Dutchman chords by Chuck Berry
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Verse 1
(A minor) A Bunch of guys was in this bar room
(C major) Most (A minor) of them had been there
half the day (C major) (A minor) (C major)
They'd been telling jokes (D minor) and fairy tales
Lying (F major) just to pass (D minor) the
time away
(F major) (A minor)
Verse 2
Then suddenly someone cracked (C major)
the bar room (A minor) door (E major)
And then pushed it open wide (G major) (E major)
And this huge (E minor) tall (G major) dark dude (A minor)
Bowed his head and stepped inside
(C major) (A minor) (C major) (A minor)
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Verse 3
I wonder
where he's from?
Some blonde (D minor) asked.
The wind must (C major) have blown him in (A minor)
But an old Dutchman offered him a drink.
What will it be, (C major) whisky rum (A minor) or (D minor) gin?
Sick and fido" (F major) a redhead shouted (D minor)
Show his way (F major) back to the street." (A minor)
But the Great (G major) Dane just walked (C major)
over (A minor) and licked his hand
And lay down (C major) at his feet (D minor) (E major)
Verse 4
He said, "if (E major) you spare me
(E minor) that drink (G major) Dutchman,
(E minor) I (E major) promise I tell (E minor) you how (G major) (A minor)
That I came to be the help (C major) less sight
(A minor) that stands before (C major) you now" (A minor)
Verse 5
I used to be (A minor) an artist,
not one who sits and fiddle (D minor) on the ker (C major) b (A minor)
But in my day and time
My music was considered super (C major) b (A minor) (D minor)
Verse 6
I wrote (D minor) a song about a (F major) poor kid (D minor)
Raised down (F major) in New Orleans (A minor)
It didn't make (C major) the hall of fame,
(A minor) But it bought us shrimp,
rice (C major) an d beans (A minor) (E major)
Verse 7
He kept at it (E major) until he made
the (G major) big time, (E major)
Playing town after (G major) town (A minor)
Until he (F major) met a woman he fell (C major) in love with
(A minor) And it really turned his life around
(C major)
Verse 8
(A minor)
She had eyes like Cleopatra (D minor)
And a head of luxurious (F major) hair, (A minor)
With the brilliance of her beauty (C major)
None (A minor) other could compare (C major)
(G major) When
Verse 9
(D minor) she lif (G major) ted her eyes (D minor) to his,
(F major) Her (D minor) lips would fall apart (F major)
Each (A minor) time she allowed him kiss her, (C major)
It (A minor) near petrified his heart (C major)
Verse 10
But when (E minor) he ask her would (E major) she marry him,
(G major) He'd give her everything (A minor) he had! (E major) (G major)
(A minor) She turned and walked away (C major)
And it nearly drove (A minor) him mad
(C major)
Verse 11
(A minor)
He promised her a half a million
(G major) (D minor) And would even pay in advance,
(F major) (A minor) If she would let
him prove him (C major) self (A minor)
Or at least give him a chance (C major) (A minor) (D minor)
Verse 12
And if he should go (D minor) blind and hand
to use his hands to feel, (F major)
(A minor) He would hire someone to do her work
And prepare her every meal
(C major) (G major)
Verse 13
(E major)
How could a man (A minor) love a woman so (G major) much?
Not (A minor) one of you would think! (E major) (E minor) (G major)
Well, I (A minor) did (A minor) and I still do (C major)
Hey (A minor) Dutchman, (G major) you prom (A minor) ised me a drink!
Dutchman
Chuck Berry
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