Maybellene

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Maybellene by Chuck Berry

About Maybellene

"Maybellene" is a song by Chuck Berry that tells the story of a hot rod race and a broken romance. It was released in July 1955 as a single on Chess Records of Chicago, Illinois. It was Berry's first single release, and his first hit. "Maybellene" is considered one of the pioneering rock and roll singles: Rolling Stone magazine said, "Rock & roll guitar starts here." The record is an early instance of the complete rock and roll package: youthful subject matter .

Maybellene Lyrics

[00:05.63] Maybellene, why can't you be true?
[00:08.77] Oh, Maybellene, why can't you be true?
[00:13.32] You just started doing the things you used to do
[00:17.75] As I was motorvatin' over the hill
[00:19.56] I saw Maybellene in a Coupé De Ville
[00:21.48] A Cadillac a-rollin' on the open road
[00:23.77] Nothin' outrun my V8 Ford
[00:25.66] The Cadillac doin' about ninety-five
[00:27.67] We was bumper to bumper, rollin' side by side
[00:30.26] Maybellene, why can't you be true?
[00:33.13] Oh, Maybellene, why can't you be true?
[00:37.71] You done started back doing the things you used to do
[00:42.05] The Cadillac pulled up to a hundred and four
[00:44.04] The Ford got hot and wouldn't do no more
[00:46.18] It done cloudy and started to rain
[00:48.15] I tooted my horn for the passin' lane
[00:49.99] The rain water blowin' all under my hood
[00:52.22] I knew that was doin' my motor good
[00:54.68] Maybellene, why can't you be true?
[00:57.63] Oh, Maybellene, why can't you be true?
[01:00.78] You done started back doing the things you used to do
[01:06.83]
[01:30.05] Oh, Maybellene, why can't you be true?
[01:34.13] Oh, Maybellene, why can't you be true?
[01:38.87] You done started back doing the things you used to do
[01:42.57] The motor cooled down, the heat went down
[01:45.35] And that's when I heard that highway sound
[01:47.26] The Cadillac sittin' like a ton of lead
[01:49.46] A hundred and ten, a half a mile ahead
[01:51.35] The Cadillac lookin' like it's sittin' still
[01:53.36] And I caught Maybellene at the top of the hill
[01:56.02] Maybellene, why can't you be true?
[01:59.29] Oh, Maybellene, why can't you be true?
[02:03.63] You done started back doing the things you used to do
[02:06.65]

From the album: Essential Classics, Vol. 217: Chuck Berry