Maybellene
Chuck Berry (with Fratto, Freed, 1955)
4/4 | d - D - d - D - |
1 2 3 4
Intro
| [A] | [A]
Chorus
Maybel- | [A] lene, | why can't you be | true? | [A]
Oh, Maybel- | [D7] lene, | why can't you be | [A] true? | [A]
You've | [E7] started back doing the | [D7] things you used to | [A] do | [A]
As | [A] I was motivatin' | over the hill
I | [A] saw Maybellene in a | coup de ville
A | [A] Cadillac a-rollin' on the | open road,
| [A] Nothin' will outrun my | V8 Ford
The | [A] Cadillac doin' 'bout | ninety-five,
She's | [A] bumper to bumber rollin' | side by side
Chorus
Maybel- | [A] lene, | why can't you be | true? | [A]
Oh, Maybel- | [D7] lene, | why can't you be | [A] true? | [A]
You've | [E7] started back doing the | [D7] things you used to | [A] do | [A]
The | [A] Cadillac pulled up ahead | of the Ford,
The | [A] Ford got hot and wouldn't | do no more
It | [A] then got cloudy and it | started to rain,
I | [A] tooted my horn for a | passin' lead
The | [A] rain water blowin' all | under my hood,
I | [A] knew that was doin' my | motor good
Chorus
Maybel- | [A] lene, | why can't you be | true? | [A]
Oh, Maybel- | [D7] lene, | why can't you be | [A] true? | [A]
You've | [E7] started back doing the | [D7] things you used to | [A] do | [A]
Instrumental
| [A] | [A] | [A] | [A] |
| [D7] | [D7] | [A] | [A] |
| [E7] | [D7] | [A] | [A] |
Chorus
Maybel- | [A] lene, | why can't you be | true? | [A]
Oh, Maybel- | [D7] lene, | why can't you be | [A] true? | [A]
You've | [E7] started back doing the | [D7] things you used to | [A] do | [A]
The | [A] motor cooled down, | the heat went down
And | [A] that's when I heard that | highway sound
The | [A] Cadillac a-sittin' like a | ton of lead
A | [A] hundred and ten a half a | mile ahead
The | [A] Cadillac lookin' like it's | sittin' still
And | [A] I caught Maybellene at the | top of the hill
Chorus
Maybel- | [A] lene, | why can't you be | true? | [A]
Oh, Maybel- | [D7] lene, | why can't you be | [A] true? | [A]
You've | [E7] started back doing the | [D7] things you used to | [A] do | [A]
You've | [E7] started back doing the | [D7] things you used to | [A] do | [A↓]
#Capo on 1st fret to play with original.
#Last Updated 12/1/17 JJ
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Chuck Berry (with Fratto, Freed, 1955)
4/4 | d - D - d - D - |
1 2 3 4
Intro
| [A] | [A]
Chorus
Maybel- | [A] lene, | why can't you be | true? | [A]
Oh, Maybel- | [D7] lene, | why can't you be | [A] true? | [A]
You've | [E7] started back doing the | [D7] things you used to | [A] do | [A]
As | [A] I was motivatin' | over the hill
I | [A] saw Maybellene in a | coup de ville
A | [A] Cadillac a-rollin' on the | open road,
| [A] Nothin' will outrun my | V8 Ford
The | [A] Cadillac doin' 'bout | ninety-five,
She's | [A] bumper to bumber rollin' | side by side
Chorus
Maybel- | [A] lene, | why can't you be | true? | [A]
Oh, Maybel- | [D7] lene, | why can't you be | [A] true? | [A]
You've | [E7] started back doing the | [D7] things you used to | [A] do | [A]
The | [A] Cadillac pulled up ahead | of the Ford,
The | [A] Ford got hot and wouldn't | do no more
It | [A] then got cloudy and it | started to rain,
I | [A] tooted my horn for a | passin' lead
The | [A] rain water blowin' all | under my hood,
I | [A] knew that was doin' my | motor good
Chorus
Maybel- | [A] lene, | why can't you be | true? | [A]
Oh, Maybel- | [D7] lene, | why can't you be | [A] true? | [A]
You've | [E7] started back doing the | [D7] things you used to | [A] do | [A]
Instrumental
| [A] | [A] | [A] | [A] |
| [D7] | [D7] | [A] | [A] |
| [E7] | [D7] | [A] | [A] |
Chorus
Maybel- | [A] lene, | why can't you be | true? | [A]
Oh, Maybel- | [D7] lene, | why can't you be | [A] true? | [A]
You've | [E7] started back doing the | [D7] things you used to | [A] do | [A]
The | [A] motor cooled down, | the heat went down
And | [A] that's when I heard that | highway sound
The | [A] Cadillac a-sittin' like a | ton of lead
A | [A] hundred and ten a half a | mile ahead
The | [A] Cadillac lookin' like it's | sittin' still
And | [A] I caught Maybellene at the | top of the hill
Chorus
Maybel- | [A] lene, | why can't you be | true? | [A]
Oh, Maybel- | [D7] lene, | why can't you be | [A] true? | [A]
You've | [E7] started back doing the | [D7] things you used to | [A] do | [A]
You've | [E7] started back doing the | [D7] things you used to | [A] do | [A↓]
#Capo on 1st fret to play with original.
#Last Updated 12/1/17 JJ
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