Johnny Be Goode


Great cover of Chuck Berry's 1958 Rock 'n Roll standart, recorded for the 1985 movie Back To The Future. Vocals in this version by Mark Campbell, guitar by Tim May. "All right guys, it's a blues riff in B, watch me for the changes, and try and keep up, OK?" -------------- Chords Used -------------- Bb Eb F e|---------------------| B|---------------------| G|---------------------| D|------8---10---------| A|--8---6---8----------| E|--6------------------| (All chords should be played in a blues shuffle) --------- Intro --------- NC Bb e|----------5/6-6-6-5/6-6-6-6-6-6------------------------------------| B|-------6--5/6-6-6-5/6-6-6-6-6-6-9-8-6-6----------------------------| G|---6h7--------------------------------6h7--------------------------| D|-8----------------------------------------8-6--8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-----| A|-----------------------------------------------8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-----| E|-------------------------------------------------------------------| Eb e|--------------------------------6----------------------------------| B|-6-----6----------------6-------6-------6-------6-------6----------| G|-6-7-8-6h7----8b9--8b10---8b10----8b10----8b10-----8b10------------| D|------------8------------------------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------------------------| Bb F Eb e|-------------------------------------------6---9-8-6------------------------| B|------6-------6------6------6------6---------6-------9-8-6-6---8---6--------| G|-8b10---8b10----8b10---8b10---8b10---8b10------------------6h7-8---6h7-7----| D|-----------------------------------------------------------------8-----8----| A|----------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------| Bb F e|------------------------------------| B|---6---8-6--------------------------| G|---6h7-8-6h7-7/---------------------| D|-8-----------8/---10-10-10-10-10----| A|------------------8--8--8--8--8-----| E|------------------------------------| --------- Verse 1 --------- Bb Way down in Louisiana down to New Orleans Way back up in the woods among the evergreens Eb There stood a log cabin made of earth and wood Bb Where lived a country boy named Johnny B. Goode F Who never ever learned to read or write so well Bb But he could play a guitar just like he's ringin' a bell --------- Chorus --------- Bb [Riff1] Go Go [Riff1] Go Johnny Go Go Eb [Riff1] Go Johnny Go Go Go Bb [Riff1] Go Johnny Go Go F [Riff1] Go Johnny Go Go Go Bb Johnny B. Goode (Riff1) e|---------------------| B|-/9--9--9--11~\------| G|-/10-10-10-10~\------| D|---------------------| A|---------------------| E|---------------------| --------- Verse 2 --------- (Play Like Verse 1) He used to carry his guitar in a gunny sack And sit beneath the trees by the railroad track The engineers would see him sittin' in the shade Strummin' to the rhythm that the driver made When people passed him by they would stop and say Oh my that little country boy sure can play --------- Chorus --------- Bb [Riff1] Go Go [Riff1] Go Johnny Go Go Eb [Riff1] Go Johnny Go Go Go Bb [Riff1] Go Johnny Go Go F [Riff1] Go Johnny Go Go Go Bb Johnny B. Goode --------- Solo --------- Bb e|-----------------------------------------------------------6~~---| B|-/9--9--9--11---6----------6------------8-------------6-8--6~~---| G|-/10-10-10-10---8b10r8p6h8---6-----6----8-8-6h7---6h7------------| D|-------------------------------8-6---8----------8----------------| A|-----------------------------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------------------------| Bb Eb e|-8b9--8p6-----6--------------------------------------------------| B|----------8-6---8b9-8-6--------------------8-8-----8-8-----------| G|------------------------8p6-----------6----8-8-6---8-8-6---------| D|----------------------------8-8~~---8---8--------8-------8-------| A|-----------------------------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------------------------| Eb Bb e|-----------------------6-------10-------13~~--15-13-15b17r15p13-15-13~--| B|--8---8-8b9r8---------------------12/14---------------------------------| G|--8-6-8-8b9r8-6---6-6/8---8/10------------------------------------------| D|----------------8-------------------------------------------------------| A|------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------------------------------------------| F Bb e|-15----13-12-11-------------------------------------------------------------------| B|----15----------13b15r13p11--------11-------11-------9------6------6--------------| G|-----------------------------13b15----13b15----10b12----8b10---8b10---6-----------| D|------------------------------------------------------------------------8-6-8~~---| A|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------| Bb e|---------------6--------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------6----8-6----8-6-----8-6---------8-8-----8-8---------8-6--------| G|-x-x-x-----6h7------8-6h7--8-6h7---8-6h7~~\----8-8-6---8-8-6h7-----8-6-7-7~---| D|-x-x-x-8-8--------8--------------8-------------------8---------8-8-------8~---| A|------------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------------------------------------------------| Eb Bb e|-------------------------------------------------------------------| B|-----6------6---6---6-------6------6---6---6---6-------------------| G|---6-8b10~~~b10-b10-b10r8-6-8b10~~~b10-b10-b10-10r8p6--------------| D|-8----------------------------------------------------8p6-8~~~-----| A|-------------------------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------------------------| F Bb e|-------------------------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------------------------------| G|----------------------------5-5-5----------------------------------| D|-15\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\-3-3-3-11\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\-----| A|-------------------------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------------------------| (Gradually slide down, picking palm muted) --------- Chorus --------- Bb [Riff1] Go Go [Riff1] Go Johnny Go Go Eb [Riff1] Go Johnny Go Go Go Bb [Riff1] Go Johnny Go Go F [Riff1] Go Johnny Go Go Go Bb Johnny B. Goode --------- Verse 3 --------- (Play Like Verse 1) Well his mama told him one day you will be a man You will be the leader of a big old band People gonna come from miles around To listen to your playin' till the sun goes down And one day maybe your name gonna be in lights Sayin' Johnny B Goode tonight --------- Chorus --------- Bb [Riff1] Go Go [Riff1] Go Johnny Go Go Eb [Riff1] Go Johnny Go Go Go Bb [Riff1] Go Johnny Go Go F [Riff1] Go Johnny Go Go Go Bb Johnny B. Goode (Repeat & Fade Out)