Johnny B Goode
instrument
ukulele
mandolin
guitar
baritoneuke
key
E (-5)
F (-4)
Gb (-3)
G (-2)
Ab (-1)
A
Bb (+1)
B (+2)
C (+3)
Db (+4)
D (+5)
Eb (+6)
chord size
50
60
70
80
90
100
layout
inline
letters above
diagrams above
lyrics only
ukulele
Deep
[
A
]
down in Louisiana close to New Orleans
Way back up in the woods among the evergreens
There
[
D
]
stood a log cabin made of earth and wood
Where
[
A
]
lived a country boy named Johnny B. Goode
Who
[
E7
]
never ever learned to read or write so well, but he
could
[
A
]
play the UKULELE like a ringin’ a bell. Go…o…
Chorus
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A
]
Go go, Johnny go go
Goi go Johnny go go
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D
]
Go go Johnny go go
[
A
]
Go go Johnny go go
[
E7
]
go!
Johnny B.
[
A
]
Goode…
He used to
[
A
]
put his UKULELE in a gunny sack
and go sit beneath a tree by the railroad track.
An
[
D
]
engineers could see him sitting in the shade
[
A
]
strummin’ to the rhythm that the drivers made
[
E7
]
People passing by… they would stop and say
Oh
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A
]
my but that little country boy can play. Go…o…
Chorus
His
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A
]
mother told him “someday you will be a man”
And you will be the leader of a big ole’ band
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D
]
Many, many people come from miles around
to
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A
]
hear your UKULELE till the sun go down
[
E7
]
Maybe someday your name will be in lights
Sayin’
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A
]
‘Johnny B. Goode tonight’. Go…o…
Chorus x2
Ending = Slow down, with last line having 6 beats
[
A
]
; 1 beat
[
E7
]
; 1 beat
[
A
]