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

[00:04.58] Maybellene, why can't you be true?
[00:07.77] Oh, Maybellene, why can't you be true?
[00:12.45] You just started doing the things you used to do
[00:16.60] As I was motorvatin' over the hill
[00:19.13] I saw Maybellene in a Coupé De Ville
[00:21.04] A Cadillac a-rollin' on the open road
[00:23.16] Nothin' outrun my V8 Ford
[00:25.69] The Cadillac doin' about ninety-five
[00:27.18] We was bumper to bumper, rollin' side by side
[00:29.20] Maybellene, why can't you be true?
[00:32.79] Oh, Maybellene, why can't you be true?
[00:36.96] You done started back doing the things you used to do
[00:40.45] The Cadillac pulled up to a hundred and four
[00:43.49] The Ford got hot and wouldn't do no more
[00:45.39] It done cloudy and started to rain
[00:47.53] I tooted my horn for the passin' lane
[00:49.40] The rain water blowin' all under my hood
[00:51.66] I knew that was doin' my motor good
[00:53.49] Maybellene, why can't you be true?
[00:56.77] Oh, Maybellene, why can't you be true?
[01:00.99] You done started back doing the things you used to do
[01:07.04]
[01:28.84] Oh, Maybellene, why can't you be true?
[01:33.00] Oh, Maybellene, why can't you be true?
[01:37.61] You done started back doing the things you used to do
[01:41.19] The motor cooled down, the heat went down
[01:44.11] And that's when I heard that highway sound
[01:46.02] The Cadillac sittin' like a ton of lead
[01:48.30] A hundred and ten, a half a mile ahead
[01:50.23] The Cadillac lookin' like it's sittin' still
[01:52.35] And I caught Maybellene at the top of the hill
[01:54.20] Maybellene, why can't you be true?
[01:57.62] Oh, Maybellene, why can't you be true?
[02:01.82] You done started back doing the things you used to do
[02:04.65]

From the album: Berry Is On Top