Little Queenie


LITTLE QUEENIE LITTLE QUEENIE 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' Intro Moderate Rock Q=152 4/4 Gtr I H Q Q E E E E E E S S E |-------------|-8-8-8-8-8-----------| |---------5/--|-8-8-8-8-8-10-8------| |---------5/--|-----------10-8h9----| |-------------|------------------10-| |-------------|---------------------| |-------------|---------------------| E E E E E E S S E E E S S E E E E E |-8-8-8-8-8-----------|-8-----------8-------8-| |-8-8-8-8-8-10-8------|-8-10-8------8-------8-| |-----------10-8h9----|---10-8h9-------9--9---| |------------------10-|----------10---10-10---| |---------------------|-----------------------| |---------------------|-----------------------| Verse E E E E E E +Q E E E E E E E E |-------8----8-11-----(11)---||-----------------| |-------8----8-10b12==(10)r--||-----------------| |--9--9----9-----------------||-----------------| 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Q Q E Q E Q Q E Q E Q E S S E Q E Q E S S |----8----8-----|---8----8-----|----8----8---------||-----8----8----------|| |----8----8-----|---8----8-----|----8----8--10-8---||o----8----8--10-8---o|| |----8-------8--|---8--8-------|-------9----10-8h9-||--------9----10-8h9--|| |-10---------7--|------7-------|-10----------------||--10-----------------|| |---------------|--------------|-------------------||o-------------------o|| |---------------|--------------|-------------------||---------------------|| E Q E Q Q E E Q E Q E |----8----8-----||---11b12----11b12----11b12-| |----8----8-----||---10b11----10b11----10b11-| |-------9-------||---------------------------| |-10------------||---------------------------| |---------------||---------------------------| |---------------||---------------------------| Q E Q E Q E Q E Q E E |----11b12----11b12----|-11b12----11b12----11b12---*| |----10b11----10b11----|-10b11----10b11----10b11---*| |----------------------|---------------------------*| |----------------------|---------------------------*| |----------------------|---------------------------*| |----------------------|---------------------------*| I got lumps in my throat When I saw her comin down the aisle I got the wiggles in my knees When she looked at me and sweetly smiled Well there she is again Standin over by the record machine Well she looks like a model On the cover of a magazine But she's too cute To be a minute over seventeen Meanwhile I was thinkin' Well if she's in the mood No need to break it I got the chance and I oughta take it If she can dance we can make it C'mon queenie let's shake it I said go, go, go, little queenie I said go, go, go, little queenie I said go, go, go, little queenie Won't someone tell me Who's the queen standin over by the record machine Well she looks like a model On the cover of a magazine But she's too cute To be a minute over seventeen I said go, go, go, little queenie I said go, go, go, little queenie I said go, go, go, little queenie Meanwhile, I was still thinkin, hmmmm, Well if it's a slow one We'll omit it If it's a rocker, then we'll get it If it's a good one, she'll admit it C'mon queenie, let's get with it I said go, go, go, little queenie I said go, go, go, little queenie I said go, go, go, little queenie I said go, go, go, little queenie I said go, go, go, little queenie I said go, go, go, little queenie...