Back in the U.S.A. Chuck Berry

BACK IN THE U.S.A.

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 overdrive'

Q=160

[4/4] Gtr I

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Oh well, oh well, I feel so good today,

We touched ground on an international runway

Jet propelled back home, from over the seas to the U. S. A.

New York, Los Angeles, oh, how I yearned for you

Detroit, Chicago, Chattanooga, Baton Rouge

Let alone just to be at my home back in ol' St. Lou.

Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E

 
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 |----------------|-5--5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5--5-5-5-5-5-5-|----------------|

1st, 3rd & 5th Verse

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2nd, 4th & 6th Verses

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Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E

 
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Guitar Solo

To Coda

Q E E E E E E E E E E E E S S E

 
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 |-----------------||---------------------------|

E E E E E E S S E Q Q Q E E

 
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+E E Q Q E E +Q E E E E E E

 
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 |------12-------------------|--------------------------|
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S +S +E E S +S +E E S +S +E

 
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E S +S +E E S +S +E E S +S

 
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 |-10-12b13==(12)r(12)-10-12b13==(12)r(12)-10-12b13==(12)r|
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+E E E +S +S E Q E Q E E +E E E E

 
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 |-(12)-10-12b13==(12)r(12)-12-10--10-|-------------------------|
 |-(12)-10-12b13==(12)r(12)-12-10--11-|-10-----10-(10)----10----|
 |------------------------------------|-10--12-10-(10)-12-10-12-|
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[E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E]

 
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D.S. al Coda

E E E E E S S E E E E E E +Q Q

 
 |-10-10-10-10----------------|-----------------------||
 |-10-10-10-10-12-10----------|-----------------------||
 |-------------12-10h11-11-11-|-11--------------------||
 |----------------------12-12-|-12-10----12-(12)------||
 |----------------------------|-------12-12-(12)------||
 |----------------------------|-------12-12-(12)------||

Did I miss the skyscrapers, did I miss the long freeway?

From the coast of California to the shores of Delaware Bay

You can bet your life I did, till I got back to the U. S. A.

Looking hard for a drive-in, searching for a corner caf??

Where hamburgers sizzle on an open grill night and day

Yeah, and a juke-box jumping with records like in the U.S.A.

Well, I'm so glad I'm livin' in the U.S.A.

Yes. I'm so glad I'm livin' in the U.S.A.

Anything you want, we got right here in the U.S.A.

OUTRO:

Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E

 
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Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E

 
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 |-3--3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3--3-3-3-3-3-3-|----------------|----------------*|

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{t:Back in the U.S.A.}
 {st:Chuck Berry}
 
 BACK IN THE U.S.A.
 
 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 overdrive'
 
 Q=160
 [4/4] Gtr I
 [H] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] 
 {sot}
 |------------------||-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|
 |------------10-12-||-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|
 |--------/11-------||-------------------------|
 |------------------||-------------------------|
 |------------------||-------------------------|
 |------------------||-------------------------|
 {eot}
 
 E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q
 
 {sot}
 |-10----------------------|------------------------|
 |-10-13-12-10-10----------|------------------------|
 |----13-12-10-11----------|------------------------|
 |----------------12-10----|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12---|
 |----------------------12-|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12---|
 |-------------------------|------------------------|
 {eot}
 
 E E E E E E Q Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E
 
 {sot}
 |-------------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
 |-------------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
 |-11s=9--9s7-7s5-5--|----------------|----------------|----------------|
 |-12s10-10s9-9s7-7--|----------------|----------------|-7--9-9-7-7-9-7-|
 |-------------------|-5--7-7-5-5-7-5-|-5--7-7-5-5-7-5-|-5--5-5-5-5-5-5-|
 |-------------------|-3--3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3--3-3-3-3-3-3-|----------------|
 {eot}
 
 Oh well, oh well, I feel so good today,
 We touched ground on an international runway
 Jet propelled back home, from over the seas to the U. S. A.
 
 New York, Los Angeles, oh, how I yearned for you
 Detroit, Chicago, Chattanooga, Baton Rouge
 Let alone just to be at my home back in ol' St. Lou.
 
 Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E
 
 {sot}
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 |-7--9-9-7-7-9-7-|----------------|----------------|-7--9-9-7-7-9-7-|
 |-5--5-5-5-5-5-5-|-7--9-9-7-7-9-7-|-7--9-9-7-7-9-7-|-5--5-5-5-5-5-5-|
 |----------------|-5--5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5--5-5-5-5-5-5-|----------------|
 {eot}
 
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 Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E
 
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 |----------------|-3--3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3--3-3-3-3-3-3-|----------------|
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 |----------------|-5--5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5--5-5-5-5-5-5-|----------------|
 {eot}
 
 Guitar Solo
 To Coda
 Q E E E E E E E E E E E E S S E
 
 {sot}
 |-----------------||---10-10-10-10-------------|
 |----------------o||---10-10-10-10-12----------|
 |-----------------||---------------12-10-------|
 |-7--9-9-7-7-9-7--||------------------10h11----|
 |-5--5-5-5-5-5-5-o||------------------------12-|
 |-----------------||---------------------------|
 {eot}
 
 E E E E E E S S E Q Q Q E E
 
 {sot}
 |-10-10-10-10-10-------------|-10------10-----10-|
 |-10-10-10-10-10-12-10-------|-10------10-----10-|
 |----------------12-10h11-12-|-------------------|
 |----------------------------|-------------12----|
 |----------------------------|-----12------12----|
 |----------------------------|-------------------|
 {eot}
 
 +E E Q Q E E +Q E E E E E E
 
 {sot}
 |-(10)----10--10-----13-----|--------10-12-10----------|
 |-(10)----10--10--10-12b13==|=(12)r--10-12-10-10-12-10-|
 |---------------------------|--------------------12-10-|
 |------12-------------------|--------------------------|
 |------12-------------------|--------------------------|
 |---------------------------|--------------------------|
 {eot}
 
 S +S +E E S +S +E E S +S +E
 
 {sot}
 |----------------------------------------------------------|
 |-12b13==(12)r(12)-10-12b13==(12)r(12)-10-12b13==(12)r(12)-|
 |-12b13==(12)r(12)-10-12b13==(12)r(12)-10-12b13==(12)r(12)-|
 |----------------------------------------------------------|
 |----------------------------------------------------------|
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 {eot}
 
 E S +S +E E S +S +E E S +S
 
 {sot}
 |--------------------------------------------------------|
 |-10-12b13==(12)r(12)-10-12b13==(12)r(12)-10-12b13==(12)r|
 |-10-12b13==(12)r(12)-10-12b13==(12)r(12)-10-12b13==(12)r|
 |--------------------------------------------------------|
 |--------------------------------------------------------|
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 {eot}
 
 +E E E +S +S E Q E Q E E +E E E E
 
 {sot}
 |------------------------------------|-------------------------|
 |-(12)-10-12b13==(12)r(12)-12-10--10-|-------------------------|
 |-(12)-10-12b13==(12)r(12)-12-10--11-|-10-----10-(10)----10----|
 |------------------------------------|-10--12-10-(10)-12-10-12-|
 |------------------------------------|-----12---------12----12-|
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 [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] 
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 |-10-12-13-12-10----10-12-|
 |-10-12-13-12-10-12-10-12-|
 |----------------12-------|
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 {eot}
 
 D.S. al Coda
 E E E E E S S E E E E E E +Q Q
 
 {sot}
 |-10-10-10-10----------------|-----------------------||
 |-10-10-10-10-12-10----------|-----------------------||
 |-------------12-10h11-11-11-|-11--------------------||
 |----------------------12-12-|-12-10----12-(12)------||
 |----------------------------|-------12-12-(12)------||
 |----------------------------|-------12-12-(12)------||
 {eot}
 
 Did I miss the skyscrapers, did I miss the long freeway?
 From the coast of California to the shores of Delaware Bay
 You can bet your life I did, till I got back to the U. S. A.
 
 Looking hard for a drive-in, searching for a corner caf??
 Where hamburgers sizzle on an open grill night and day
 Yeah, and a juke-box jumping with records like in the U.S.A.
 
 Well, I'm so glad I'm livin' in the U.S.A.
 Yes. I'm so glad I'm livin' in the U.S.A.
 Anything you want, we got right here in the U.S.A.
 
 OUTRO:
 
 &
 Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E
 
 {sot}
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 |-5--5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5--5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5--5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5--5-5-5-5-5-5-|
 |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
 {eot}
 
 Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E
 
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 |----------------|----------------|-7--9-9-7-7-9-7-|-7--9-9-7-7-9-7-*|
 |-5--7-7-5-5-7-5-|-5--7-7-5-5-7-5-|-5--5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5--5-5-5-5-5-5-*|
 |-3--3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3--3-3-3-3-3-3-|----------------|----------------*|
 {eot}

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