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Tuning: EADG
Tempo : 169 bpm
Key signature : A#/Bb
Intro: Guitar
00:03 (bass starts)
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Verse1: 00:17
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Deep down Louisiana close to New Orleans,
Way back up in the woods among the evergreens
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There stood a log cabin made of earth and wood,
Where lived a country boy named of Johnny B. Goode
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Who never ever learned to read or write so well,
But he could play the guitar like ringing a bell.
Chorus1:00:34
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Go Go
Go Johnny Go
Go Johnny Go
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Go Johnny Go
Go Johnny Go
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Johnny B. Goode
Verse2: 00:51
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He use to carry his guitar in a gunny sack
Or sit beneath the trees by the railroad track.
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Oh, the engineers used to see him sitting in the shade,
Strumming with the rhythm that the drivers made.
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The People passing by, they would stop and say
Oh my that little country boy could play
Chorus2:01:08
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Go Go
Go Johnny Go
Go Johnny Go
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Go Johnny Go
Go Johnny Go
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Johnny B. Goode
Interlude: 01:25 (play x2)
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Verse3: 02:00
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His mother told him someday you will be a man,
And you would be the leader of a big old band.
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Many people coming from miles around
To hear you play your music when the sun go down
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Maybe someday your name will be in lights
Saying Johnny B. Goode tonight.
Chorus3:02:16
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Go Go
Go Johnny Go
Go Johnny Go
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Go Johnny Go
Go Johnny Go
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Johnny B. Goode
End: 02:37
Tablature Legend ----------------
| S slap
| P pop
| x mute note
| . sharp
| / slide up
| \ slide down
| h hammer-on
| p/o pull-off
| g grace note
| ~ vibrato
| ^ brush up