ALMOST GROWN Note the "descending double-stop” Moderate shuffle beat lick halfway through the solo (as mentioned in the Introduction). Words and Music by Chuck Be (spoken) D7 Ss —- ty + et — =: = 2 ti You know I'm al- most grown. Wo, wo - ie Se ¢ SS aa Yeah‘n’ I’m do-in’ all right in school. They ain't said I broke no (2) Got my - self a lit - tle (3.) (Piano solo) (4.) Ah, she’s real-ly out of this 5.)— But | done = mar-ried and set-tled E = = : | ain't nev - er been . in job. I'm gon-na buy me a world, When | take her to a down, Now 1 real- ly have a é = es = : Ee : : pili : = x e = ony 1959 by Ae Mie Cop 123 3 1 don’t browse a - round too much. drive my girl in the park. Don't beth 3 + er me,leave me a - she's got - ta talk a- bout. ro - mance. (us) (us) so | — don’t browse a-round at all. most grown. 23,4 Is. (after 4th verse) 2.1. don’t run a-round mob.— Guitar Solo 3. (Piano solo) G 4. Got_my eye on _a girl.c c D7 D.S. $(5th verse) al Cox 3 5. You know I' \— still liv-in’ in towcopa Piano solo cAROUND AND AROUND ‘The backup lick during the second verse, and the second solo, are derived from the “sliding ninth chord" idea described in the Introduction. Words and Music by Chuck Berr Bright shuffle beat 1, They say the joint was rock-in’, @- go- in’ ‘round and ‘round. eee = = = = = x yr ©1958 by Ae Mui Car, emratona Cooyigh Stes een USA Tl ight Reseed 16Fe Well, they nev - er stopped rock- in’ ‘til the moon. 2. Oh, itsounds so sweet, (3.) clock, got-ta take me a Rose out- a my well, the place was Front doors wasjust had to dance, _ well, the place was packed. 4 F —————" = — = a — — = a = 7S Start-ed mov in’ my well, a= clap-pin’ my When the po. - lice those. "doors flow ‘9 ——_— <= : = = = z = — — = + = = Chorus B B 2 = hands. Well the joint start-ed ogy i back. But they kept on a - f00k-in’, Lo. 6° St EE —— go- in’ ‘round - and a- round. Yeah, reel- in’ and a - 18rock: in’, what @ cra - zy sound. Mae edie sate A- well, they nev - er stopped rock - i B (Last time, repeat Chorus and fade) (Last time) Oh, _ they kept - Guitar Solo BB D.S.%(3rd verse), repeat chorus and 20JACK IN THE U.S.A. Berry wrote the song after a trip to Australia. The list of U.S. cities sounds like a patriotic litany: “Detroit, Chicago, Chattanooga, Baton Rouge.” He developed the idea further a few years later in THE PROMISED LAND. And the Beatles used this song for inspiration when they wrote BACK IN THE USSR. Words and Music by Chuck Berry Medium Rock Guitar intro$ — 7 = 2 st. i = xy i 10h well, oh_ well, so good . to- day. 3. (Piano Solo) 5 fora drive - in, search-in’ for 2 cor-ner_ca - f6, We just___touched ground-. onan where ham - burg-ers siz- zle on an in-ter-nat - ‘nal run = way. op-en grill, night and day._ 22pelled back home. from over - seas to the U.S. A. rds SS 2. New York, Los An ge- les, oh, how | yearned for you... 4. Did ! miss the sky-scrap-ers, did I miss the long free- 6. Well I'm. so glad —sI'm_ liv - in’ in the Uo S.A From the coast of Cal - i- for-nia to the Yes, I'm so. glad Vm = pa fd =F SS a S53 F 2 # = = — = = = = = | D = 2 @ 9 ty SSS = a Chat -ta- noo-ga, Ba - ton shores of the Del - a = ware liv- in’ in the U. s. ———— a ——— T= : === = “3 $9 9995a p Te Coda ——— (to 3rd/4th verses) lone just to. be at my home back in old Saint bet your life | did ‘til | gotback to the U. - S. thing you want, they got it righthere in the U.S. Guitar Soto {to Guitarsolo) © 24D.S. § (5th verse) al Coda D A 8. Look- in’ hard.BEAUTIFUL DELILAH The countryish cut-time rhythm patiern is similar to that of MABELLENE. Words and Music by Chuck 8 Brisk, steady rock beat a lah, sweet 2 = ap - ple pie, lah, dressed in. the lat-est style, lah, bath- in’ in__ the — sun, — for al - ways — gets look from fel- las pass - ing swing - in’ like tum,— walk-in’ down the au di - ence se) teen and no-ticed not_— a Comyn ©1950 by Ae Mane Co, eran Copyigh Stes Made HUSA TAH Rights Reseed 26— Ev - ‘ty time you see her, she’s Deep ro- man - tic eyes, with a diff - ‘rent guy, Beau - ti. ful — De - ti - speaks so low and mild, May - be she— —willl_ set would - n't be—— out - done, let her steal his heart lah, that’s the rea. = son tle down and mar - ry af - ter Re- bec - ca don’t a - way, ‘nt’ break it, just. for fun. “low— me__ fool a > round— withr - 3 (to Guitar sokSolo Repeat and fadeCAROL Tho guitar “answers back” repeating the rhythm (but not the melody) of the vocal line during the verses. Note the “sliding ninth chord” lick during the Chorus. Words and Music by Chuck Ber Bright rock beat Chorus Cooma ©1950 by Ae Muss Co, sumatona Copy Sees Made HUSA. "AH Rights Reserves 30c a : x | —— 1 let him steal your heart a - way. tm gon: na learn to dance —sif-—s it’ ~—s takes me = allt night___ and day.__ 1. Climb in - to. my ma-chine so we can 2. wan- na hear some mu- sic like the er = cruise on out. boys are— play’n,joint where your foot, don’t Don’t let the far back off the high - way not so ver-come you when the you You park yo ‘Oh, don’t th = E —$—____ —<=——<—— ~ pen,wish thank her, you ma‘am._ could.— Se oe A lit = tle If you cu - tie takes your hat can’t dance, know ‘n’ you can you Yeah, ev - ‘ry 1 ‘got my —S — = = = =| c SS => — —— = time you make the scene you find the joint is jammed,_ eyes on you, ba - by, ‘cause you dance so. good. e EBd > ay wy me re , — eae = — — — 2—-* 2 2 ee ge 3 - == © — + _ Car - ol, don’t let him steal your heart a wa = 7 = * £ 'm gon - a learn to dance. if 2 - = Bg ¥ c 2nd time, repeat Chorus anc takes me all___ night and day. 34{Re STE etl | {to 2nd verse, Chorus, repeat Chorus and fade} 2, Well, if you Si it =I'M TALKING ABOUT YOU ‘The straight-four rhythm pattern is unusual for Berry. His solo starts with the “imitation bottleneck lick” mentioned in LET IT ROCK; it also includes a taste of Berry's “descending double-stops.” Words and Music by Chuck Berry Moderate rock 4 7 1, Let me tell 2. Let me tell 3. Let me tell her walk - in’ down a up - town street, 1 tell you now, she looks so good. she’s sit - tin’ right here by my side. — fine, you know I skill, such a - deed, that’s why | Cepyrgn 1861 oy Ae Must Com, usrana Copan ssiea aes JS. TA pnts Rates 36