School Days Tab

by Chuck Berry
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School Days
                         By Chuck Berry
                     Studio Recorded Version
 
Tabbed by:Phil Martin
Email:prmarto@mpx.com.au
November 2006
 
12 bar rock in G.
 
  G
e|--------------------|
B|--------------------|
G|--------------------|
D|--------------------|
A|--5-5-7-5-5-5-7-5---|
E|--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---|
 
  C
e|--------------------|
B|--------------------|
G|--------------------|
D|--5-5-7-5-5-5-7-5---|
A|--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---|
E|--------------------|
 
  D
e|--------------------|
B|--------------------|
G|--------------------|
D|--7-7-9-7-7-7-9-7---|
A|--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---|
E|--------------------|
 
BD = Bend down
HB = Hold bend
 
    Intro:
 
e|---6-----|
B|---7-----|
G|---7-----|  x13 .... or if U like, 1&a 2&a 3&a 4&a 1.
D|---8-----|
A|---------|  I think this is where the record does it.
E|---------|
 
 
I have seen Chuck do it here on video
 
e|---10----|
B|---11----|
G|---11----|
D|---12----|
A|---------|
E|---------|  
 
 
Up in the morning an off to School
  G
e|--/333-------------|
B|--/333----55-------|
G|-------/5---5-3----|
D|----------------5--|
A|-------------------|
E|-------------------|
 
 
Teacher is teaching the golden rule
  G           BD
e|--------------------|
B|--------------------|
G|-----------5b--3----|
D|---555555--------5--|
A|--5555555--------5--|
E|--------------------|
 
 
 
American history and practical maths
  C  HB-----| give it heaps!
     BD
e|---------------------|          This Pull off, is more the
B|--5b555555-------3\2-|          sound of your finger coming
G|--5b555555-5h4p0-4\3-|  5h4p0 = off the string, than a full
D|---------------------|          blown PO. This is all
A|---------------------|          going pretty fast.
E|---------------------|
This will give the bouncy feel
that this lick has.
 
 
 
Your studing hard and hoping to pass
  G  HB----|
     BD
e|-----------------|
B|--5b555555-333---|
G|--5b555555-333---|
D|---------------5-|
A|-----------------|
E|-----------------|
 
 
Working your fingers right down to the bone
  D
e|--------------------|
B|--/7777777-4/55-5/6-|
G|--/7777777-4/55-6/7-|
D|--------------------|
A|--------------------|
E|--------------------|
 
 
The guy behind you won’t leave you alone
  G
e|---------------------|
B|--------------5------|
G|--------------5-3----|
D|---555---555------5--|
A|--55555-5555------5--|
E|---------------------|
 
 
 
Ring ring goes the bell
  G       BD
e|--/3-/6--------|
B|--/3-/6-5b-----|
G|--------5b-3---|
D|------------5--|
A|---------------|
E|---------------|
 
The cook in the lunch room is ready to sell
  G
e|-------------------|
B|-----------/333----|
G|-----------/333----|
D|---555-------------|
A|--55555-5--------5-|
E|-------------------|
 
 
Your lucky if you can find a seat
  C  HB---------|
     BD
e|-------------------|
B|---5b555-5-55-53/4-|
G|---5b555-5-55-54/5-|
D|-------------------|
A|-------------------|
E|-------------------|
 
 
Your fortunate if your got time to eat
  G
e|-------------------|
B|-----------/5------|
G|-----------/5--3---|
D|---555555--------5-|
A|--5555555--------5-|
E|-------------------|
 
 
Back in the class room open your books
  D
e|--------------------|
B|--/7---/7---7-5-5/6-|
G|--/777-/777-7-5-6/7-|
D|--------------------|
A|--------------------|
E|--------------------|
 
 
Bet the teacher don't know how mean she looks
  G
e|---------------------|
B|-----555-4/55-2/33---|
G|--77-555-4/55-2/33-5-|
D|-------------------5-|
A|---------------------|
E|---------------------|
 
 
 
Soon as 3 o’clock rolls around
  G
e|--/33-/66---------|
B|--/33-/6--5-----3-| 5
G|----------5h4p0-3-| 5h4p0 = Same PO business
D|------------------|         as before
A|------------------|
E|------------------|
 
 
You finally lay your burden down
  G
e|-----------------|
B|-----------5-----|
G|-----------5-3---|
D|---555-----------|
A|--55555-5------5-|
E|-----------------|
 
 
Throw back books get out of your seat
  C  HB-----|
     BD
e|--------------------|
B|--5b-555-5------3\2-|
G|--5b-555-55h4p0-4\3-|
D|--------------------|
A|--------------------|
E|--------------------|
 
 
Down the halls and into the street
  G
e|-----------------|
B|--/77-/55-/333---|
G|--/77-/55-/333---|
D|---------------5-|
A|-----------------|
E|-----------------|
 
 
Up to the corner and round the bend
  D
e|--5-------------5-|
B|--5-/777777-/55-5-|
G|----/777777-/55---|
D|------------------|
A|------------------|
E|------------------|
 
 
Ride to the jute joint you go in
  G
e|----------------|
B|----777-55-33---|
G|--/7777-55-33---|
D|--------------5-|
A|----------------|
E|----------------|
 
 
Drop the coin right into the slot
  G         BD
e|-2/3-33-3------|
B|-2/3-33-3------|
G|---------5b-3--|
D|-------------5-|
A|---------------|
E|---------------|
 
 
You gotta here something that’s really hot
  G          BD
e|------------------|
B|-----------5b-----|
G|-----------5b-3---|
D|---555555-------5-|
A|--5555555-------5-|
E|------------------|
 
 
With the one you love you make’n romance
  C  HB---------|
     BD
e|------------------------|
B|--5b55-55-55-5------3\2-|
G|--5b55-55-55-55h4p0-4\3-|
D|------------------------|
A|------------------------|
E|------------------------|
 
 
All day long your been wanting to dance
  G
     HB----|
     BD
e|---------------|
B|--5b-55-5333---|
G|--5b-55-5333---|
D|-------------5-|
A|---------------|
E|---------------|
 
 
Feeling the music form head to toe
  D
e|------------------|
B|--/7777777-/55-/7-|
G|--/7777777-/55-/7-|
D|------------------|
A|------------------|
E|------------------|
 
 
round and round and round you go
Solo:
  G
e|----------------------------------------------|
B|-----6666666-----6--666-----6--666-----6------|
G|--6/77777777--6/7-7-777--6/7-7-777--6/7-7-7\5-|
D|----------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------|
 
e|------------------------------------|
B|-----66666-----66-----66-----66-----|
G|--6/777777--6/777--6/777--6/777-7\5-|
D|------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------|
 
e|-------------------------------------|
B|-----66666-----66666-----66666666666-|
G|--6/777777--6/777777--6/777777777777-|
D|-------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------|
 
  C
e|-----------------------------------|
B|-----88888-----88888-----88-----88-|
G|--8/999999--8/999999--8/999--8/999-|
D|-----------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------|
 
 
                       G
e|---------------------------8-10b-8-8-------------8-|
B|-----66----44-----22--0----8-11b-8-8-10-10-----8---|
G|--6/777-4/555--2/333--111------------10----10------|
D|---------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------|
 
      HB-|          BD
  D                                 G
e|---------------8-------/333--/3-5--33-----------------|
B|---------333-5-8--5b---/333--/3-5--33-5-----55-3------|
G|----5b5-3333-5----5b------------------5-3h5-55-3------|
D|-------------------------------------------------5----|
A|------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------|
 
 
Drop the coin right into the slot
  G
e|--3-3---------|
B|--3-3--5------|
G|-----/5-5-3---|
D|------------5-|
A|--------------|
E|--------------|
 
 
You gotta here something that's really hot
  G           BD
e|------------------|
B|-----------5b-----|
G|-----------5b-3---|
D|---555555-------5-|
A|--5555555-------5-|
E|------------------|
 
 
With the one you love you make’n romance
  C    HB----|
    BD BD
e|-------------------|
B|----5b5-5------3\2-|
G|----5b5-55h4p0-4\3-|
D|-5b----------------|
A|-5b----------------|
E|-------------------|
 
 
All day long your been wanting to dance
  G
     HB----|
     BD
e|---------------|
B|--5b-55-5333---|
G|--5b-55-5333---|
D|-------------5-|
A|---------------|
E|---------------|
 
 
Feeling the music form head to toe
  D
e|------------------|
B|--/7777777-/55-/7-|
G|--/7777777-/55-/7-|
D|------------------|
A|------------------|
E|------------------|
 
 
round and around and round you go
  G       BD
e|-2/3-3----------|
B|-2/3-3-/55-33---|
G|-------/55-33---|
D|--------------5-|
A|----------------|
E|----------------|
 
 
 
Hail Hail rock'n roll
  G       BD
e|--/3-/6--------|
B|--/3-/6-5b-----|
G|--------5b-3---|
D|------------5--|
A|---------------|
E|---------------|
 
 
Deliver me from the days of old
  G           BD
e|------------------|
B|------------5b----|
G|------------5b-3--|
D|---555----------5-|
A|--55555-5-------5-|
E|------------------|
 
 
Long live rock'n roll
 C
     HB-----|
     BD
e|----------------|
B|--5b-5-5-55-3/4-|
G|--5b-5-5-55-4/5-|
D|----------------|
A|----------------|
E|----------------|
 
 
The beat of the drums loud and cold
  G
e|---------------|
B|---------------|
G|---------------|
D|---555-----/5--|
A|--55555-55-/5--|
E|---------------|
 
 
 
Rock rock rock'n roll
  D        HB
e|----------------|
B|--5b-5b-5b5-4\3-|
G|--5b-5b-5b5-5\4-|
D|----------------|
A|----------------|
E|----------------|
 
 
The feeling is there body and soul
  G
e|-------------------|
B|-----------/333----|
G|-----------/333----|
D|---555-------------|
A|--55555-5--------5-|
E|-------------------|
 
 
e|-------|
B|-------|
G|--6-4--|
D|--5-3--|
A|--4-2--|
E|--5-3--|
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4 comments
Charles Byram
What is the intro " e|---6-----| B|---7-----| G|---7-----| x13 .... or if U like, 1&a 2&a 3&a 4&a 1. D|---8-----| A|---------| I think this is where the record does it. E|---------| " It sounds completely off.
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PhilM
Hi Charles Depends what mood ya in I think! Sounds ok to me, or maybe I have a funny ear :) cheers
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