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[Verse 1]
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Way down in Louisiana, close to New Orleans,
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Way back up in the woods among the evergreens,
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There stood a log cabin made of earth and wood
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Where lived a country boy named Johnny B. Goode
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Who never ever learned to read or write so well,
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But he could play the guitar just like a ringin' a bell.


[Chorus]
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Go! Go! Go, Johnny
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Go! Go! Go, Johnny
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Go! Go! Go, Johnny
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Go! Go! Go, Johnny
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Go! Go!   Johnny B. Goode


[Solo]
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[Verse 2]
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His mother told him, 'someday you will be a man,
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You will be the leader of a big ol' band.
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Many people comin' from miles around
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To hear you play your music when the sun go down.
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Maybe one day your name will be in lights,
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Sayin' 'Johnny B. Goode tonight'


[Chorus]
            A
Go! Go! Go! Go, Johnny
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Go! Go! Go, Johnny
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Go! Go! Go, Johnny
    A
Go! Go! Go, Johnny
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Go! Go!   Johnny B. Goode