A - E
A
1. Well, she drew out all her money out the Southern Trust,
and
put her little boy aboard a Greyhound Bus
D
leaving
Louisiana for the Golden West,
A
down
came the tears from her happiness,
E
her
own little son named Johnny B. Goode
A
was gonna make some motion pictures out in Hollywood.
A D A
Bye, bye, bye, bye, bye, bye, bye, bye,
E - D A
- E
bye, bye, Johnny, bye, bye, Johnny B. Goode.
A
2. Man, she remembered taking money out from gathering crop,
and
buying Johnny's guitar at a broker shop,
D
as
long as he would play it by the railroad side
A
and
wouldn't get in trouble, she was satisfied,
E
but
never thought that there would come a day like this,
A
when
she would have to give her son a goodbye kiss, going ...
A D A
Bye, bye, bye, bye, bye, bye, bye, bye,
E - D A
- E
bye, bye, Johnny, bye, bye, Johnny B. Goode.
+ instrumental = verse 2 + E
A
3. Well, she finally got the letter she was dreaming of,
Johnny wrote and told her he
had fell in love,
D
as
soon as he was married he would bring her back,
A
and
build a mansion for 'em by the railroad track.
E
So every time they heard the
locomotive roar
A
they'd
be a' standin', a' wavin'
by the kitchen door, howling ...
A D A
Bye, bye, bye, bye, bye, bye, bye, bye,
E - D A
bye, bye, Johnny, bye, bye, Johnny B. Goode.
(orig. = capo 1st; video = capo 2nd) (The Rolling
Stones)