Maybellene Chords – Chuck Berry

Intro

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Chorus

Maybellene, why can't you be true
    D7                           A
Oh, Maybellene, why can't you be true
       E7                     D7                 A
You've started back doin' the things you used to do

Verse 1

As I was motivatin' over the hill
I saw Maybellene in a Coupe de Ville
Cadillac rollin' on the open road
Nothin' outruns my V-8 Ford
Cadillac doin' 'bout 95
Bumper-to-bumper, rollin' side by side

Chorus

Maybellene, why can't you be true
    D7                           A
Oh, Maybellene, why can't you be true
       E7                     D7                 A
You've started back doin' the things you used to do

Verse 2

Cadillac rolled up ahead of the Ford
The Ford got hot, wouldn't do no more
It soon got cloudy and it started to rain
I tooted my horn for the passing lane
Rain was pourin' under my hood
I knew that was doin' my motor good

Chorus

Maybellene, why can't you be true
    D7                           A
Oh, Maybellene, why can't you be true
       E7                     D7                 A
You've started back doin' the things you used to do

(instrumental, same pattern as chorus)

Chorus

Maybellene, why can't you be true
    D7                           A
Oh, Maybellene, why can't you be true
       E7                     D7                 A
You've started back doin' the things you used to do

Verse 3

Motor cooled down, the heat went down
That's when I heard that highway sound
The Cadillac sittin' like a ton of lead
110 half a mile ahead
The Cadillac looked like it was sittin' still
I caught Maybellene at the top of the hill

Chorus

Maybellene, why can't you be true
    D7                           A
Oh, Maybellene, why can't you be true
       E7                     D7                 A
You've started back doin' the things you used to do