Carol


CAROL 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) - 'Lead' Gtr II (E A D G B E) - 'Rhythm' Intro Q=160 4/4 Gtr I H E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |----------------|-8-8-8-8-8---------|-8-8-8-8-8---------|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8--| |-----------8-10-|-8-8-8-8-8----8-10-|-8-8-8-8-8----8-10-|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8--| |--------/9------|-9---------/9------|-8-8-8-8-8-/9------|-9----------------| |----------------|-------------------|-------------------|------------------| |----------------|-------------------|-------------------|------------------| |----------------|-------------------|-------------------|------------------| Pre-Verse E E +H. W W Q E E +Q E E |-8-----------------||----------|----------|----------------------| |-8-10b11-(10)------||----------|----------|------/11-(11)----/11-| |---10b12-(10)------||----------|----------|------/12-(12)----/12-| |-------------------||----------|----------|----------------------| |-------------------||----------|----------|----------------------| |-------------------||----------|----------|----------------------| +Q E E E E Q W W |--------------8----|----------|----------| |-(11)--10-----8----|----------|----------| |-(12)--10-8h9------|----------|----------| |-------------------|----------|----------| |-------------------|----------|----------| |-------------------|----------|----------| Q E E +Q E E +Q E E E Q E |----------------------|--------------------|| |------/11-(11)----/11-|-(11)--10-8---------|| |------/12-(12)----/12-|-(12)--10-8h9--9----|| |----------------------|--------------10----|| |----------------------|--------------------|| |----------------------|--------------------|| 1st & 2nd Verse W H Q E E +Q Q E S S E E Q E S S H ||-----------|-----------------|------------------------|-----------------| ||o----------|------------8----|------------------------|-----------------| ||-----------|-----------10b12-|-(10)--10--10-8h9-------|--------8h9------| ||-----------|-----------------|------------------10----|-10--10----------| ||o----------|-----------------|---------------------10-|-----------------| ||-----------|-----------------|------------------------|-----------------| W H E S +S +E +E |----------|----------------------------------| |----------|----------------------------------| |----------|--------10b12==(10)r(10)b12==(10)r| |----------|----------------------------------| |----------|----------------------------------| |----------|----------------------------------| +E +E +E E Q Q E E E E H |-----------------------------|-----------------| |-----------------------------|-----------------| |-(10)b12==(10)r(10)-8-----8--|-10-8------------| |----------------------10-----|------10-10------| |-----------------------------|-----------------| |-----------------------------|-----------------| W H Q E E |----------|--------------| |----------|--------------| |----------|---------8-10-| |----------|--------------| |----------|--------------| |----------|--------------| E E E S +S E E S +S E E E E E H |------8-10b11-(10)-8--------------8-|-10-8----8------| |-8-10----------------8-10b11-(10)---|------11--------| |------------------------------------|----------------| |------------------------------------|----------------| |------------------------------------|----------------| |------------------------------------|----------------| W H E S +S E E |----------|---------------------8-| |----------|-------------------8---| |----------|--------10b12-(10)-----| |----------|-----------------------| |----------|-----------------------| |----------|-----------------------| S +S E E E S +S E E E E E E E H |------------8-------------------------|-----------------| |-11b12-(11)---10-8--------------------|-----------------| |-------------------10b11-(10)-10-8----|-10-8------------| |-----------------------------------10-|------10-10------| |--------------------------------------|-----------------| |--------------------------------------|-----------------| W H Q E E E E S +S E E E E E E E +E E H |----------|-----------11-|-8--------------8-10-8-------|---------------------| |----------|--------------|---8-10b11-(10)--------11-10-|-8------------8------| |----------|--------------|-----------------------------|---10b12-(10)--------| |----------|--------------|-----------------------------|---------------------| |----------|--------------|-----------------------------|---------------------| |----------|--------------|-----------------------------|---------------------| W H E S +S E E |----------|-----------------------| |----------|-------------------8-8-| |----------|--------11b12-(11)-----| |----------|-----------------------| |----------|-----------------------| |----------|-----------------------| S +S E S +S E S +S E S +S E E S S E E E E E E |-----------------------------------------------------|------------------------|| |------------8------------8------------8------------8-|-------------------8-10-|| |-11b12-(11)---11b12-(11)---11b12-(11)---11b12-(11)---|-10-8h9---------/9------|| |-----------------------------------------------------|--------10-10-----------|| |-----------------------------------------------------|------------------------|| |-----------------------------------------------------|------------------------|| 1st & 2nd Chorus E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-8-8-8-8-8---------|-8-8-8-8-8---------| |-8-8-8-8-8----8-10-|-8-8-8-8-8----8-10-| |-9---------/9------|-8---------/9------| |-------------------|-------------------| |-------------------|-------------------| |-------------------|-------------------| E E E E E E E E E E +E +E +E +Q. |-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|-8----------------------------------| |-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|-8----------------------------------| |-9---------------|---10b11==(10)r(10)b11==(10)r(10)---| |-----------------|---10b12==(10)r(10)b12==(10)r(10)---| |-----------------|------------------------------------| |-----------------|------------------------------------| Q E E H W Q E E +Q Q E Q E H |------10p8----|----------|----5p3-(3)-----|-5-3--3------| |------10p8----|----------|----5p3-(3)-----|-------------| |------10p8----|----------|----5p3-(3)-----|-5-3--3------| |--------------|----------|----------------|-------------| |--------------|----------|----------------|-------------| |--------------|----------|----------------|-------------| W E Q E +Q E E E E E S S E E Q |----------|-----------------------|----------------------|| |----------|---/11--/11-(11)--10-8-|----8---8-------------|| |----------|---/12--/12-(12)--10-8h|==9-----8h9-----------|| |----------|-----------------------|-10---------10-10-----|| |----------|-----------------------|----------------------|| |----------|-----------------------|----------------------|| Guitar Break 1. E E E E E E S S E E E E E E E S S E E E S S E E E S S E |-8-8-8-8-8-----------|-8-8-8-8-8-----------|-8-----------8-----------| |-8-8-8-8-8-10-8------|-8-8-8-8-8-10-8------|-8-10-8------8-10-8------| |-9---------10-8h9----|-9---------10-8h9----|-9-10-8h9------10-8h9----| |------------------10-|------------------10-|----------10----------10-| |---------------------|---------------------|-------------------------| |---------------------|---------------------|-------------------------| E S +S +E +E +E +Q S +S |--------------------------------------------------------| |-8-10b11==(10)r(10)b11==(10)r(10)b11-(10)---------------| |-9-10b12==(10)r(10)b12==(10)r(10)b12-(10)--10b12==(10)r=| |--------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------| +E E Q Q E E E E E S +S E E S +S E |--------------------|------8-11b12-(11)-8--------------8-| |------8-----8--8----|-8-10----------------8-11b12-(11)---| |-(10)-8-----8--8-10-|------------------------------------| |--------10----------|------------------------------------| |--------------------|------------------------------------| |--------------------|------------------------------------| E E E E E E E S S E E E E S S E Q |-10-8-------------------|-8-8-8----------------| |------11-10-8---------8-|---8-8-10-8------/17--| |--------------10-/9-9---|-------10-8h9---------| |------------------------|--------------10------| |------------------------|----------------------| |------------------------|----------------------| Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q E S S E E E E E E +Q E E E E Q |-15--13--11--10--|--8--6--5--3--|-------------------8-|-(8)---------8------|| |-17--15--13--11--|-10--8--6--4--|--------------8-10-8-|-(8)--10-8---8-----o|| |-----------------|--------------|-5-5-5-5-5-/9--------|------10-8h9--------|| |-----------------|--------------|-5-------------------|--------------------|| |-----------------|--------------|---------------------|-------------------o|| |-----------------|--------------|---------------------|--------------------|| Chorus 2. E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-8-8-8-8-8---------|-8-8-8-8-8---------| |-8-8-8-8-8----8-10-|-8-8-8-8-8----8-10-| |-9---------/9------|-8---------/9------| |-------------------|-------------------| |-------------------|-------------------| |-------------------|-------------------| E E E E E E E E E E +E +E +E +Q. |-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|-8----------------------------------| |-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|-8----------------------------------| |-9---------------|---10b11==(10)r(10)b11==(10)r(10)---| |-----------------|---10b12==(10)r(10)b12==(10)r(10)---| |-----------------|------------------------------------| |-----------------|------------------------------------| Q E E H W Q E E +Q Q E Q E H |------10p8----|----------|----5p3-(3)-----|-5-3--3------| |------10p8----|----------|----5p3-(3)-----|-------------| |------10p8----|----------|----5p3-(3)-----|-5-3--3------| |--------------|----------|----------------|-------------| |--------------|----------|----------------|-------------| |--------------|----------|----------------|-------------| W E Q E +Q E E E E E S S E E Q |----------|-----------------------|----------------------*| |----------|---/11--/11-(11)--10-8-|----8---8-------------*| |----------|---/12--/12-(12)--10-8h|==9-----8h9-----------*| |----------|-----------------------|-10---------10-10-----*| |----------|-----------------------|----------------------*| |----------|-----------------------|----------------------*| Oh Carol, don't let him steal your heart away I'm gonna learn to dance if it takes me all night and day Climb into my machine so we can cruise on out I know a swingin' little joint where we can jump and shout It's not too far back off the highway, not so long a ride You park your car out in the open, you can walk inside A little cutie takes your hat and you can thank her, ma'am Every time you make the scene you find the joint is jammed Oh Carol, don't let him steal your heart away I'm gonna learn to dance if it takes me all night and day And if you wanna hear some music like the boys are playin' Hold tight, pat your foot, don't let 'em carry it away Don't let the heat overcome you when they play so loud Oh, don't the music intrigue you when they get a crowd You can't dance, I know you wish you could I got my eyes on you baby, 'cause you dance so good Oh Carol, don't let him steal your heart away I'm gonna learn to dance if it takes me all night and day Don't let him steal your heart away I've got to learn to dance if it takes you all night and day Oh Carol