Johnny B. Goode Chords by Chuck Berry & Bruce Springsteen
- Key: C
- BPM: 154
- Capo: no capo
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JOHNNY B. GOODE CHORDS
[Start] [Intro] C F C G F C ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ [Verse] C Deep down in Louisiana close to New Orleans C Way back up in the woods among the evergreens F There stood a log cabin made of earth and wood C Where lived a country boy named Johnny B Goode G Who never ever learned to read or write so well [Chorus] C But he could play a guitar just like aringin' a bell C7 Go go C7 Go Johnny go go F Go Johnny go go F Go Johnny go go C G Go Johnny go go C Johnny B Goode [Verse] C He used to carry his guitar in a gunny sack C Go sit beneath the tree by the railroad track F Oh the engineers would see him sitting in the shade C G Strumming with the rhythm that the drivers made ■ [Chorus] G People passing by they would stop and say C7 C Oh my that little country boy could play C Go go F Go Johnny go go C Go Johnny go go C Go Johnny go go G G7 C Go ■ Johnny go go [Bridge] F C Dsus4 G C F C ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ [Chorus] G C Johnny B Goode [Verse] C His mother told him Someday you will be a man C And you will be the leader of a big old band F ■ Many people coming from miles around C To hear you play your music when the sun go down G ■ Maybe someday your name will be in lights C Saying Johnny B Goode tonight C Go go [Chorus] F Go Johnny go ■ [Outro] C G C C7 C Go go go ■ Johnny ■ go C Go go go Johnny go C Go go go Johnny go C Go Johnny B Goode