Bio chords by Chuck Berry
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Verse 1
(D major) Lord have mercy, got to tell (G major) it
Tell it just like it is,
Interlude 1
every word.
(D major) (A major) (G major) (D major) (A major)
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Verse 2
Yeah! I was (D major) living in St. Louis
In the year of nineteen fifty five
Mama (G major) didn't have no great mansion,
Just a little old country dive. (D major)
Papa worked (A major) all week long,
(G major) Tryin' to keep us six kids (D major) alive. (G major) (D major) (G major) (A major)
Verse 3
So I hitch (D major) hiked to Chicago
Just to hear Muddy Waters play
I sat and listene (G major) d to him sing
Until the early hours of day (D major)
I asked him what (A major) I could do to make it
(G major) And it was he who showed me
the (D major) way
Interlude 2
(D major) (A major) (D major) (G major) (D major) (G major) (D major)
(A major) (G major) (D major) (A major)
Verse 4
I went back home (D major) and wrote a song
(G major) And made a record I could claim (D major)
The little tun (G major) e jumped on the charts
And rode me right on up to (D major) fame
It netted over (A major) ten thousand dollars
(G major) And added glory to my name
(D major)
Verse 5
(A major)
I was stand (D major) ing at the airport
With my gui (D minor) tar in my hand (D major)
And a first (G major) class ticket
Destination movie land (D major)
I will be (A major) in Hollywood, Mama
Before (D major) the roost (G major) ers crow again
(D major)
Interlude 3
(A major) (D major) (G major) (D major) (G major)
(D major) (A major) (G major) (D major) (A major)
Verse 6
When I first (D major) started playing music
Over sixteen years ago
Every (G major) big town in the country
From St. Francisco to Baltimore
(D major) Trying to bring (A major) some happy hours
(G major) Doing the only thing I (D major) know (A major)
Verse 7
Can help (A major) it, (D major) but I love it
Stand (G major) here, sing to you (D major)
Brings back (G major) so many memories
Many things we used to (D major) do
I'll I see (A major) you here again (G major)
Take care, good luck to (D major) you
Outro 1
(A major)
(D major) (G major) (D major) (G major) (D major) (G major) (D major)
(A major) (G major) (D major) (G major) (D major)
Bio
Chuck Berry
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