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Key
A Major
Difficulty
Beginner
Capo
None
Chords
A · D · E
Chuck Berry’s classic rock and roll anthem about a country boy who becomes a guitar star. Beginner difficulty in the key of A.
Rock Strum (4/4 Time)
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Tip: Keep the rhythm steady and driving, accenting the backbeat (the “and” counts).
Lyrics & Chords
Full Song
Verse 1
A E
Deep down in Louisiana close to New Orleans
A
Way back up in the woods among the evergreens
D A
There stood a log cabin made of earth and wood
E A
Where lived a country boy named Johnny B. Goode
D A
Who never ever learned to read or write so well
E A
But he could play the guitar just like a-ringin’ a bell
Chorus
D
Go go
A
Go Johnny go
D
Go go
A
Go Johnny go
D
Go go
A
Go Johnny go
D
Go go
A
Go Johnny go
E A
Go, Johnny B. Goode
Verse 2
E
He used to carry his guitar in a gunny sack
A
Go sit beneath the tree by the railroad track
D A
Oh, the engineers would see him sitting in the shade
E A
Strumming with the rhythm that the drivers made
D A
The people passing by, they would stop and say
E A
“Oh my, what that little country boy could play”
Chorus
D
Go go
A
Go Johnny go
D
Go go
A
Go Johnny go
D
Go go
A
Go Johnny go
D
Go go
A
Go Johnny go
E A
Go, Johnny B. Goode
Bridge
D A
His mother told him, “Someday you will be a man
E A
And you will be the leader of a big old band
D A
Many people coming from miles around
E A
To hear you play your music when the sun goes down
D A
Maybe someday your name will be in lights
E A
Saying ‘Johnny B. Goode tonight'”
Verse 3
A
Go go
E
Go Johnny go
A
Go go
E
Go Johnny go
A
Go go
E
Go Johnny go
A
Go go
E
Go Johnny go
D A
Go, Johnny B. Goode
Chorus
D
Go go
A
Go Johnny go
D
Go go
A
Go Johnny go
D
Go go
A
Go Johnny go
D
Go go
A
Go Johnny go
E A
Go, Johnny B. Goode
Practice tip: Master the quick change between A, D, and E chords; this is the core progression of the song. Use a metronome to keep the tempo rock-steady.
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Key
A Major
Difficulty
Beginner
Tuning
G-C-E-A
Chords
A · D · E
Chuck Berry’s classic rock and roll anthem about a country boy who becomes a guitar star. Beginner difficulty in the key of A.
Rock Strum (4/4 Time)
↓↓↑↑↓↑
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Tip: Keep the rhythm steady and driving, accenting the backbeat (the “and” counts).
Lyrics & Chords
Full Song
Verse 1
A E
Deep down in Louisiana close to New Orleans
A
Way back up in the woods among the evergreens
D A
There stood a log cabin made of earth and wood
E A
Where lived a country boy named Johnny B. Goode
D A
Who never ever learned to read or write so well
E A
But he could play the guitar just like a-ringin’ a bell
Chorus
D
Go go
A
Go Johnny go
D
Go go
A
Go Johnny go
D
Go go
A
Go Johnny go
D
Go go
A
Go Johnny go
E A
Go, Johnny B. Goode
Verse 2
E
He used to carry his guitar in a gunny sack
A
Go sit beneath the tree by the railroad track
D A
Oh, the engineers would see him sitting in the shade
E A
Strumming with the rhythm that the drivers made
D A
The people passing by, they would stop and say
E A
“Oh my, what that little country boy could play”
Chorus
D
Go go
A
Go Johnny go
D
Go go
A
Go Johnny go
D
Go go
A
Go Johnny go
D
Go go
A
Go Johnny go
E A
Go, Johnny B. Goode
Bridge
D A
His mother told him, “Someday you will be a man
E A
And you will be the leader of a big old band
D A
Many people coming from miles around
E A
To hear you play your music when the sun goes down
D A
Maybe someday your name will be in lights
E A
Saying ‘Johnny B. Goode tonight'”
Verse 3
A
Go go
E
Go Johnny go
A
Go go
E
Go Johnny go
A
Go go
E
Go Johnny go
A
Go go
E
Go Johnny go
D A
Go, Johnny B. Goode
Chorus
D
Go go
A
Go Johnny go
D
Go go
A
Go Johnny go
D
Go go
A
Go Johnny go
D
Go go
A
Go Johnny go
E A
Go, Johnny B. Goode
Practice tip: Master the quick change between A, D, and E chords; this is the core progression of the song. Use a metronome to keep the tempo rock-steady.
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Key
A Major
Difficulty
Beginner
Left Hand
Root notes
Chords
A · D · E
Chuck Berry’s classic rock and roll anthem about a country boy who becomes a guitar star. Beginner difficulty in the key of A.
Rock Strum (4/4 Time)
↓↓↑↑↓↑
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Tip: Keep the rhythm steady and driving, accenting the backbeat (the “and” counts).
Lyrics & Chords
Full Song
Verse 1
A E
Deep down in Louisiana close to New Orleans
A
Way back up in the woods among the evergreens
D A
There stood a log cabin made of earth and wood
E A
Where lived a country boy named Johnny B. Goode
D A
Who never ever learned to read or write so well
E A
But he could play the guitar just like a-ringin’ a bell
Chorus
D
Go go
A
Go Johnny go
D
Go go
A
Go Johnny go
D
Go go
A
Go Johnny go
D
Go go
A
Go Johnny go
E A
Go, Johnny B. Goode
Verse 2
E
He used to carry his guitar in a gunny sack
A
Go sit beneath the tree by the railroad track
D A
Oh, the engineers would see him sitting in the shade
E A
Strumming with the rhythm that the drivers made
D A
The people passing by, they would stop and say
E A
“Oh my, what that little country boy could play”
Chorus
D
Go go
A
Go Johnny go
D
Go go
A
Go Johnny go
D
Go go
A
Go Johnny go
D
Go go
A
Go Johnny go
E A
Go, Johnny B. Goode
Bridge
D A
His mother told him, “Someday you will be a man
E A
And you will be the leader of a big old band
D A
Many people coming from miles around
E A
To hear you play your music when the sun goes down
D A
Maybe someday your name will be in lights
E A
Saying ‘Johnny B. Goode tonight'”
Verse 3
A
Go go
E
Go Johnny go
A
Go go
E
Go Johnny go
A
Go go
E
Go Johnny go
A
Go go
E
Go Johnny go
D A
Go, Johnny B. Goode
Chorus
D
Go go
A
Go Johnny go
D
Go go
A
Go Johnny go
D
Go go
A
Go Johnny go
D
Go go
A
Go Johnny go
E A
Go, Johnny B. Goode
Practice tip: Master the quick change between A, D, and E chords; this is the core progression of the song. Use a metronome to keep the tempo rock-steady.
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Key
A Major
Difficulty
Beginner
Tuning
gDGBD (Open G)
Chords
A · D · E
Chuck Berry’s classic rock and roll anthem about a country boy who becomes a guitar star. Beginner difficulty in the key of A.
Rock Strum (4/4 Time)
↓↓↑↑↓↑
123456
Tip: Keep the rhythm steady and driving, accenting the backbeat (the “and” counts).
Lyrics & Chords
Full Song
Verse 1
A E
Deep down in Louisiana close to New Orleans
A
Way back up in the woods among the evergreens
D A
There stood a log cabin made of earth and wood
E A
Where lived a country boy named Johnny B. Goode
D A
Who never ever learned to read or write so well
E A
But he could play the guitar just like a-ringin’ a bell
Chorus
D
Go go
A
Go Johnny go
D
Go go
A
Go Johnny go
D
Go go
A
Go Johnny go
D
Go go
A
Go Johnny go
E A
Go, Johnny B. Goode
Verse 2
E
He used to carry his guitar in a gunny sack
A
Go sit beneath the tree by the railroad track
D A
Oh, the engineers would see him sitting in the shade
E A
Strumming with the rhythm that the drivers made
D A
The people passing by, they would stop and say
E A
“Oh my, what that little country boy could play”
Chorus
D
Go go
A
Go Johnny go
D
Go go
A
Go Johnny go
D
Go go
A
Go Johnny go
D
Go go
A
Go Johnny go
E A
Go, Johnny B. Goode
Bridge
D A
His mother told him, “Someday you will be a man
E A
And you will be the leader of a big old band
D A
Many people coming from miles around
E A
To hear you play your music when the sun goes down
D A
Maybe someday your name will be in lights
E A
Saying ‘Johnny B. Goode tonight'”
Verse 3
A
Go go
E
Go Johnny go
A
Go go
E
Go Johnny go
A
Go go
E
Go Johnny go
A
Go go
E
Go Johnny go
D A
Go, Johnny B. Goode
Chorus
D
Go go
A
Go Johnny go
D
Go go
A
Go Johnny go
D
Go go
A
Go Johnny go
D
Go go
A
Go Johnny go
E A
Go, Johnny B. Goode
Practice tip: Master the quick change between A, D, and E chords; this is the core progression of the song. Use a metronome to keep the tempo rock-steady.
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Key
A Major
Difficulty
Beginner
Tuning
G-D-A-E
Chords
A · D · E
Chuck Berry’s classic rock and roll anthem about a country boy who becomes a guitar star. Beginner difficulty in the key of A.
Rock Strum (4/4 Time)
↓↓↑↑↓↑
123456
Tip: Keep the rhythm steady and driving, accenting the backbeat (the “and” counts).
Lyrics & Chords
Full Song
Verse 1
A E
Deep down in Louisiana close to New Orleans
A
Way back up in the woods among the evergreens
D A
There stood a log cabin made of earth and wood
E A
Where lived a country boy named Johnny B. Goode
D A
Who never ever learned to read or write so well
E A
But he could play the guitar just like a-ringin’ a bell
Chorus
D
Go go
A
Go Johnny go
D
Go go
A
Go Johnny go
D
Go go
A
Go Johnny go
D
Go go
A
Go Johnny go
E A
Go, Johnny B. Goode
Verse 2
E
He used to carry his guitar in a gunny sack
A
Go sit beneath the tree by the railroad track
D A
Oh, the engineers would see him sitting in the shade
E A
Strumming with the rhythm that the drivers made
D A
The people passing by, they would stop and say
E A
“Oh my, what that little country boy could play”
Chorus
D
Go go
A
Go Johnny go
D
Go go
A
Go Johnny go
D
Go go
A
Go Johnny go
D
Go go
A
Go Johnny go
E A
Go, Johnny B. Goode
Bridge
D A
His mother told him, “Someday you will be a man
E A
And you will be the leader of a big old band
D A
Many people coming from miles around
E A
To hear you play your music when the sun goes down
D A
Maybe someday your name will be in lights
E A
Saying ‘Johnny B. Goode tonight'”
Verse 3
A
Go go
E
Go Johnny go
A
Go go
E
Go Johnny go
A
Go go
E
Go Johnny go
A
Go go
E
Go Johnny go
D A
Go, Johnny B. Goode
Chorus
D
Go go
A
Go Johnny go
D
Go go
A
Go Johnny go
D
Go go
A
Go Johnny go
D
Go go
A
Go Johnny go
E A
Go, Johnny B. Goode
Practice tip: Master the quick change between A, D, and E chords; this is the core progression of the song. Use a metronome to keep the tempo rock-steady.
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Key
A Major
Difficulty
Beginner
Harp Key
C Diatonic
Chords
A · D · E
Chuck Berry’s classic rock and roll anthem about a country boy who becomes a guitar star. Beginner difficulty in the key of A.
Rock Strum (4/4 Time)
↓↓↑↑↓↑
123456
Tip: Keep the rhythm steady and driving, accenting the backbeat (the “and” counts).
Lyrics & Chords
Full Song
Verse 1
A E
Deep down in Louisiana close to New Orleans
A
Way back up in the woods among the evergreens
D A
There stood a log cabin made of earth and wood
E A
Where lived a country boy named Johnny B. Goode
D A
Who never ever learned to read or write so well
E A
But he could play the guitar just like a-ringin’ a bell
Chorus
D
Go go
A
Go Johnny go
D
Go go
A
Go Johnny go
D
Go go
A
Go Johnny go
D
Go go
A
Go Johnny go
E A
Go, Johnny B. Goode
Verse 2
E
He used to carry his guitar in a gunny sack
A
Go sit beneath the tree by the railroad track
D A
Oh, the engineers would see him sitting in the shade
E A
Strumming with the rhythm that the drivers made
D A
The people passing by, they would stop and say
E A
“Oh my, what that little country boy could play”
Chorus
D
Go go
A
Go Johnny go
D
Go go
A
Go Johnny go
D
Go go
A
Go Johnny go
D
Go go
A
Go Johnny go
E A
Go, Johnny B. Goode
Bridge
D A
His mother told him, “Someday you will be a man
E A
And you will be the leader of a big old band
D A
Many people coming from miles around
E A
To hear you play your music when the sun goes down
D A
Maybe someday your name will be in lights
E A
Saying ‘Johnny B. Goode tonight'”
Verse 3
A
Go go
E
Go Johnny go
A
Go go
E
Go Johnny go
A
Go go
E
Go Johnny go
A
Go go
E
Go Johnny go
D A
Go, Johnny B. Goode
Chorus
D
Go go
A
Go Johnny go
D
Go go
A
Go Johnny go
D
Go go
A
Go Johnny go
D
Go go
A
Go Johnny go
E A
Go, Johnny B. Goode
Practice tip: Master the quick change between A, D, and E chords; this is the core progression of the song. Use a metronome to keep the tempo rock-steady.