Charming Billy chords by Johnny Preston

Charming Billy:Billy Preston.
105 on BB Hot
100 on MERCURY Records in 1960.

INTRO: D

#1.
D
Can you really rock and roll Billy Boy, Billy Boy?
                                      A
Can you really rock and roll Charming Billy?
             G                    D
I can really rock and roll, I can even do The Stroll.
D                       A                D
But I'm a young man and I can't leave my mother.

#2.
D
Can you play your guitar Billy Boy, Billy Boy?
                                  A
Can you play your guitar Charming Billy?
      G                 D
I can play my guitar on stage and in my car.
D                       A                D
But I'm a young man and I can't leave my mother.

#3.
D
Can you blow your saxophone Billy Boy, Billy Boy?
                                     A
Can you blow your saxophone Charming Billy?
      G                               D
I can blow my saxophone but sometimes I blow it wrong.
D                       A                D
But I'm a young man and I can't leave my mother.


INTERLUDE: Bb Eb Cm Eb Ab Bb Eb

#4.
Eb
Can you ride a motor scooter Billy Boy, Billy Boy?
                                      Bb
Can you ride a motor scooter Charming Billy?
      Ab                                 Eb
I can ride my motor scooter cause it's a ring-tail tooter.
Eb                      Bb               Eb
But I'm a young man and I can't leave my mother.

#5.
Eb
Can you get yourself a date Billy Boy, Billy Boy?
                                     Bb
Can you get yourself a date Charming Billy?
      Ab                       Eb
I can get myself a date, but I always show up late.
Eb                  Bb               Eb
I'm a young man and I can't leave my mother.

OUTRO:
      E                           Db      E
I can really rock and roll, I can play my guitar..
                  A                   B
and I blow my saxophone now, Charming Billy.
      Ab            B                    E
I can ride my motor scooter cause it's a ring-tail tooter.
E                   B                E
I'm a young man and I can't leave my mother.



A sixties smash from Kraziekhat.