Maybelline Chords by Johnny Rivers

Tempo:
92.2 bpm
Chords used:

E

A

B

Em

F#

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Johnny Rivers - Maybelline chords
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[Em] [F#]
[E] [Em]
I wasn't born a beast over the hill, I saw Maybelline in a group of them.
Cadillac rollin' on a open road, but now I run my V8 forward.
Cadillac doin' about 95, bumper to bumper, or side [E] to side.
Maybelline, why can't you be true?
Oh, [A] Maybelline, why can't [E] you be true?
[B] He started back doing [A] the things he [Em] used to do.
When the Cadillac blewin' up ahead of the folk, the road got hot and wouldn't do no more.
It done got cloudy, the start of the rain, I tooted my horn for the passing lane.
The rain won't hold up under my hood, I knew that was doin' my boy [E] good.
Maybelline, why can't you be true?
Oh, [A] Maybelline, why can't you [E] be true?
He [B] done started back doin' [A] the things he used [E] to do.
[A]
[E] [B] [A]
[Em]
But now the heat went down, and the motor cooled down, and that's when I heard that highway sound.
Cadillac lookin' like a tunnel head, 110 half a mile ahead.
Cadillac lookin' like cinna-steel, I thought [E] Maybelline was at the top of the hill.
Maybelline, why can't you be true?
Oh, [A] Maybelline, why can't you [E] be true?
[B] He done started back doin' [A] the things [D] he used [E] to do.
[B]
Key:  
E
2311
A
1231
B
12341112
Em
121
F#
134211112
E
2311
A
1231
B
12341112
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To learn Johnny Rivers - (Live At Whisky A Go-Go, Los Angeles, CA / 1964) Maybelline chords, your practice should emphasize these chord progressions: Em, E, B, A, E, A and Em. For a smooth transition, initiate your practice at 46 BPM and gradually match the song's pace of 92 BPM. Considering your vocal pitch and chord choices, adjust the capo in accordance with the key: E Minor.

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_ [Em] _ _ _ _ _ [F#] _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _
I wasn't born a beast over the hill, I saw Maybelline in a group of them.
Cadillac rollin' on a open road, but now I run my V8 forward.
Cadillac doin' about 95, bumper to bumper, or side [E] to side.
Maybelline, why can't you be true?
Oh, [A] Maybelline, _ why can't [E] you be true? _
[B] He started back doing [A] the things he [Em] used to do. _ _ _
_ _ _ When the Cadillac blewin' up ahead of the folk, the road got hot and wouldn't do no more.
It done got cloudy, the start of the rain, I tooted my horn for the passing lane.
The rain won't hold up under my hood, I knew that was doin' my boy [E] good.
_ Maybelline, why can't you be true?
_ Oh, [A] Maybelline, why can't you [E] be true?
_ He [B] done started back doin' [A] the things he used [E] to do. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ [B] _ _ [A] _ _
[Em] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
But now the heat went down, and the motor cooled down, and that's when I heard that highway sound.
Cadillac lookin' like a tunnel head, 110 half a mile ahead.
Cadillac lookin' like cinna-steel, I thought [E] Maybelline was at the top of the hill.
Maybelline, _ why can't you be true?
_ Oh, [A] Maybelline, _ why can't you [E] be true? _
[B] He done started back doin' [A] the things [D] he used [E] to do. _ _ _
[B] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

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