SCHOOL DAYS: Chuck Berry
#1 R&B, #3 on Rock charts and # 24 in UK in 1957.
Intro
[Daug]
Verse 1
N.C. [G]
Up in the mornin' and out to school,
The teacher is teachin' the Golden Rule,
[C]
American history and practical math,
[G]
You study 'em hard and hopin' to pass.
[D]
Workin' your fingers right down to the bone,
[D7] [G]
And the guy behind you won't leave you alone.
Verse 2
N.C. [G]
Ring, ring goes the bell.
The cook in the lunch room's ready to sell.
[C]
You're lucky if you can find a seat,
[G]
You're fortunate if you have time to eat.
[D]
Back in the classroom, open your books,
[D7] [G]
Gee, but the teacher don't know how mean she looks.
Verse 3
N.C. [G]
Soon as three o'clock rolls around,
You finally lay your burden down.
[C]
Close up your books, get out of your seat,
[G]
Down the halls and into the street.
[D]
Up to the corner and 'round the bend,
[D7] [G]
Right to the juke joint, you go in.
Verse 4
N.C. [G]
Drop the coin right into the slot,
You've gotta hear somethin' that's really hot.
[C]
With the one you love, you're makin' romance,
[G]
All day long you been wantin' to dance,
[D]
Feeling the music from head to toe,
[D7] [G]
Round and round and round you go.
Solo
[G] [G] [G] [G]
[C] [C] [G] [G]
[D] [D] [G] [G]
Verse 5
N.C. [G]
Drop the coin right into the slot,
You've gotta hear somethin' that's really hot.
[C]
With the one you love, you're makin' romance,
[G]
All day long you been wantin' to dance,
[D]
Feeling the music from head to toe,
[D7] [G]
Round and round and round you go.
Verse 6
N.C. [G]
Hail, hail rock and roll!
Deliver me from the days of old,
[G7] [C]
Long live rock and roll,
[G]
The beat of the drums, loud and bold.
N.C. [D]
Rock, rock, rock and roll,
[D7] [G] [Ab] [G]
The feelin' is there, body and soul.
