Johnny B. Goode Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Intro 1]
[Em][D][Em][D][Em][D][Em]
[G][D][Em][D][Em][D][Em][D][Em]
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[Verse 1]
[Em]Deep down in Jamaica,
close to Mandev[D]ille[Em][D]
[Em]Back up in the woods,
on [D]top of a [Em]hill[D]
There [Em]stood an old hut made of
[D]earth and [Em]wood[D][Bm]
[D]There [Em]lived a country boy named
[D]Johnny B. [Em]Goode[D]
He [Em]never learned to read and
a-write so [D]so [Em]well[D]
But he could [Em]play his guitar like [D]ringing a bell,
yell
[Em]

[Verse 2]
[D]
And said, [Em]"Go, go Johnny,
[D]Johnny B. Goo[Em]de tonight," yea[D]h
[Bm]And [D]said, "Go,[Em] go Johnny,
[D]Johnny B. Goode"
[Em]

[Verse 3]
[D]
He [Em]used to carry his guitar in
a [D]gunny [Em]sack[D]
Sit[Em]ting in a tree in the rail
[D]road [Em]track[D]
[Em]Old engineer in the train
[D]sitting in the[Em] shade[D][Bm]
[D]Str[Em]ummin' with the rhythm that
them [D]drivers made
[Em]

[Verse 4]
[D]
[Em]People passing by would
stop an[D]d say[Em][D]
Oh [Em]my, oh my,
what the [D]boy can play
[Em]

[Verse 5]
[D]
[Bm]I sa[D]id, "Oh, g[Em]o Johnny,
[D]Johnny B. Goo[Em]de tonight," yea[Asus4]h[D]
Said, [Em]"Oh oh, go J[D]ohnny, Johnny B. Goode"

[Interlude 1]
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[Verse 6]
[Em]Mama said: Son, you gotta [D]be a [Em]man (go out,
[D]be a man)
You [Em]gotta be the leader of a reg
[D]gae [Em]band[D][Bm][D]
[Em]People coming in from miles [D]around[Em][D]
To [Em]hear you play until the sun
[D]goes [Em]down[D]

[Verse 7]
[Em]Boy, someday,
your name will be in [D]the lights[Em][D]
Saying: [Em]Johnny, Johnny B. Goode [D]tonight
[Em]

[Verse 8]
[D]I s[Bm]aid, [D]"Oh, go [Em]Johnny,
[D]Johnny B. Goo[Em]de tonight," yea[D]h
[Bm]Said, "O h[Em] oh, go Johnny,
[D]Johnny you better be good"

[Verse 9]
[Em]I sa[A]id, [G]"Go, go [Em]Johnny,
[G]Joh[D]nny B. Goode [Em]tonigh[A]t"[G]
[Em]Play Johnny, "Go Johnny,
[G]Joh[D]nny B. Goo[Em]de"

[Verse 10]
[A]
I [G]said, [Em]"Go, go, go, go, go Johnny,
[D]Joh[Em]nny B[D]. Goode to[Em]night"
[A]You can hear him[Em] play,
go Johnny, better be good