Huey Lewis & The News
Lindsey Buckingham
Alan Silvestri &
Eric Clapton
Huey Lewis & The News
Alan Silvestri &
Etta James
Marvin Berry and the Starlighters
Marvin Berry and the Starlighters
Marvin Berry and the Starlighters & Mark Campbell
Alright, alright this is an oldie, but uh, it’s an oldie where I come from. Alright guys, let’s do some blues riff in B, watch me for the
changes, and uh, try and keep up, okay.
Back to the Future is set in 1955, three years before this Chuck Berry classic was released. As a result, bandleader Marv...
[Verse 1]
Way down in Louisiana, down to New Orleans
Way back up in the woods among the evergreens
There stood a log cabin made of earth and wood
Where lived a country boy, name of Johnny B. Goode
Who never ever learned to read or write so well
He could play the guitar just like he's ringing a bell
[Chorus]
Go, go, go, Johnny, go, go, go, Johnny, go go
Go, Johnny, go, go, go, Johnny, go go
Johnny B. Goode
[Verse 2]
He used to carry his guitar in a gunny sack
And sit beneath the trees by the railroad track
The engineers could see him sitting in the shade
Strumming to the rhythm that the driver made
People passing by, y'know they'd stop and say
"Oh my, that little country boy sure could play,"
[Chorus]
Go, go, go, Johnny, go, go, go, Johnny, go go
Go, Johnny, go, go, go, Johnny, go go
Johnny B. Goode
[Guitar Solo interlude]
[Chorus]
Go, go, go, Johnny, go, go, go, Johnny, go go
Go, Johnny, go, go, go, Johnny, go go
Johnny B. Goode
[Verse 3]
Well his mama told him, "One day, you will be a man
And you will be the leader of a big band
People are gonna come from miles around
To listen to your playing 'til the sun goes down
And one day maybe your name's gonna be in the lights, singing: Johnny B. Goode tonight."
Go! Go! Go!
[Chorus]
Go, go, go, Johnny, go, go, go, Johnny, go go
Go, Johnny, go, go, go, Johnny, go go
Johnny B. Goode
Go, go, go, Johnny, go, go, go, Johnny, go go
Go, Johnny, go, go, go, Johnny, go go
Johnny B. Goode
[Solo]
Johnny B. Goode was written by Chuck Berry.
Johnny B. Goode was produced by Bones Howe.