Chords for Story how Jerry Lee Lewis set piano on fire and played it until burned down to upstage Chuck Berry

Tempo:
88.325 bpm
Chords used:

C

F

G

Dm

Cm

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Show Tuner
Story how Jerry Lee Lewis set piano on fire and played it until burned down to upstage Chuck Berry chords
Start Jamming...
[C]
Come on over baby, oh a lot of shaking going on
[F] Yes I said come on over baby, baby you [C] can't go wrong
We [G] ain't faking, [F] oh [C] a lot of shaking going on
Well I said come on over baby, we got chicken in the corner
[F] Come on over baby, well I got the [C] food by the horn
[G] We ain't faking, [F] oh a lot [C] of shaking going on
Well I said shake baby shake, I said shake baby shake
[F] I said shake baby shake
And yes he [C#] really did set his piano on fire
[B] Chuck Berry was the last to [G] play that night
And Jerry Lee [F] wanted to upstage him
It was part Coca [A]-Cola and gasoline in a bottle
I just flipped it over the [C] piano
And I finished all that [A] shaking going on
And I just threw a match in it and it burned up
[N]
[C] Baby shake, [Cm] come on [G] over, [F] oh [C] a lot of shaking going on
All night long
Jerry Lee blew a blow, Chuck Berry right off the stage
Why do I have to go on before him?
Because he's had six [G] number one hits and you've had only two in the top ten
Boy [C] who's got the number one record right [Cm] now?
You
My [A] point exactly
He should [C] go on before me
Cat, [Dm] [C] it's in his contract [Dm] that he closes the show
[G]
[Dm] [C] [Am]
[Dm] Okay Cat, [G] what's the way you want [F] it?
[C]
[F]
[Am] [G] [F]
[C] Well [F] kiss me [Dm] baby, [C] ooh it feels [Dm] good
[Gm] I want to love you like a lover should, [G] you're fine, so kind
I got to tell this world, [F] [C] I chew my nails, [Am] I play with my wife
Because [F] the show is fun, [G] come on baby, [F] drive me crazy
[C] Goodness gracious, [F#] quick [C] balls of fire
[Cm]
[Gm] [Cm]
[C] [D#]
[F] [Am]
[C] [Gm] [F] I [C]
[Dm]
[Cm] [G]
[C]
[F] [C] [G] [F]
[D#] said goodness [B] gracious, quick [C] balls of fire
[G]
[F#] [C#] Hey, [F] hey, hey
[F#] Follow that killer
Key:  
C
3211
F
134211111
G
2131
Dm
2311
Cm
13421113
C
3211
F
134211111
G
2131
Show All Diagrams
Chords
NotesBeta

To start learning Jerry Lee Lewis - (1964 Version) Whole Lotta Shakin Goin On chords, delve into these chords sequence to get the song's feel: C, G, F, C, F, Am and G. Start with a comfortable 44 BPM and as you become proficient, aim for the song's BPM of 88. With an eye on the song's key C Major, set the capo that best suits your vocal range.

Download PDF
Download Midi
Edit This Version
Hide Lyrics Hint
[C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ Come on over baby, oh a lot of shaking going on
_ [F] Yes I said come on over baby, baby you [C] can't go wrong
We [G] ain't faking, [F] oh [C] a lot of shaking going on
_ Well I said come on over baby, we got chicken in the corner
_ _ [F] Come on over baby, well I got the [C] food by the horn
_ [G] We ain't faking, [F] oh a lot [C] of shaking going on
_ Well I said shake baby shake, I said shake baby shake
[F] I said shake baby shake
And yes he [C#] really did set his piano on fire
[B] Chuck Berry was the last to [G] play that night
And Jerry Lee [F] wanted to upstage him
It was part Coca [A]-Cola and gasoline in a bottle
I just flipped it over the [C] piano
And I finished all that [A] shaking going on
And I just threw a match in it and it burned up
[N] _
_ [C] _ Baby shake, [Cm] come on [G] over, [F] oh [C] a lot of shaking going on
All night long
Jerry Lee blew a blow, Chuck Berry right off the stage
Why do I have to go on before him?
Because he's had six [G] number one hits and you've had only two in the top ten
Boy [C] who's got the number one record right [Cm] now?
You
My [A] point exactly
He should [C] go on before me
Cat, [Dm] [C] it's in his contract [Dm] that he closes the show
_ [G] _
_ [Dm] _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ [Am] _
[Dm] Okay Cat, [G] what's the way you want [F] it?
_ [C] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [F] _
_ _ [Am] _ [G] _ _ [F] _ _ _
[C] _ Well [F] kiss me [Dm] baby, [C] ooh it feels [Dm] good _ _ _
[Gm] I want to love you like a lover should, [G] you're fine, so kind
I got to tell this world, [F] _ [C] I chew my nails, [Am] I play with my wife
Because [F] the show is fun, [G] come on baby, [F] drive me crazy
[C] Goodness gracious, [F#] quick [C] balls of fire
_ _ [Cm] _
_ [Gm] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Cm] _
[C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [D#] _
[F] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _
[C] _ [Gm] _ _ [F] I _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _
[Cm] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
[F] _ _ _ [C] _ [G] _ _ [F] _
[D#] said goodness [B] gracious, quick [C] balls of fire
_ _ [G] _ _
_ [F#] _ [C#] _ _ Hey, [F] hey, hey
[F#] Follow that killer _ _ _ _ _

You may also like to play

3:02
Johnny Cash, Jerry Lee Lewis, Roy Orbison And Carl Perkins - This Train Is Bound For Glory
6:57
Jerry Lee Lewis-- Whole Lotta Shakin' Going On --live rare --1964-65..