Chuck Berry – Bio (Guitar)

BIO
As recorded by Chuck Berry

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 Lord have mercy

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Gotta tell it, tell it just like it is, every word

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Yeah, I was living in St. Louis

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In the year of 1955

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Mama didn't have no great mansion

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Just a little old country dive

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Papa worked all week long

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Try to keep us six kids alive

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So I hitchhiked to Chicago

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Just to hear Muddy Waters play

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I sat and listened to him sing

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Until the early hours of day

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I asked him what I could do to make it

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And it was he who showed me the way

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I went back home and wrote a song

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And made a record I could claim

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The little tune jumped on the charts

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And rode me right on up to fame

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It netted over ten thousand dollars

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And added glory to my name

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I was standing at the airport

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With my guitar in my hand

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And a first class ticket

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Destination: movie land

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I will be in Hollywood, Mama

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Before the roosters crow again

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When I first started playing music

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Over sixteen years ago

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Every big town in the country

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From San Fran to Baltimore

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Trying to bring some happy hours

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Doing the only thing I know

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I can't help it, but I love it

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Stand here, sing to you

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Brings back so many memories

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Many things we used to do

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'Til I see you here again

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Take care, good luck to you