Bio Chords

BIO
As recorded by Chuck Berry
(From the 1973 Album BIO)
 
 
[Intro]
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 Lord have mercy
             A                                    E   B  A  E   B
Gotta tell it, tell it just like it is, every word
 
[Verse 1]
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Yeah, I was living in St. Louis
E
In the year of 1955
                 A
Mama didn't have no great mansion
                          E
Just a little old country dive
            B
Papa worked all week long
A                        E     B
Try to keep us six kids alive
 
[Verse 2]
     E
So I hitchhiked to Chicago
E
Just to hear Muddy Waters play
                   A
I sat and listened to him sing
                         E
Until the early hours of day
                 B
I asked him what I could do to make it
A                               E   B
And it was he who showed me the way
 
[Guitar Solo]
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[Verse 3]
            E
I went back home and wrote a song
A                         E
And made a record I could claim
           A
The little tune jumped on the charts
                           E
And rode me right on up to fame
               B
It netted over ten thousand dollars
A                     E    B
And added glory to my name
 
[Verse 4]
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I was standing at the airport
E
With my guitar in my hand
            A
And a first class ticket
                   E
Destination: movie land
          B
I will be in Hollywood, Mama
A                         E    B
Before the roosters crow again
 
[Guitar Solo]
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[Verse 5]
             E
When I first started playing music
E
Over sixteen years ago
          A
Every big town in the country
                      E
From San Fran to Baltimore
          B
Trying to bring some happy hours
A                      E    B
Doing the only thing I know
 
[Verse 6]
        E
I can't help it, but I love it
A                   E
Stand here, sing to you
       A
Brings back so many memories
                       E
Many things we used to do
       B
'Til I see you here again
A                       E   B
Take care, good luck to you
 
[Outro]
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