Moderate shuffle beat ALMOST GROWN Note the “descending double-stop” lick halfway through the solo (as mentioned in the Introduction). Words and Music by Chuck Be D7 (spoken) = —— ——, 5 : Be SS SS SS SS (Wo, wo - oh,_) You know I'm al- most grown. (Wo, wo - oh, =: = = SS ———= = — : = SS mee i= —— a) Yeah'n‘ I’m do-in’ all right in school. They ain't said I broke no (2) Got my - self a lit - tle (3.) (Piano solo} (4.) Ah, she’s real-ly out of this 6)— But | done = mar-ried and set-tled c 4 — ee —— = z = i} e ————— = rule, 1 ain't nev - er been in Dutch, _ job. "m gon- na buy me a lit - tle car, world, When I take her to a dance, — down, Now I real- ly have a ball, L : =— == =—= = Spee % ~ ee s oa STS eee be : r _ cs mt wea Can 123 3 1 don’t browse a - round too much. my girl in the park. 3 Don't both - er me,leave me a - she’s got - ta talk a-bout ro- mance, (us) (us) so | — don’t browse around at all. mal - most grown. ———“Seoe44g M2384 Ils. after 4th verse) 2.1 don’t run a-round with no — mob.— Guitar Solo 3. (Piano solo) G 4. Got_my eye on ait - tle girlD7 D.S. & (Sth verse) al Cox 5. You know I’m_ still liv-in’ in tov-@-coDa Piano solo GAROUND AND AROUND The backup lick during the second verse, and the second solo, are derived from the “sliding ninth chord idea described in the Introduction. Words and Music by Chuck Berr Bright shuffle beat 1. They say the joint was ‘round and ‘round.— Yeah, reel-in’ and a pyri © 1858 by Ae Musi Co, nl Copyigh Gases Mace n USA. Al Pts Reserves 16Well, they nev - er stopped gotta take me well, the place a was rock: in’ ca ‘til the moon. went 2. Oh, it sounds so sweet, {3.) clock, Rose Front out- a my doors wasto dance, _ place was packed. Start-ed mov - in’ my well, a- clap-pin’ my When the po - lice doors flew tts = _ = - ; : a= = —— Se Chorus B B hands. Well the joint start - ed ; back. But they kept on a - Took-in’, reel - in’ and 18‘A- well, they nev - er stopped rock - in’ (Last time) Oh, they kept_on a ‘til the _ moon. went (Last time, repeat Chorus and fade) Guitar SoloB D.S.$(3rd verse), repeat chorus and 20BACK IN THE U.S.A. Berry wrote the song atter a trip to Australia. The list of U.S. cities sounds like a patriotic litany: "Detroit, Chicago, Chattanooga, Baton Rouge.” He developed the idea further a few years later in THE PROMISED LAND. And the Beatles used this song for inspiration when they wrote BACK IN THE USSR. Words and Music by Chuck Berry Medium Rock 5 Guitar intro 2well, oh__weell, feel so good. to- day. 3, (Piano Solo) a ie = in, search-in’ for a cor-ner_ca - 6, just ___ touched ground where ham - burg- ers siz zle onan — SSS Hiiit 4S > == 7 = == = AS eee eae ro op- en grill, night and day, —__ Yeah, and a = 3 asl ws a wey * | | ahi als! aie i cross smok - in’ in = set us at Car = oo to New Or - ter - mi - nal line. leans. gate. taeCharlotte, we Rock - hill, help me’ get ‘si - an a, char - i - ot, eas; Y; nev - er was) amin - help me get to Hous tx - i to the ter - cS 4 - = ; >So t: SSS = SS Lo I nine - ty miles out of At - lan . ta by sun - down, roll- peo - ple there who care a lit - tle ‘bout me and Cut your en - gines and cool your wings and let me Fete oy 3 a — i 72| —— in’, out of | “they won't let the make it to the had Sure An Geor - gia poor boy tl oe - — bo : i === =| mo - tor trou - ble that — turned __ in - to a strug - gle half you're born, they bought —— me 3 ae sui, they gel - es, give me Nor folk, Vir - gin - ia, Tide - a - cross lug - gage ter, four and that and Tell the *Hound_ woke— folks ——— broke down and left us all strand-ed in —— wp high = ver ALS is = b= quer que on —— _ back home, this is the prom - ised land call - in’ and the ee Bir = ming - ham. the prom ised land. on the line. 74a eRe D.S.§ (3rd verse) 5 al Coda 3rd Guitar Solo ee O-copa =ROLL OVER, BEETHOVEN The chordal backup is all rapid downstrokes. Both solos feature the Charlie Christian-style “‘slide-the-rd string-up-to-match-the-2nd string” lick (it’s also in the MABELLENE solo). ‘The Beatles are one of many groups that covered this hymn to rock and roll. Words and Music by Chuck Ber Bright rock Guitar intro ‘anewed by taiee Muse for he USA. ‘segs cra no U8 carted By Ne Mie arp wand Capea Sou hlege mUSA, A its Re 76D 4 === —S = write a lit-tle, let-ter I’m gon’ = $ — be—e- — — Yeah, this's a play.. got -ta hear it a- gain to my lo -cal2. You know my temp-'ra- ture the morn-in’ and blow-in’ a fuse._ thy-thm and blues. giv - ing you my warn-in’, don’t you— a—— glow - @ spin-ning top. — thy -thm and my arth-r - i tis sit - tin’ did -dle did-dle, I'm a- zy_ part -ner, you thy-thm re - view. — A-roll o- A-roll o- Roll o- Long asver, Bee- tho - ven, tell Tchai-kow - ski the news. — ver, Bee - tho - ven,_they’re rock -_in’ in two by two. ver, Bee - tho - ven, tell Tchai-kow - ski the news. she got 2 dime, the mu - sic won't nev-er stop, i (to 3rd verse) 2. ~ 5 3. 1 got the 4. Well, if you feel it ‘n' like it, 6. You know she go get your lov - er, then reel and___ rock _— it; roll it - ver, then move on up just a tri. - fle fur-ther, then reel, = and_—rock withone an-oth-er. Rollo - ver Bee-tho - ven, _—dig__these_rhy-thm and blues,___ Pe a G7 D D.S. $(Sth and 6th verses) al Cod = cz == 80 (5.) Well, ear -Pcova > A-roll 0 - ver, Bee - > ven, a-roll o - ver Bee - G7 a-roll o - ver, Bee - my iii Hit Hae THA dig these thy-thm and blues. ___SWEET LITTLE ROCK AND ROLLER While a second guitar pumps out the standard Berry-style boogie-woogie rhythm throughout, Berry sprin- kles in various backup licks and rhythmic chop chords. The bluesy lick he plays in the chorus (on the 1st and 2nd strings) appears later in the tune to fill holes between vocal lines during the verses. The rhythm chops are on these chords: Words and Music by Chuck Berry Moderate rock Guitar intro = = = 1. Nine years (2.) her eyes Capra 1958 by Ac Muse Cor Irn Cony Scures Mase BUSA. At Rahs Rasared 82dressed like a the fam - Christ - mas tree, sing - ers bowed a - way. danc-in' and —_hum-min’'a_ rock When the — star per - formed she screamec re roll mel - 0 - dy. She's the and yelled. “hoo - ray." — Ten So — SS = a 7 7 z ee = —— c G 5 = — aaa = daugh - ter of__ ed man thous - and eyes i the loo 2 : fedwho taught. her how_ to judge and un - der - stand, Five thous - and tongues were scream - in’, “More, more! Pe = — =— —_—_ since she. be - came_ a rock - 'N’ a-bout fif - teen hun - dred wait G —— 7 - = VSS SS SS - SSS mu - sic fan. Sweet in’ out - side__ the door. Sweet — lit -tle rock and roll er, sweet lit-tle rock —and_ roll — lit-tle rock and roll - er, sweet lit-tle rock and roll - fice # fice tet w>= = = i — 2 = = = # = 3 : =F , - ——- SS , Wer daddy don't have to scold her, ber er, sweet lit- tle rock and roll - er, ee ~. part-ner cain’t hard - ly hold her, She never gets an - y old sweet lit -tle rock and roll - er, sweet lit -tle rock and. roll tee = = a = 2nd time, repeat 2nd Chorus and fad = sweet lit-tle rock and roll - er. sweet lit-tle rock and roll - er. tee ft ce f tee t oeD.S. ${ (2nd verse and Chorus) and fade ae f—* 2. Should have seenGUITAR BOOGIE This is a twelve-bar blues; Berry solos for four bars, then plays a repetitious eight-bar “head” with the band. Each four-bar solo features a Berry idea ranging from his typical riffs to MARY HAD A LITTLE LAMB and beyond. The ninth chord includes an extra bass note: co Bright shuffle G Capplgn © 1958 by Ae Masi Cop,88$e 3a 7 4 SS 3 K. » — 4 He = = 4 ies Fe =Roo! Piano Solo G 90SCHOOL DAY (Ring! Ring! Goes The Bell) Written by Berry at the age of thirty in a black hotel in downtown St. Louis, the song spoke clearly to Ameri- can teenagers of their daily frustrations and halled rock and roll as the great liberator. ‘The guitar clearly mimics the vocal line during the verses. Words and Music by Chuck Berry Shuffle beat D+ = 1. Up. in the mornin’ and out to tet fits 453444 € == == 44 - = = oS 7 iS 3 3 3 3 —— : : Hoe — iF nD Pho Sg cs oy The teacher is teach-in’ the gold - en by = you fi-nal-ly lay your bur - den s eon © 1857 by Ae use Carp ened by ais hans tbe OSA, vege case te USA corte by Ne Mane Cr, lomenasoal Soph Sesued "Mage nUSA. Mi Rigs eservesget out - a your = A- meri - can his -t'ry and prac -‘ti - cal Close up your books, 3 you stud - y down em’ hard, the halls ‘n’ hop - in’ and in - to to the Work - Up to 3 in’ your fin - gers right down to ‘the cor-ner and ‘round. the the and the guy right to the juke be-hind you won't leave you a= joint you 90 92= =— = + = — — —=$ 2. Ring, ring, goes 3 the m3 4. Drop the coin’ right in - to. the bell. The cook in the lunch - room'sread - y to slot. You've got - ta hear some-thing that’s real = — ly a You'reluck-y if you With the one you love you're mak-in’ ro- You're for -tu-nate if you have time to all day long you've been want-in’ toi bh 2 6 ee — 3 L341 3 Back in the class - room, o - pen your Feel- in’ the mu-sic from head to — = To Coda¢ a bs on PSS ee foes s é Peer caf = books. 3 Gee, but the teach er don't know how mean she toe, —— — ‘round and ‘round — and ‘round you == es ee 7 {to 3rd and 4th verse) [re 35 —3— —— = SSS + : 7 ZS looks. 3. Soon as three o-clock rolls . aDS. $(4th verse) al Coda m3 3 3 + j= —3— —rz rock andmM og 35 3 De-liv-er me from the days of old.— live rock ‘n’ roll; rock ‘n’ the feel-in’ is there, bot SSS 96