BACK IN THE U.S.A.

As recorded by Chuck Berry
(From the 1990 Album THE ORIGINAL CHESS CLASSICS)
Words and Music by Chuck Berry



Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'Chuck Berry w/amp overdrive'

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|----13-12-10-11----------|------------------------|
|----------------12-10----|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12---|
|----------------------12-|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12---|
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   E  E  E E E E Q    Q  E E E E E E   Q  E E E E E E   Q  E E E E E E
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|-11s=9--9s7-7s5-5--|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|-12s10-10s9-9s7-7--|----------------|----------------|-7--9-9-7-7-9-7-|
|-------------------|-5--7-7-5-5-7-5-|-5--7-7-5-5-7-5-|-5--5-5-5-5-5-5-|
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Oh well, oh well, I feel so good today,
We touched ground on an international runway
Jet propelled back home, from over the seas to the U. S. A.

New York, Los Angeles, oh, how I yearned for you
Detroit, Chicago, Chattanooga, Baton Rouge
Let alone just to be at my home back in ol' St. Lou.


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|-7--9-9-7-7-9-7-|----------------|----------------|-7--9-9-7-7-9-7-|
|-5--5-5-5-5-5-5-|-7--9-9-7-7-9-7-|-7--9-9-7-7-9-7-|-5--5-5-5-5-5-5-|
|----------------|-5--5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5--5-5-5-5-5-5-|----------------|


                    1st, 3rd & 5th Verse
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|-5--5-5-5-5-5-5-||o-5--5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5--5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5--5-5-5-5-5-5-|
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|-7--9-9-7-7-9-7-|----------------|----------------|-7--9-9-7-7-9-7-|
|-5--5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5--7-7-5-5-7-5-|-5--7-7-5-5-7-5-|-5--5-5-5-5-5-5-|
|----------------|-3--3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3--3-3-3-3-3-3-|----------------|


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|-7--9-9-7-7-9-7-|----------------|----------------|-7--9-9-7-7-9-7-|
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|----------------|-5--5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5--5-5-5-5-5-5-|----------------|


                   2nd, 4th & 6th Verses
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|-5--5-5-5-5-5-5-||-5--5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5--5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5--5-5-5-5-5-5-|
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|-7--9-9-7-7-9-7-|----------------|----------------|-7--9-9-7-7-9-7-|
|-5--5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5--7-7-5-5-7-5-|-5--7-7-5-5-7-5-|-5--5-5-5-5-5-5-|
|----------------|-3--3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3--3-3-3-3-3-3-|----------------|


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|-7--9-9-7-7-9-7-|----------------|----------------|-7--9-9-7-7-9-7-|
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                    Guitar Solo
        To Coda
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|----------------o||---10-10-10-10-12----------|
|-----------------||---------------12-10-------|
|-7--9-9-7-7-9-7--||------------------10h11----|
|-5--5-5-5-5-5-5-o||------------------------12-|
|-----------------||---------------------------|


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|-10-10-10-10-10-------------|-10------10-----10-|
|-10-10-10-10-10-12-10-------|-10------10-----10-|
|----------------12-10h11-12-|-------------------|
|----------------------------|-------------12----|
|----------------------------|-----12------12----|
|----------------------------|-------------------|


   +E   E  Q   Q   E  E        +Q     E  E  E  E  E  E
|-(10)----10--10-----13-----|--------10-12-10----------|
|-(10)----10--10--10-12b13==|=(12)r--10-12-10-10-12-10-|
|---------------------------|--------------------12-10-|
|------12-------------------|--------------------------|
|------12-------------------|--------------------------|
|---------------------------|--------------------------|


   S      +S   +E   E  S      +S   +E   E  S      +S   +E
|----------------------------------------------------------|
|-12b13==(12)r(12)-10-12b13==(12)r(12)-10-12b13==(12)r(12)-|
|-12b13==(12)r(12)-10-12b13==(12)r(12)-10-12b13==(12)r(12)-|
|----------------------------------------------------------|
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   E  S      +S   +E   E  S      +S   +E   E  S      +S
|--------------------------------------------------------|
|-10-12b13==(12)r(12)-10-12b13==(12)r(12)-10-12b13==(12)r|
|-10-12b13==(12)r(12)-10-12b13==(12)r(12)-10-12b13==(12)r|
|--------------------------------------------------------|
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   +E   E  E      +S   +S   E  Q   E    Q   E  E  +E   E  E  E
|------------------------------------|-------------------------|
|-(12)-10-12b13==(12)r(12)-12-10--10-|-------------------------|
|-(12)-10-12b13==(12)r(12)-12-10--11-|-10-----10-(10)----10----|
|------------------------------------|-10--12-10-(10)-12-10-12-|
|------------------------------------|-----12---------12----12-|
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|-10-12-13-12-10----10-12-|
|-10-12-13-12-10-12-10-12-|
|----------------12-------|
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                                                    D.S. al Coda
   E  E  E  E  E  S  S  E  E    E  E  E  E  +Q   Q
|-10-10-10-10----------------|-----------------------||
|-10-10-10-10-12-10----------|-----------------------||
|-------------12-10h11-11-11-|-11--------------------||
|----------------------12-12-|-12-10----12-(12)------||
|----------------------------|-------12-12-(12)------||
|----------------------------|-------12-12-(12)------||


Did I miss the skyscrapers, did I miss the long freeway?
From the coast of California to the shores of Delaware Bay
You can bet your life I did, till I got back to the U. S. A.

Looking hard for a drive-in, searching for a corner café
Where hamburgers sizzle on an open grill night and day
Yeah, and a juke-box jumping with records like in the U.S.A.

Well, I'm so glad I'm livin' in the U.S.A.
Yes. I'm so glad I'm livin' in the U.S.A.
Anything you want, we got right here in the U.S.A.


 OUTRO:

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|-5--5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5--5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5--5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5--5-5-5-5-5-5-|
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