Route 66 Chords by Chuck Berry

Tempo:
78 bpm
Chords used:

Bb

F

Bbm

Eb

G

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Chuck Berry Route 66 chords
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[Bb] [Eb] [Bb]
[Bb] [Eb] [Bb] [Bb]
Well if you [Bbm] ever plan to [Bb] motor west, [Eb] Jack take my way, it's the highway [Bb] that's the best.
[F] Get your kicks on route, [Bbm] [Bb]
well it winds [Bbm] from Chicago [Bb] to LA, [Bbm] more than two thousand [Bb] miles all the way.
[F] Get your kicks on [Bb] route 66, well it goes from San Luis, Joplin, Missouri, Oklahoma City, Little Sioux, so pretty [G] you'll see, Acapulco, [Bb] Gallup, New Mexico, [F] Flagstaff, Arizona, don't forget Winona, Kingsman, [Dm] Wascot, [Cm] San [Bb] Bernardino, all to you.
[Bbm] [Bb]
[Eb]
[Bb] [F] Get your kicks [Bb] on route 66, well
[Bbm]
[Bb] [F]
[Bbm] [Bb] [F]
[Bb]
[Bbm] [Cm]
[Gm] [Bb] [F]
[Bb] [F]
[Bb] it goes from San Luis, Joplin, Missouri, Oklahoma City, Little Sioux, so pretty [Bbm] you'll see, Amarillo,
[Bb] Gallup, New Mexico, [F] Flagstaff, Arizona, don't forget Wisconsin, San Bernardino, all to you.
[Bb] Get [Bbm] your [Bb]
[G] [Eb]
[Bb] kicks [F]
[Bb] on route
[F] [Bb] 66, [F] well [Bb] it goes from San Luis, Joplin, Missouri, Oklahoma City, Little Sioux, so pretty you'll see, Amarillo, Gallup, New Mexico, Flagstaff, Arizona, don't forget Winona, Kingsman, Wascot, San Bernardino, all to you.
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Key:  
Bb
12341111
F
134211111
Bbm
13421111
Eb
12341116
G
2131
Bb
12341111
F
134211111
Bbm
13421111
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To learn Chuck Berry - Route 66 chords, your practice should emphasize these chord progressions: Bb, F, Bb, Bbm and Bb. Start with a comfortable 39 BPM and as you become proficient, aim for the song's BPM of 78. Adjust the capo based on your vocal range and chord preference, keeping the song's key of Bb Major in mind.

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[Bb] _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ [Bb] _
[Bb] _ _ [Eb] _ [Bb] _ [Bb] _
Well if you [Bbm] ever plan to [Bb] motor west, _ _ [Eb] Jack take my way, it's the highway [Bb] that's the best.
_ [F] Get your kicks on route, [Bbm] _ [Bb] _ _ _
well it winds [Bbm] from Chicago [Bb] to LA, _ [Bbm] more than two thousand [Bb] miles all the way.
_ [F] Get your kicks on [Bb] route 66, _ well it goes from San Luis, Joplin, Missouri, Oklahoma City, Little Sioux, so pretty [G] you'll see, Acapulco, [Bb] Gallup, New Mexico, _ [F] Flagstaff, Arizona, don't forget Winona, Kingsman, [Dm] Wascot, [Cm] San [Bb] Bernardino, all to you.
[Bbm] _ _ [Bb] _ _
_ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _
[Bb] _ _ _ [F] Get your kicks [Bb] on route 66, _ _ well _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Bbm] _ _ _ _
[Bb] _ _ _ _ _ [F] _
_ [Bbm] _ [Bb] _ _ _ [F] _
[Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Bbm] _ _ _ [Cm] _
[Gm] _ _ [Bb] _ _ [F] _ _
[Bb] _ _ _ _ _ [F]
[Bb] it goes from San Luis, Joplin, Missouri, Oklahoma City, Little Sioux, so pretty [Bbm] you'll see, Amarillo, _
[Bb] Gallup, New Mexico, _ [F] Flagstaff, Arizona, don't forget Wisconsin, San Bernardino, all to you. _ _ _
[Bb] Get _ [Bbm] your [Bb] _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ [Eb] _ _
[Bb] _ kicks _ [F] _
[Bb] on route _ _ _ _ _
[F] _ _ _ [Bb] 66, _ _ [F] well _ [Bb] it goes from San Luis, Joplin, Missouri, Oklahoma City, Little Sioux, so pretty you'll see, Amarillo, Gallup, New Mexico, Flagstaff, Arizona, don't forget Winona, Kingsman, Wascot, San Bernardino, all to you.
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It's Bobby Troup who authored this song.

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