Chuck Berry – Dutchman (Guitar)
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Album: Chuck (2017)
*NOTE* Chuck speaks the lyrics of this song all the way through.
There are no chrous', no breaks, nothing! Just play and enjoy.
[Verse]
Cm Gm Cm A bunch of guys was in this bar room Eb Cm Eb Cm Most of them had been there half the day Eb F Ab They'd been telling jokes and fairy tales lying F Ab Cm Just to pass the time away Eb Cm Eb Then suddenly someone cracked the bar room door Gm And then pushed it open wide Cm Gm And this huge tall dark dude Cm Eb Cm Eb Bowed his head and stepped inside Cm Eb I wonder where he's from? Cm Some blonde asked Eb Cm The wind must have blown him in Eb But an old Dutchman offered him a drink Cm Eb F What will it be, whisky, rum or gin? Ab F Sick him Fido, a redhead shouted Ab Cm Show him his way back to the street Eb Cm But the Great Dane just walked over and licked his hand Eb Gm And lay down at his feet Gm He said if you spare me that drink, Dutchman Gm Cm I promise I'll tell you how Eb Cm That I came to be the helpless sight Eb That stands before you now Cm I used to be an artist E Cm Eb Not one who sits and fiddle out on the curb Cm But in my day and time Eb F My music was considered superb F I wrote a song about a poor kid Ab Cm Raised down in New Orleans Eb It didn't make the hall of fame Cm Eb Gm But it bought us shrimp, rice and beans Ab He kept at it until it made the big time, Gm F Cm Playing town after town Ab Eb Until he met a woman he fell in love with Cm Eb And it really turned his life around Cm She had eyes like Cleopatra F Ab And a head of luxurious hair Cm Eb With the brilliance of her beauty Cm Eb None other could compare F Ab When she lifted her eyes to his F Ab Her lips would fall apart Cm Eb Each time she allowed him kiss her Cm Eb It near petrified his heart Gm But when he ask her would she marry him Gm F He'd give her everything he had Cm Eb She turned and walked away Gm Eb Cm And it nearly drove him mad Eb F He promised her a half a million Ab Cm And would even pay in advance Eb Cm If she would let him prove himself E F Or at least give him a chance Ab And if he should go blind F Ab And had to use his hands to feel Cm Eb He would hire someone to do her work Ab Eb Gm And prepare her every meal Cm Eb How could a man love a woman so much? Gm F Not one of you would think! Ab Cm Well, I did and I still do Ab Gm Hey Dutchman, you promised me a drink!