Chords for Chuck Berry & Julian Lennon - Johnny B Goode (1986)

I'd never met him.
[Gb] Today he walked in the door and I went,
Chuck Berry, [C] my hero, he just came out, you know.
_ _ I don't think there's any group in the world, white or white kids,
that are really [Abm] turned on by Chuck Berry, you know.
And [Bb] not one of us from Beatles to Stones, you name any top group,
we've all been [F] influenced by him.
_ [C] His lyrics [N] were very intelligent lyrics in the 50s
when people were just singing virtually about nothing.
He was writing social comment songs.
He was writing all kinds of songs with incredible meter to the lyrics,
which influenced Dylan and me and many other people.
The meter of his lyrics was tremendous.
He's the greatest rock and roll poet and I really admire him.
Thank you, ladies and gentlemen.
And now at this time I'd like to introduce a young man
who is the seed of the greatest influence in rock music in the 60s.
Believe me, has done not only my music, but the world,
a great tribute in rock music.
None other than his son, Julian Lennon.
Johnny B.
Goode.
Come on, Julian. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ [Cm] _ Look at him.
[N] Ain't he like his pa?
Yeah.
[C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [F] _ _ _ [C] _ _
Oh, yeah.
[G] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
He's down in Louisiana close to New Orleans
Where Michael Flynn was the money evergreen
[F] He stood in Los Cabos, made a fortune in the [C] woods
Where Linda Clinton bought a man named Johnny B.
Goode
[G] You never ever learned to read or write so well
[C] But he could play guitar just like the radio said
Go, go.
I hear you.
Go, Johnny, go, go.
I hear you.
Go, Johnny, go, go.
[F] Sing this song.
Go, Johnny, [C] go, go.
Oh, yeah. _
_ [G] _ _ Johnny [C] B.
Goode.
[Cm] He used to [C] carry his guitar in a gunny sack
He'd sit beneath the tree by the railroad track
[F] Old man, you knew his theme, but never the [C] shade
Strumming with the rhythm as the driver's [G] made
The people pressed in line with a stop sign
Said, [C] oh my, but that kid's done a fine job
Go, go.
Go, Johnny, go, go.
Go, Johnny, go, [F] go.
Go, Johnny, [C] go, go.
Go, Johnny, [G] go, go.
[C] Johnny B.
Goode.
_ _ [F] _ _ _ [Cm] _ _ _
_ _ _ [F] _ _ _ [Cm] _ _
_ [Gm] _ _ _ _ [C] Sing this song, Julian.
When he said he'd send you, you would be a man
You would be the leader of a big old [F] band
Many people passing from miles around
Hear him playing [C] music when the sun goes [G] down
Maybe someday your name will be in [C] line
Say, Johnny B.
Goode, tonight.
Sing this [Cm] song now. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [F] _ _ _ [Cm] _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ Go, [F] Johnny B.
Goode.
Oh, yeah. _
[C] _ _ _ Julian Leonard. _ _
_ [Ab] _ _ [C] _ _ I'll tell you what