Chuck Berry – Reelin And Rockin (Bass Tab)

As recorded by Chuck Berry (From the 1958 Album ONE DOZEN BERRIES) Words and Music by Chuck Berry Transcribed by Slowhand Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Willie Dixon - Bass'

  [Intro]
  Q=174(8=s8)
  4/4
   Gtr I
   W          W          a W          a W
G|----------|----------|------------|--------||
D|----------|----------|------------|--------||
A|----------|----------|-7h8--------|-7h8----||
E|----------|----------|------------|--------||

  [Pre-Verse]
   Q  Q  Q  Q    Q  Q  Q  Q    Q  Q  Q  Q    Q  Q  Q  Q
G|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
D|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------5--7--|
A|-8-----------|-8-----------|-8-----------|-8-----------|
E|-------8-----|-------8-----|-------8-----|-------------|

   Q  Q  Q  Q    Q  Q  Q  Q    Q  Q  Q  Q    Q  Q  Q  Q
G|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
D|-8-----------|-------8-----|-------------|-------------|
A|-------8-----|-------------|-8-----------|-8--------8--|
E|-------------|-6-----------|-------8-----|-------8-----|

    Q  Q  Q  Q    Q  Q  Q  Q    Q  Q  Q  Q    Q  Q  E Q  E
G|--------------|-------------|-------------|--------------||
D|--------------|-8-----------|-------------|--------------||
A|-10-----------|-------8-----|-8-----------|-8-------8----||
E|--------8-----|-------------|-------8-----|-------8------||

   [1st - 10th Verses]
     Q  Q  H      Q  Q  H      Q  Q  H      Q  Q  Q  Q
G||-------------|------------|------------|--------------|
D||o------------|------------|------------|-------5--7---|
A||o-8----------|-8----------|-8----------|-8--8---------|
E||-------------|------------|------------|--------------|

   Q  Q  Q  Q    Q   Q  Q   Q    Q  Q  Q  Q    Q  Q  Q  Q
G|-------------|---------------|-------5--7--|-8--7--5-----|
D|-8-----------|-8-------------|----7--------|----------7--|
A|-------5--8--|----10--8------|-8-----------|-------------|
E|----6--------|-----------10--|-------------|-------------|

                                          1.,2.,3.,4.,5.,6.,7.
   Q  Q   Q  Q    Q  Q   Q  Q    Q  Q  Q  Q    Q  Q  Q  Q   8x
G|--------------|----7--10-----|-------5-----|--------------||
D|--------------|-8---------8--|----7-----7--|-------------o||
A|----7--10--7--|--------------|-8-----------|-8--7--5-----o||
E|-8------------|--------------|-------------|----------8---||

   8.
   Q  Q  Q  Q    Q  E E +Q   Q    +W
G|-------------|----------------|--------*|
D|-------------|----------------|--------*|
A|-8--7--5-----|-8----8-(8)--8--|-(8)----*|
E|----------8--|----8-----------|--------*|

[Lyrics] Sometimes I will, then again I think I won't Sometimes I will, then again I think I won't Sometimes I do, then again I think I don't Well I looked at my watch, it was 9:21 We was at a rock'n'roll dance having nothing but fun And we rolled, reelin' and a rockin' We was reelin' and a rockin' Rollin' till the break of dawn Well I looked at my watch, it was 9:32 There's nothing I would rather do than dance with you And we rolled, reelin' and a rockin' We was reelin' and a rockin' Rollin' till the break of dawn Well I looked at my watch, it was 9:43 And everytime I spinned she would spin with me And we rolled, reelin' and a rockin' We was reelin' and a rockin' Rollin' till the break of dawn Well I looked at my watch, it was 9:54 I said, " Dance ballerina girl, go go go!" And we rolled, reelin' and a - rockin' We was reelin' and a rockin' Rollin' till the break of dawn Well I looked at my watch, it was 10:05 Man, I didn't know if I was dead or alive And I was rollin', reelin' and a rockin' We was reelin' and a rockin' Rollin' till the break of dawn Well I looked at my watch, it was 10:26 But I'm gonna keep on dancing toll I get my kicks And we reeled, reelin' and a rockin' We was reelin' and a rockin' Rollin' till the break of dawn Well I looked at my watch, it was 10:28 I gotta get my kicks before it get too late And we was reelin', reelin' and a - rockin' We was reelin' and a rockin' Rollin' till the break of dawn Well I looked at my watch, it was 10:29 I had to hold her hand, she was still holding mine And we reeled, reelin' and a rockin' We was reelin' and a rockin' Rollin' till the break of dawn Well I looked at my watch and to my surprise I was dancing with a woman that was twice my size I was reelin', reelin' and a rockin' We was reelin' and a rockin' Rollin' till the break of dawn Well I looked at my watch and it was time to go The bandleader said " We ain't playing no more " And we was reelin', reelin' and a rockin' We was reelin' and a rockin' Well till the break of dawn ************************************ Duration Legend W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E - 8th; S - 16th; a - acciaccatura; + - note tied to previous; . - note dotted; Duration letters will always appear directly above the note/fret number it represents the duration for. Duration letters with no fret number below them represent rests. Uncapitalized letters represent notes that are staccato (1/2 duration). | (n) - note tied to previous ************************************