Maybellene chords by Gerry And The Pacemakers

Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)


Intro:
D  G7

Chorus:
G7
Maybellene, why can't you be true
      C7                     G7
Oh Maybellene, why can't you be true
                           C7                 G7
You done started doin' the things you used to do

Verse 1:
G7
As I was motivatin over the hill
G7
I saw Mabellene in a Coup de Ville
G7
A Cadillac a-rollin' on the open road
G7
Nothin' will outrun my V8 Ford
G7
The Cadillac doin' about ninety-five
G7
We's bumper to bumper, rollin' side by side

Chorus:
G7
Maybellene, why can't you be true
      C7                     G7
Oh Maybellene, why can't you be true
                                C7                 G7
You done started back doin' the things you used to do

Verse 2:
G7
The Cadillac pulled up ahead of the Ford
G7
The Ford got hot and wouldn't do no more
G7
It then got cloudy and started to rain
G7
I tooted my horn for a passin' lane
G7
The rainwater blowin' all under my hood
G7
I know that I was doin' my motor good

Chorus:
G7
Maybellene, why can't you be true
      C7                     G7
Oh Maybellene, why can't you be true
                                C7                 G7
You done started back doin' the things you used to do

Guitar Solo:
G7  C7 G7

Chorus:
G7
Maybellene, why can't you be true
      C7                     G7
Oh Maybellene, why can't you be true
                                C7                 G7
You done started back doin' the things you used to do

Verse 3:
G7
The motor cooled down the heat went down
G7
And that's when I heard that highway sound
G7
The Cadillac sittin' like a ton of lead
G7
A hundred and ten half a mile ahead
G7
The Cadillac lookin' like it's sittin' still
G7
And I caught Maybellene at the top of the hill

Chorus:
G7
Maybellene, why can't you be true
      C7                     G7
Oh Maybellene, why can't you be true
                                C7                 G7
You done started back doin' the things you used to do

Outro:
D7  G7  D7  G7