Maybellene chords by Gerry And The Pacemakers

Chords with lyrics

Tuning: Standard (E MajorE A augmentedA D MajorD G+G BB E MajorE)


Intro:
D MajorD G7G7

Chorus:
G7G7
Maybellene, why can't you be true
   C7C7           G7G7
Oh Maybellene, why can't you be true
              C7C7         G7G7
You done started doin' the things you used to do

Verse 1:
G7G7
As I was motivatin over the hill
G7G7
I saw Mabellene in a Coup de Ville
G7G7
A augmentedA Cadillac a-rollin' on the open road
G7G7
Nothin' will outrun my V8 Ford
G7G7
The Cadillac doin' about ninety-five
G7G7
We's bumper to bumper, rollin' side by side

Chorus:
G7G7
Maybellene, why can't you be true
   C7C7           G7G7
Oh Maybellene, why can't you be true
                C7C7         G7G7
You done started back doin' the things you used to do

Verse 2:
G7G7
The Cadillac pulled up ahead of the Ford
G7G7
The Ford got hot and wouldn't do no more
G7G7
It then got cloudy and started to rain
G7G7
I tooted my horn for a passin' lane
G7G7
The rainwater blowin' all under my hood
G7G7
I know that I was doin' my motor good

Chorus:
G7G7
Maybellene, why can't you be true
   C7C7           G7G7
Oh Maybellene, why can't you be true
                C7C7         G7G7
You done started back doin' the things you used to do

Guitar Solo:
G7G7 C7C7 G7G7

Chorus:
G7G7
Maybellene, why can't you be true
   C7C7           G7G7
Oh Maybellene, why can't you be true
                C7C7         G7G7
You done started back doin' the things you used to do

Verse 3:
G7G7
The motor cooled down the heat went down
G7G7
And that's when I heard that highway sound
G7G7
The Cadillac sittin' like a ton of lead
G7G7
A augmentedA hundred and ten half a mile ahead
G7G7
The Cadillac lookin' like it's sittin' still
G7G7
And I caught Maybellene at the top of the hill

Chorus:
G7G7
Maybellene, why can't you be true
   C7C7           G7G7
Oh Maybellene, why can't you be true
                C7C7         G7G7
You done started back doin' the things you used to do

Outro:
D7D7 G7G7 D7D7 G7G7