back in the usa : chuck berry .
recorded in 1959 .
intro : D#
G# D#
uh , huh , huh . . oh , yeah . . . uh , huh , huh . . oh , yeah . .
A#
uh , huh , huh . . oh , yeah .
D#
whoa , yeah . . whoa , yeah .
#1 .
D#
oh , well , oh well , i feel so good today ,
( uh , huh , huh . . oh , yeah . )
G# D#
we just touched ground on an international runway . .
( uh , huh , huh . . oh , yeah . )
A# G# D#
jet – propelled back home , from over the seas to the u . s . A .
( whoa , yeah . . whoa , yeah . )
#2 .
D#
new york , los angeles , oh , how i yearned for you .
( ah , ha , ha , hoo – hah . )
G# D#
detroit , chicago , chattanooga , baton rouge . .
( ah , ha , ha , hoo – hah . )
A# G# D#
let alone just to be at my home back in ol’ st . lou .
( hoo – hah . . hoo – hah . )
( interlude : piano )
D#
uh , huh , huh . . yea , yeah . . . uh , huh , huh . . yea , yeah . .
G# D#
uh , huh , huh . . yea , yeah . . uh , huh , huh . . yea , yeah .
A# D# A#
uh , huh , huh . . yea , yea , yeah . . yeah , yeah .
#3 .
D#
did i miss the skyscrapers , did i miss the long freeway?
( uh , huh , huh . . oh , yeah . )
G# D#
from the coast of california to the shores of delaware bay .
( uh , huh , huh . . oh , yeah . )
A# G# D#
you can bet your life i did , till i got back to the u . s . A .
( whoa , yeah . . whoa , yeah . )
( interlude : ) D#
G#
( uh , huh , huh . . yea , yea , yea , yeah . )
D#
( uh , huh , huh . . yea , yea , yea , yeah . )
A#
( uh , huh , huh . . yea , yea , yea , yeah . )
D#
( yea , yea , yea , yeah . )
#4 .
D#
looking hard for a drive – in , searching for a corner cafe . .
( uh , huh , huh . . oh , yeah . )
G# D#
where hamburgers sizzle on an open grill night and day .
( uh , huh , huh . . oh , yeah . )
A# G# D#
yeah , and a juke – box jumping with records like in the u . s . A .
( whoa , yeah . . whoa , yeah . )
#4 .
D#
well , i’m so glad i’m livin’ in the u . s . A .
( yea , yea . . A – yea , yea , yea , yeah . )
G# D#
yes , i’m so glad i’m livin’ in the u . s . A .
( yea , yea . . A – yea , yea , yea , yeah . )
A# G# D#
anything you want , we got right here in the u . s . A .
( hoo – hah . . hoo – hah . )
outro :
#4 .
D#
well , i’m so glad i’m livin’ in the u . s . A .
( yea , yea . . A – yea , yea , yea , yeah . )
G# D#
yes , i’m so glad i’m livin’ in the u . s . A .
( yea , yea . . A – yea , yea , yea , yeah . )
A# G# D#
anything you want , we got right here in the u . s . A . ( fade . )
( hoo – hah . . hoo – hah . )
a fifties smash from kraziekhat .
back in the usa : chuck berry .
recorded in 1959 .
intro : D#
G# D#
uh , huh , huh . . oh , yeah . . . uh , huh , huh . . oh , yeah . .
A#
uh , huh , huh . . oh , yeah .
D#
whoa , yeah . . whoa , yeah .
#1 .
D#
oh , well , oh well , i feel so good today ,
( uh , huh , huh . . oh , yeah . )
G# D#
we just touched ground on an international runway . .
( uh , huh , huh . . oh , yeah . )
A# G# D#
jet – propelled back home , from over the seas to the u . s . A .
( whoa , yeah . . whoa , yeah . )
#2 .
D#
new york , los angeles , oh , how i yearned for you .
( ah , ha , ha , hoo – hah . )
G# D#
detroit , chicago , chattanooga , baton rouge . .
( ah , ha , ha , hoo – hah . )
A# G# D#
let alone just to be at my home back in ol’ st . lou .
( hoo – hah . . hoo – hah . )
( interlude : piano )
D#
uh , huh , huh . . yea , yeah . . . uh , huh , huh . . yea , yeah . .
G# D#
uh , huh , huh . . yea , yeah . . uh , huh , huh . . yea , yeah .
A# D# A#
uh , huh , huh . . yea , yea , yeah . . yeah , yeah .
#3 .
D#
did i miss the skyscrapers , did i miss the long freeway?
( uh , huh , huh . . oh , yeah . )
G# D#
from the coast of california to the shores of delaware bay .
( uh , huh , huh . . oh , yeah . )
A# G# D#
you can bet your life i did , till i got back to the u . s . A .
( whoa , yeah . . whoa , yeah . )
( interlude : ) D#
G#
( uh , huh , huh . . yea , yea , yea , yeah . )
D#
( uh , huh , huh . . yea , yea , yea , yeah . )
A#
( uh , huh , huh . . yea , yea , yea , yeah . )
D#
( yea , yea , yea , yeah . )
#4 .
D#
looking hard for a drive – in , searching for a corner cafe . .
( uh , huh , huh . . oh , yeah . )
G# D#
where hamburgers sizzle on an open grill night and day .
( uh , huh , huh . . oh , yeah . )
A# G# D#
yeah , and a juke – box jumping with records like in the u . s . A .
( whoa , yeah . . whoa , yeah . )
#4 .
D#
well , i’m so glad i’m livin’ in the u . s . A .
( yea , yea . . A – yea , yea , yea , yeah . )
G# D#
yes , i’m so glad i’m livin’ in the u . s . A .
( yea , yea . . A – yea , yea , yea , yeah . )
A# G# D#
anything you want , we got right here in the u . s . A .
( hoo – hah . . hoo – hah . )
outro :
#4 .
D#
well , i’m so glad i’m livin’ in the u . s . A .
( yea , yea . . A – yea , yea , yea , yeah . )
G# D#
yes , i’m so glad i’m livin’ in the u . s . A .
( yea , yea . . A – yea , yea , yea , yeah . )
A# G# D#
anything you want , we got right here in the u . s . A . ( fade . )
( hoo – hah . . hoo – hah . )
a fifties smash from kraziekhat .
