Maybellene by Chuck Berry
Maybellene by Chuck Berry

Maybellene

Chuck Berry * Track #15 On After School Session

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Maybellene by Chuck Berry

Performed by
Chuck Berry
Produced by
Leonard Chess & Phil Chess
Writed by
Chuck Berry
About

The first song ever recorded by Chuck Berry in Chess Studios, this reworking of the classic song “Ida Red” was chuck’s first hit. Willie Dixon played bass, Johnnie Johnson played piano, Chuck Berry played guitar and sang, Jerome Green played maracas, Ebby Hardy played drums.

Phil Chess showed part...

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Maybellene Lyrics

[Chorus]
Maybellene, why can't you be true?
Oh, Maybellene, why can't you be true?
You done started doing the things you used to do

[Verse 1]
As I was motorvatin' over the hill
I saw Maybellene in a Coupe DeVille
A Cadillac a-rollin' on the open road
Nothin' will outrun my V8 Ford
The Cadillac doin' 'bout ninety-five
We was bumper to bumper, rollin' side to side

[Chorus]
Maybellene, why can't you be true?
Oh, Maybellene, why can't you be true?
You done started back doing the things you used to do

[Verse 2]
A Cadillac pulled up to one hundred and four
The Ford got hot and wouldn't do no more
It done got a cloud and started to rain
I tooted my horn for the passin' lane
The rain water blowin' all under my hood
I knew that was doin' my motor good

[Chorus]
Maybellene, why can't you be true?
Oh, Maybellene, why can't you be true?
You done started back doing the things you used to do

[Instrumental Break]

[Chorus]
Oh Maybellene, why can't you be true
Oh Maybellene, why can't you be true
You done started back doing the things you used to do

[Verse 3]
The motor cooled down, the heat went down
And that's when I heard that highway sound
The Cadillac a-sittin' like a ton of lead
A hundred and ten a half a mile ahead
The Cadillac lookin' like it's sittin' still
And I caught Maybellene at the top of the hill

[Chorus]
Maybellene, why can't you be true?
Oh, Maybellene, why can't you be true?
You done started back doing the things you used to do

Maybellene Q&A

Who wrote Maybellene's ?

Maybellene was written by Chuck Berry.

Who produced Maybellene's ?

Maybellene was produced by Leonard Chess & Phil Chess.

Hod did the single chart?

“Maybellene” peaked at #2 on the Blues Digital Song Sales chart.

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