Big Boys Chords by Chuck Berry
Tempo:
81.075 bpm
Chords used:
Cm
C
F
G
Gm
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[C] [F] [Cm]
[F] What's your favorite movie?
Oh, [Cm]
[G] you, me.
[F] [Cm]
When I was just a little boy like you,
I wanted to do things the big [Fm] boys do.
Wherever [F] they went, you know they wouldn't [Cm] let me go,
and I got suspicious and I wanted to know.
[G] I was right in school, but my teacher [Bb] looked down
[Cm] because the big boys wouldn't let me party with them.
Yes, yes.
I didn't cry.
Yes, yes.
And you know [Fm] why.
Yes, [Cm] yes.
I knew when and what.
Yes, yes.
[C] No if and how, but [G] I [C] was looking [Gm] for joy.
[C] Yes, yes, yes, yes.
When I was a little, little boy.
Yes, yes, [Cm] yes, [C]
yes.
[F] [C]
[Gm] Yes, yes, [C] yes, [Cm] yes.
All of the big girls went there too,
and I asked them what's happening, nobody knew.
[Fm] But when I [F] found out where, what, when, and why,
[C] I didn't let a [Cm] single week pass by,
[G] till soon [Dm] that's when [G] I first [Gm] met you,
[C] and I signed to [Cm] party like the big boys do.
Yes, yes.
I didn't cry.
Yes, yes.
And you know [F] why.
Yes, yes.
I knew when and [Cm] what.
Yes, yes.
No if [C] and how, but [G] I was looking for joy.
[C] Yes, yes, yes, yes.
[Cm] When I was a little, little boy.
Yes, yes, yes, yes.
[F] [Cm] I
[Eb] [C]
[Cm] would have known when this world go round,
I would have known what goes up must come down.
[F] You love me like I love you,
[Cm] mademoiselle, jambalee boo.
[G] The girls [Dm] want to stay [G] and the boys [Gm] want to play,
[C] so let's rock and roll till the break [Cm] of day.
Yes, yes.
I didn't cry.
Yes, yes.
And you know why.
[Fm] [F] Yes, yes.
I knew [Cm] when and what.
Yes, yes.
No if and how, but [Eb] I was looking for joy.
[Cm] Yes, yes, yes, yes.
When I was a [C] little, little boy.
[F] [Cm] [Gm]
[G] [Gm] [Cm] [C]
[Gm] [E]
[F] What's your favorite movie?
Oh, [Cm]
[G] you, me.
[F] [Cm]
When I was just a little boy like you,
I wanted to do things the big [Fm] boys do.
Wherever [F] they went, you know they wouldn't [Cm] let me go,
and I got suspicious and I wanted to know.
[G] I was right in school, but my teacher [Bb] looked down
[Cm] because the big boys wouldn't let me party with them.
Yes, yes.
I didn't cry.
Yes, yes.
And you know [Fm] why.
Yes, [Cm] yes.
I knew when and what.
Yes, yes.
[C] No if and how, but [G] I [C] was looking [Gm] for joy.
[C] Yes, yes, yes, yes.
When I was a little, little boy.
Yes, yes, [Cm] yes, [C]
yes.
[F] [C]
[Gm] Yes, yes, [C] yes, [Cm] yes.
All of the big girls went there too,
and I asked them what's happening, nobody knew.
[Fm] But when I [F] found out where, what, when, and why,
[C] I didn't let a [Cm] single week pass by,
[G] till soon [Dm] that's when [G] I first [Gm] met you,
[C] and I signed to [Cm] party like the big boys do.
Yes, yes.
I didn't cry.
Yes, yes.
And you know [F] why.
Yes, yes.
I knew when and [Cm] what.
Yes, yes.
No if [C] and how, but [G] I was looking for joy.
[C] Yes, yes, yes, yes.
[Cm] When I was a little, little boy.
Yes, yes, yes, yes.
[F] [Cm] I
[Eb] [C]
[Cm] would have known when this world go round,
I would have known what goes up must come down.
[F] You love me like I love you,
[Cm] mademoiselle, jambalee boo.
[G] The girls [Dm] want to stay [G] and the boys [Gm] want to play,
[C] so let's rock and roll till the break [Cm] of day.
Yes, yes.
I didn't cry.
Yes, yes.
And you know why.
[Fm] [F] Yes, yes.
I knew [Cm] when and what.
Yes, yes.
No if and how, but [Eb] I was looking for joy.
[Cm] Yes, yes, yes, yes.
When I was a [C] little, little boy.
[F] [Cm] [Gm]
[G] [Gm] [Cm] [C]
[Gm] [E]
Key:
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Gm
Cm
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[C] _ _ _ _ _ _ [F] _ [Cm] _
_ [F] What's your favorite movie?
Oh, [Cm] _ _ _
[G] you, me.
_ [F] _ [Cm] _ _ _
When I was just a little boy like you,
I wanted to do things the big [Fm] boys do.
Wherever [F] they went, you know they wouldn't [Cm] let me go,
and I got suspicious and I wanted to know.
[G] I was right in school, but my teacher [Bb] looked down
[Cm] because the big boys wouldn't let me party with them.
Yes, yes.
I didn't cry.
Yes, yes.
And you know [Fm] why.
Yes, [Cm] yes.
I knew when and what.
Yes, yes.
[C] No if and how, but [G] I [C] was looking [Gm] for joy.
[C] Yes, yes, yes, yes.
When I was a little, little boy.
Yes, yes, [Cm] _ yes, [C]
yes.
[F] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ [Gm] Yes, yes, [C] yes, [Cm] yes. _
All of the big girls went there too,
and I asked them what's happening, nobody knew.
[Fm] But when I [F] found out where, what, when, and why,
[C] I didn't let a [Cm] single week pass by,
[G] till soon [Dm] that's when [G] I first [Gm] met you,
[C] and I signed to [Cm] party like the big boys do.
Yes, yes.
I didn't cry.
Yes, yes.
And you know [F] why.
Yes, yes.
I knew when and [Cm] what.
Yes, yes.
No if [C] and how, but [G] I was looking for joy.
[C] Yes, yes, yes, yes.
[Cm] When I was a little, little boy.
Yes, yes, yes, yes. _ _
_ _ _ [F] _ [Cm] _ I _
_ [Eb] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
[Cm] _ would have known when this world go round,
I would have known what goes up must come down.
[F] You love me like I love you,
[Cm] mademoiselle, jambalee boo.
[G] The girls [Dm] want to stay [G] and the boys [Gm] want to play,
[C] so let's rock and roll till the break [Cm] of day.
Yes, yes.
I didn't cry.
Yes, yes.
And you know why.
[Fm] [F] Yes, yes.
I knew [Cm] when and what.
Yes, yes.
No if and how, but [Eb] _ I was looking for joy.
[Cm] Yes, yes, yes, yes.
When I was a [C] little, little boy. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [F] _ _ _ [Cm] _ [Gm] _ _ _
_ _ _ [G] _ [Gm] _ [Cm] _ _ [C] _
_ [Gm] _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [F] What's your favorite movie?
Oh, [Cm] _ _ _
[G] you, me.
_ [F] _ [Cm] _ _ _
When I was just a little boy like you,
I wanted to do things the big [Fm] boys do.
Wherever [F] they went, you know they wouldn't [Cm] let me go,
and I got suspicious and I wanted to know.
[G] I was right in school, but my teacher [Bb] looked down
[Cm] because the big boys wouldn't let me party with them.
Yes, yes.
I didn't cry.
Yes, yes.
And you know [Fm] why.
Yes, [Cm] yes.
I knew when and what.
Yes, yes.
[C] No if and how, but [G] I [C] was looking [Gm] for joy.
[C] Yes, yes, yes, yes.
When I was a little, little boy.
Yes, yes, [Cm] _ yes, [C]
yes.
[F] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ [Gm] Yes, yes, [C] yes, [Cm] yes. _
All of the big girls went there too,
and I asked them what's happening, nobody knew.
[Fm] But when I [F] found out where, what, when, and why,
[C] I didn't let a [Cm] single week pass by,
[G] till soon [Dm] that's when [G] I first [Gm] met you,
[C] and I signed to [Cm] party like the big boys do.
Yes, yes.
I didn't cry.
Yes, yes.
And you know [F] why.
Yes, yes.
I knew when and [Cm] what.
Yes, yes.
No if [C] and how, but [G] I was looking for joy.
[C] Yes, yes, yes, yes.
[Cm] When I was a little, little boy.
Yes, yes, yes, yes. _ _
_ _ _ [F] _ [Cm] _ I _
_ [Eb] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
[Cm] _ would have known when this world go round,
I would have known what goes up must come down.
[F] You love me like I love you,
[Cm] mademoiselle, jambalee boo.
[G] The girls [Dm] want to stay [G] and the boys [Gm] want to play,
[C] so let's rock and roll till the break [Cm] of day.
Yes, yes.
I didn't cry.
Yes, yes.
And you know why.
[Fm] [F] Yes, yes.
I knew [Cm] when and what.
Yes, yes.
No if and how, but [Eb] _ I was looking for joy.
[Cm] Yes, yes, yes, yes.
When I was a [C] little, little boy. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [F] _ _ _ [Cm] _ [Gm] _ _ _
_ _ _ [G] _ [Gm] _ [Cm] _ _ [C] _
_ [Gm] _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _