Maybellene
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Afinação: E A D G B ETecla: AmCapotraste: Sem capotraste
(Chris Smither version)
Original by Chuck Berry
[Verse]
Am
As I was motivatin' over the hill
Em Am
I saw Maybellene in a Coupé de Ville
Am
A Cadillac a-rollin on the open road
Em Am
Nothin' will outrun my V-8 Ford
Am F
The Cadillac doin' 'bout 95
G F
She bumper to bumper, rollin' side by side
[Chorus]
Am
Maybellene, why can't you be true?
Dm7/F Am
Oh, Maybellene, why can't you be true?
G Am
You done started back doin' the things you used to do
[Verse]
Am
The Cadillac pulled up at 104
Em Am
The Ford got hot and wouldn't do no more
Am
It done got cloudy and started to rain
Em Am
I tooted my horn for the passin' lane
F
The rain water blowin' all under my hood
G F
I knew that wasn't doin' my motor good
[Chorus]
Am
Maybellene, why can't you be true?
Dm7/F Am
Oh, Maybellene, why can't you be true?
G Am
You done started back doin' the things you used to do
[Solo]
[Chorus]
Am
Maybellene, why can't you be true?
Dm7/F Am
Oh, Maybellene, why can't you be true?
G Am
You done started back doin' the things you used to do
[Verse]
Am
The motor cooled down, the heat went down
Em Am
And that's when I heard that highway sound
Am
Cadillac sittin' like ton of lead
Em Am
A 110, a half mile ahead
Am F
The Cadillac lookin' like it's sittin' still
G F
And I caught Maybellene at the top of the hill
[Chorus]
Am
Maybellene, why can't you be true?
Dm7/F Am
Oh, Maybellene, why can't you be true?
G Am
You done started back doin' the things you used to do
How to play Maybellene
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Can I play it on guitar or keyboard?
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