Music/ Lyrics: Chuck Berry

Tab by JC Rea(*)

Symbols:

h=hammer-on
p=pull-off
b=bend
r=release bend
[]=bend before picking
~=left hand vibrato


Tuning:Standard

CHORDS:

-Bb:  x13331
-CMaj:x35553

For Chorus:

-Am:  x75555
-GMaj:x55000

SOLO:

e|-------10b12--|-10b12r10--------|
B|----10--------|----------13p10--|
G|-12-----------|-----------------|
D|--------------|-----------------|
A|--------------|-----------------|
E|--------------|-----------------|

e|----------10-12b13-12b13-12b13-12b13-12b13-12b13r12----------------------------------10-10b12-|
B|-------13-------------------------------------------13-10-13-13p10-13-13-10-13-13-13----------|
G|-12h14----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|-15-14b15-14b15-14b15-14b15-----------------------------------------------14b15r14b15--|
B|----------------------------17p13~-13~-13~-13~-13~-13~-13~-13~-13~--13-16--------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|-10b12r10----13p11p10--8h10--|
B|----------13-----------------|
G|-----------------------------|
D|-----------------------------|
A|-----------------------------|
E|-----------------------------|

e|-14b15-13-12--13p12p10----12b13--|
B|-----------------------13--------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|

Then:

"...Me lay down alone, no good the rum
 Me fall asleep and the boat she come..."
e|-14b15-------11b12--|
B|-------15p13--------|
G|--------------------|
D|--------------------|
A|--------------------|
E|--------------------|

"...The girl she look till come the dawn..."
e|-10b11--10-8--|
B|--------------|
G|--------------|
D|--------------|
A|--------------|
E|--------------|

"...She weep and she cry
 Return for home..."
e|-[12]b13r12b13---12b13--|
B|------------------------|
G|------------------------|
D|------------------------|
A|------------------------|
E|------------------------|

"...The whistle blow me open my eyes..."
e|-10b11r10--8-----|
B|-------------10--|
G|-----------------|
D|-----------------|
A|-----------------|
E|-----------------|


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