8------------------------------------------------------| A augmentedA|-------------------------------------------------------------------| E MajorE|-------------------------------------------------------------------| Bb majorBb FF Eb MajorEb e|-------------------------------------------6---9-8-6------------------------| BB|------6-------6------6------6------6---------6-------9-8-6-6---8---6--------| G+G|-8b10---8b10----8b10---8b10---8b10---8b10------------------6h7-8---6h7-7----| D MajorD|-----------------------------------------------------------------8-----8----| A augmentedA|----------------------------------------------------------------------------| E MajorE|----------------------------------------------------------------------------| Bb majorBb FF e|------------------------------------| BB|---6---8-6--------------------------| G+G|---6h7-8-6h7-7/---------------------| D MajorD|-8-----------8/---10-10-10-10-10----| A augmentedA|------------------8--8--8--8--8-----| E MajorE|------------------------------------| Verse 1: Bb majorBb Way down in Louisiana down to New Orleans Way back up in the woods among the evergreens Eb MajorEb There stood a log cabin made of earth and wood Bb majorBb Where lived a country boy named Johnny B. Goode FF Who never ever learned to read or write so well Bb majorBb But he could play a guitar just like he's ringin' a bell Chorus: Bb majorBb Go Go e|---------------------| BB|-/9--9--9--11~\------| G+G|-/10-10-10-10~\------| D MajorD|---------------------| A augmentedA|---------------------| E MajorE|---------------------| Bb majorBb Go Johnny Go Go e|---------------------| BB|-/9--9--9--11~\------| G+G|-/10-10-10-10~\------| D MajorD|---------------------| A augmentedA|---------------------| E MajorE|---------------------| Eb MajorEb Go Johnny Go Go Go e|---------------------| BB|-/9--9--9--11~\------| G+G|-/10-10-10-10~\------| D MajorD|---------------------| A augmentedA|---------------------| E MajorE|---------------------| Bb majorBb Go Johnny Go Go e|---------------------| BB|-/9--9--9--11~\------| G+G|-/10-10-10-10~\------| D MajorD|---------------------| A augmentedA|---------------------| E MajorE|---------------------| FF Go Johnny Go Go Go e|---------------------| BB|-/9--9--9--11~\------| G+G|-/10-10-10-10~\------| D MajorD|---------------------| A augmentedA|---------------------| E MajorE|---------------------| Bb majorBb Johnny B. Goode
Verse 2: Bb majorBb He used to carry his guitar in a gunny sack And sit beneath the trees by the railroad track Eb MajorEb The engineers would see him sittin' in the shade Bb majorBb Strummin' to the rhythm that the driver made FF When people passed him by they would stop and say Bb majorBb Oh my that little country boy sure can play Chorus: Bb majorBb Go Go e|---------------------| BB|-/9--9--9--11~\------| G+G|-/10-10-10-10~\------| D MajorD|---------------------| A augmentedA|---------------------| E MajorE|---------------------| Bb majorBb Go Johnny Go Go e|---------------------| BB|-/9--9--9--11~\------| G+G|-/10-10-10-10~\------| D MajorD|---------------------| A augmentedA|---------------------| E MajorE|---------------------| Eb MajorEb Go Johnny Go Go Go e|---------------------| BB|-/9--9--9--11~\------| G+G|-/10-10-10-10~\------| D MajorD|---------------------| A augmentedA|---------------------| E MajorE|---------------------| Bb majorBb Go Johnny Go Go e|---------------------| BB|-/9--9--9--11~\------| G+G|-/10-10-10-10~\------| D MajorD|---------------------| A augmentedA|---------------------| E MajorE|---------------------| FF Go Johnny Go Go Go Bb majorBb Johnny B. Goode Solo: Bb majorBb e|-----------------------------------------------------------6~~---| BB|-/9--9--9--11---6----------6------------8-------------6-8--6~~---| G+G|-/10-10-10-10---8b10br8p6h8---6-----6----8-8-6h7---6h7-----------| D MajorD|-------------------------------8-6---8----------8----------------| A augmentedA|-----------------------------------------------------------------| E MajorE|-----------------------------------------------------------------| Bb majorBb Eb MajorEb e|-8b9--8p6-----6--------------------------------------------------| BB|----------8-6---8b9-8-6--------------------8-8-----8-8-----------| G+G|------------------------8p6-----------6----8-8-6---8-8-6---------| D MajorD|----------------------------8-8~~---8---8--------8-------8-------| A augmentedA|-----------------------------------------------------------------| E MajorE|-----------------------------------------------------------------| Eb MajorEb Bb majorBb e|-----------------------6-------10-------13~~--15-13-15b17br15p13-15-13~--| BB|--8---8-8b9br8---------------------12/14---------------------------------| G+G|--8-6-8-8b9br8-6---6-6/8---8/10------------------------------------------| D MajorD|----------------8--------------------------------------------------------| A augmentedA|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| E MajorE|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| FF Bb majorBb e|-15----13-12-11-------------------------------------------------------------------| BB|----15----------13b15br13p11--------11-------11-------9------6------6-------------| G+G|-----------------------------13b15----13b15----10b12----8b10---8b10---6-----------| D MajorD|------------------------------------------------------------------------8-6-8~~---| A augmentedA|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------| E MajorE|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------| Bb majorBb e|---------------6--------------------------------------------------------------| BB|---------------6----8-6----8-6-----8-6---------8-8-----8-8---------8-6--------| G+G|-x-x-x-----6h7------8-6h7--8-6h7---8-6h7~~\----8-8-6---8-8-6h7-----8-6-7-7~---| D MajorD|-x-x-x-8-8--------8--------------8-------------------8---------8-8-------8~---| A augmentedA|------------------------------------------------------------------------------| E MajorE|------------------------------------------------------------------------------| Eb MajorEb Bb majorBb e|-------------------------------------------------------------------| BB|-----6------6---6---6-------6------6---6---6---6-------------------| G+G|---6-8b10~~~b10-b10-b10br8-6-8b10~~~b10-b10-b10-10br8p6------------| D MajorD|-8----------------------------------------------------8p6-8~~~-----| A augmentedA|-------------------------------------------------------------------| E MajorE|-------------------------------------------------------------------| FF Bb majorBb e|-------------------------------------------------------------------| BB|-------------------------------------------------------------------| G+G|----------------------------5-5-5----------------------------------| D MajorD|-15\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\-3-3-3-11\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\-----| A augmentedA|-------------------------------------------------------------------| E MajorE|-------------------------------------------------------------------| (Gradually slide down, picking palm muted) Chorus: Bb majorBb Go Go e|---------------------| BB|-/9--9--9--11~\------| G+G|-/10-10-10-10~\------| D MajorD|---------------------| A augmentedA|---------------------| E MajorE|---------------------| Bb majorBb Go Johnny Go Go e|---------------------| BB|-/9--9--9--11~\------| G+G|-/10-10-10-10~\------| D MajorD|---------------------| A augmentedA|---------------------| E MajorE|---------------------| Eb MajorEb Go Johnny Go Go Go e|---------------------| BB|-/9--9--9--11~\------| G+G|-/10-10-10-10~\------| D MajorD|---------------------| A augmentedA|---------------------| E MajorE|---------------------| Bb majorBb Go Johnny Go Go e|---------------------| BB|-/9--9--9--11~\------| G+G|-/10-10-10-10~\------| D MajorD|---------------------| A augmentedA|---------------------| E MajorE|---------------------| FF Go Johnny Go Go Go e|---------------------| BB|-/9--9--9--11~\------| G+G|-/10-10-10-10~\------| D MajorD|---------------------| A augmentedA|---------------------| E MajorE|---------------------| Bb majorBb Johnny B. Goode Verse 3: Bb majorBb Well his mama told him one day you will be a man You will be the leader of a big old band Eb MajorEb Many people coming from miles around Bb majorBb To hear you play your music when the sun go down FF Maybe someday your name will be in lights Bb majorBb Sayin' Johnny BB Goode tonight Chorus: Bb majorBb Go Go e|---------------------| BB|-/9--9--9--11~\------| G+G|-/10-10-10-10~\------| D MajorD|---------------------| A augmentedA|---------------------| E MajorE|---------------------| Bb majorBb Go Johnny Go Go e|---------------------| BB|-/9--9--9--11~\------| G+G|-/10-10-10-10~\------| D MajorD|---------------------| A augmentedA|---------------------| E MajorE|---------------------| Eb MajorEb Go Johnny Go Go Go e|---------------------| BB|-/9--9--9--11~\------| G+G|-/10-10-10-10~\------| D MajorD|---------------------| A augmentedA|---------------------| E MajorE|---------------------| Bb majorBb Go Johnny Go Go e|---------------------| BB|-/9--9--9--11~\------| G+G|-/10-10-10-10~\------| D MajorD|---------------------| A augmentedA|---------------------| E MajorE|---------------------| FF Go Johnny Go Go Go e|---------------------| BB|-/9--9--9--11~\------| G+G|-/10-10-10-10~\------| D MajorD|---------------------| A augmentedA|---------------------| E MajorE|---------------------| Bb majorBb Johnny B. Goode *********************************** | / Slide up | \ Slide down | h Hammer-on | ~ Vibrato | x Dead note | b Bend | br Bend release
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