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Artist:ChuckBerry
Song:Maybellene
MAYBELLENE
[NOTE]ThissongwaslatercoveredbyJohnnyRiversinthekeyofF,andby
PaulRevereandtheRaidersinthekeyofG.IliketoplayitinG,but
thistabisinAbecauseAiswhatChucksangitin.
(Achordplaysthroughoutallverses)
[Intro]
A///2///
[Chorus]
Maybellene,whycan'tyoubetrue
D7A
Oh,Maybellene,whycan'tyoubetrue
E7D7A
You'vestartedbackdoin'thethingsyouusedtodo
[Verse1]
AsIwasmotivatin'overthehill
IsawMaybelleneinaCoupedeVille
Cadillacrollin'ontheopenroad
Nothin'outrunsmyV8Ford
Cadillacdoin''bout95
Bumpertobumper,rollin'sidebyside
[Chorus]
Maybellene,whycan'tyoubetrue
D7A
Oh,Maybellene,whycan'tyoubetrue
E7D7A
You'vestartedbackdoin'thethingsyouusedtodo
[Verse2]
CadillacrolledupaheadoftheFord
TheFordgothot,wouldn'tdonomore
Itsoongotcloudyanditstartedtorain
Itootedmyhornforthepassinglane
Rainwaspourin'undermyhood
Iknewthatwasdoin'mymotorgood
[Chorus]
Maybellene,whycan'tyoubetrue
D7A
Oh,Maybellene,whycan'tyoubetrue
E7D7A
You'vestartedbackdoin'thethingsyouusedtodo
(instrumental,samepatternaschorus)
[Chorus]
Maybellene,whycan'tyoubetrue
D7A
Oh,Maybellene,whycan'tyoubetrue
E7D7A
You'vestartedbackdoin'thethingsyouusedtodo
[Verse3]
Motorcooleddown,theheatwentdown
That'swhenIheardthathighwaysound
TheCadillacsittin'likeatonoflead
110halfamileahead
TheCadillaclookedlikeitwassittin'still
IcaughtMaybelleneatthetopofthehill
[Chorus]
Maybellene,whycan'tyoubetrue
D7A
Oh,Maybellene,whycan'tyoubetrue
E7D7A
You'vestartedbackdoin'thethingsyouusedtodo
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