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Version 1 Version 2 Version 3 Version 4 Version 5[Intro] N.C. E e|--------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---------------------------------------| B|--------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-3-2-0---------------------------------| G|---0h1--------------------------------0h1-------------------------| D|-2----------------------------------------2---2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-----| A|----------------------------------------------2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-----| E|----------------------------------------------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-----| B7 e|--------------------| B|--------------------| G|-----2-2-2-2-2------| D|-----1-1-1-1-1------| A|-----2-2-2-2-2------| E|--------------------| [Verse 1] E Deep down in Louisiana close to New Orleans E Way back up in the woods among the evergreens e|--------------| B|--------------| G|--------------| D|--------------| A|-----------0--| E|--0--2--4-----| A/A There stood a log cabin made of earth and wood E Where lived a country boy named Johnny B. Goode B7 Who never ever learned to read or write so well E But he could play a guitar just like he's ringin' a bell [Chorus] E Go e|---------------------| B|--0-0-0-0-0----------| G|--1-1-1-1-1----------| D|---------------------| A|---------------------| E|---------------------| E Go Johnny Go. E Go e|---------------------| B|--0-0-0-0-0----------| G|--1-1-1-1-1----------| D|---------------------| A|---------------------| E|---------------------| E Go Johnny Go. A Go e|---------------------| B|--2-2-2-2-2----------| G|--2-2-2-2-2----------| D|---------------------| A|---------------------| E|---------------------| A Go Johnny Go. E Go e|---------------------| B|--0-0-0-0-0----------| G|--1-1-1-1-1----------| D|---------------------| A|---------------------| E|---------------------| E Go Johnny Go. B7 Go e|---------------------| B|--0-0-0-0-0------2---| G|--2-2-2-2-2------2---| D|-----------------2---| A|-----------------0---| E|---------------------| A E Johnny B Goode B7 B7 B7 B7 B7 [Verse 2] E He used to carry his guitar in a gunny sack E And sit beneath the trees by the railroad tracks e|--------------| B|--------------| G|--------------| D|--------------| A|-----------0--| E|--0--2--4-----| A/A The engineers would see him sittin' there in the shade E Strummin' to the rhythm that the engine made B7 People passed him by and they would stop and say E Oh my that little country boy can play [Chorus] E Go e|---------------------| B|--0-0-0-0-0----------| G|--1-1-1-1-1----------| D|---------------------| A|---------------------| E|---------------------| E Go Johnny Go. E Go e|---------------------| B|--0-0-0-0-0----------| G|--1-1-1-1-1----------| D|---------------------| A|---------------------| E|---------------------| E Go Johnny Go. A Go e|---------------------| B|--2-2-2-2-2----------| G|--2-2-2-2-2----------| D|---------------------| A|---------------------| E|---------------------| A Go Johnny Go. E Go e|---------------------| B|--0-0-0-0-0----------| G|--1-1-1-1-1----------| D|---------------------| A|---------------------| E|---------------------| E Go Johnny Go. B7 Go e|---------------------| B|--0-0-0-0-0------2---| G|--2-2-2-2-2------2---| D|-----------------2---| A|-----------------0---| E|---------------------| A E Johnny B Goode B7 B7 B7 B7 B7 [Verse 3] E Well his mama told him one day you will be a man E And you will be the leader of a big old band e|--------------| B|--------------| G|--------------| D|--------------| A|-----------0--| E|--0--2--4-----| A/A People will come from miles around E To hear you play your music when the sun go down B Maybe someday your name will be in lights E Sayin' Johnny B Goode tonight [Chorus] E Go e|---------------------| B|--0-0-0-0-0----------| G|--1-1-1-1-1----------| D|---------------------| A|---------------------| E|---------------------| E Go Johnny Go. E Go e|---------------------| B|--0-0-0-0-0----------| G|--1-1-1-1-1----------| D|---------------------| A|---------------------| E|---------------------| E Go Johnny Go. A Go e|---------------------| B|--2-2-2-2-2----------| G|--2-2-2-2-2----------| D|---------------------| A|---------------------| E|---------------------| A Go Johnny Go. E Go e|---------------------| B|--0-0-0-0-0----------| G|--1-1-1-1-1----------| D|---------------------| A|---------------------| E|---------------------| E Go Johnny Go. B7 Go e|---------------------| B|--0-0-0-0-0------2---| G|--2-2-2-2-2------2---| D|-----------------2---| A|-----------------0---| E|---------------------| A E Johnny B Goode B7 B7 B7 B7 B7 [Outro] N.C. E e|--------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---------------------------------------| B|--------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-3-2-0---------------------------------| G|---0h1--------------------------------0h1-------------------------| D|-2----------------------------------------2---2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-----| A|----------------------------------------------2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-----| E|----------------------------------------------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-----|