3 Chords used in the song: A7, D7, E7
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A7
Deep down in Louisiana, close to New Orleans,
A7
Way back up in the woods among the evergreens,
D7
There stood a log cabin made of earth and wood
A7
Where lived a country boy named Johnny B. Goode
E7
Who never ever learned to read or write so well,
A7
But he could play the guitar just like a ringin' a bell.
CHORUS:
A7
Go! Go! Go, Johnny, go! Go!
D7
Go, Johnny, go! Go!
A7
Go, Johnny, go! Go!
A7 E7
Go, Johnny, go! Go! Johnny B. Goode
He used to carry his guitar in a gunny sack,
Go sit beneath the tree by the railroad track.
Old engineers would see him sittin' in the shade,
Strummin' with the rhythm that the drivers made.
When people passed him by they would stop and say,
'oh, my but that little country boy could play'
CHORUS
His mother told him, 'someday you will be a man,
You will be the leader of a big ol' band.
Many people comin' from miles around
Will hear you play your music when the sun go down.
Maybe someday your name'll be in lights,
Sayin' 'Johnny B. Goode tonight''
CHORUS
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About this song: Johnny B Goode
Johnny B. Goode is a seminal 1958 rock and roll song by Chuck Berry, ranked by Rolling Stone as the seventh greatest song ever on their list of the 500 Greatest Songs of All Time, and the best guitar song on their list of the 100 greatest guitar songs of all time. Written by Berry in 1955, the song is a rock and roll version of the American dream