Maybellene Chuck Berry
MAYBELLENE
As recorded by Chuck Berry
(From the 1990 Album THE ORIGINAL CHESS CLASSICS)
Words and Music by Chuck Berry,
Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'Chuck Berry w/amp dist'
Intro
Fast Rock Q=233
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[4/4] Gtr I
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Pre-Verse
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Verses
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Chorus
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To Coda-|
To Double Coda-|
Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q D.S. al Coda
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Guitar Solo
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Q Q E E Q W H H W
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E E Q Q Q H H H H W
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Intro: A / / / / A / / / /
Chorus:
Maybellene, why can't you be true
Oh, Maybellene, why can't you be true
You've started back doin' the things you used to do.
Verse 1:
As I was motivatin' over the hill
I saw Maybellene in a Coupe de Ville
Cadillac rollin' on the open the road
Nothin' outruns my V8 Ford
Cadillac doin''bout 95
Bumper-to-bumper, rollin' side by side
Maybellene, why can't you be true
Oh, Maybellene, why can't you be true
You've started back doin' the things you used to do.
Cadillac rolled up ahead of the Ford
The Ford got hot, wouldn't do no more
It soon got cloudy and it started to rain
I tooted my horn for the passing lane
Rain was pourin' under my hood
I knew that was doin' my motor good
Maybellene, why can't you be true
Oh, Maybellene, why can't you be true
You've started back doin' the things you used to do.
SOLO: same pattern as chorus
Maybellene, why can't you be true
Oh, Maybellene, why can't you be true
You've started back doin' the things you used to do.
Motor cooled down, the heat went down
That's when I heard that highway sound
The Cadillac sittin' like a ton of lead
110 half a mile ahead
The Cadillac looked like it was sittin' still
I caught Maybellene at the top of the hill
Maybellene, why can't you be true
Oh, Maybellene, why can't you be true
You've started back doin' the things you used to do
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