The Rolling Stones – Bye Bye Johnny Chords on Piano & Ukulele

The Rolling Stones – Bye Bye Johnny Chords on Piano & Ukulele

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These are Bye Bye Johnny chords by The Rolling Stones on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar, and Keyboard.

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[Intro]
   Bb    F/A   F

[Verse 1] 0:03
    F    Bb
Well, she drew out all her money
out from southern trust
    Bb7
And put a little boy aboard
 a Greyhound bus
Eb
Leaving Louisiana for
 the golden west
Bb        Bb7            Bb
Down came tears from her happiness
    F
Her own little son named
 Johnny B. Goode
          Bb
Was gonna make some motion
                 Bb7
pictures out in Hollywood

[Chorus]
        Bb                Bb /
I said, Bye bye, bye, bye
        Eb7           Bb     Bb7
I said, Bye bye, bye, bye
F                Eb
Bye bye Johnny,  Bye bye
          Bb     Eb
 Johnny B Goode
[Verse 2]
         Bb
Well she remember taking money
 out from gathering crops
    Bb
And buying Johnny's guitar
at a broker shop
   Eb7
As long as he could play it
by the railroad side
    Bb
And wouldn't get in trouble
she'd be satisfied
F
Never thought there'd ever
 come a day like this
               Bb
When she would gladly give
 her son a goodbye kiss

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[Chorus]
        Bb                Bb7
I said, Bye bye, bye, bye
        Eb            Bb
I said, Bye bye, bye, bye
F                Eb
Bye bye Johnny,  Bye bye
          Bb       Eb
 Johnny B Goode

[Instrument]
Bb            Eb  Eb7  Bb
     F7  Eb7  Bb  Eb

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[Verse 3]
         Bb
Well she finally got the
letter she was dreaming of
Johnny wrote and told her
         Bb7
 he had fell in love
   Eb7
As soon as he was married
 he would bring her back
    Bb
And build a mansion for her
 by the railroad tracks
    F
And every time they heard
the locomotive roar
            Bb7
They'd be a standing,
waving In the kitchen door

[Outro]
        Bb7               Bb7
I said, Bye bye, bye, bye
        Eb7           Bb
I said, Bye bye, bye, bye
F                Eb
Bye bye Johnny,  Bye bye
          Bb        Bb
 Johnny B Goode

How to play Bye Bye Johnny: key, chords and progression

Bye Bye Johnny by The Rolling Stones is centred on B♭ major (two flats: B♭, E♭). The song uses 7 chords: Bb, F/A, F, Bb7, Eb, Eb7 and F7.

The progression the song keeps returning to is F – Bb – Bb7 – Eb (V – I – I7 – IV in B♭ major). In solfa, that is soh – doh – doh – fah. Learn these 4 changes first and most of the song falls into place.

Easier on guitar: put a capo on the 1st fret and play the shapes A, E, A7, D, D7, E7 (100% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 0% without a capo). It sounds exactly the same.

Chord diagrams

Bb chord on guitar (x13331)
B♭B♭ D F
F chord on guitar (133211)
FF A C
Bb7 chord on guitar (x13131)
B♭7B♭ D F A♭
Eb chord on guitar (x68886)
E♭E♭ G B♭
Eb7 chord on guitar (x68686)
E♭7E♭ G B♭ D♭
F7 chord on guitar (131211)
F7F A C E♭

Bye Bye Johnny chords: questions

What key is Bye Bye Johnny in?

Bye Bye Johnny by The Rolling Stones is centred on B♭ major (two flats: B♭, E♭).

What chords are in Bye Bye Johnny?

Bye Bye Johnny uses 7 chords: Bb, F/A, F, Bb7, Eb, Eb7, F7.

What is the chord progression of Bye Bye Johnny?

The main progression is F – Bb – Bb7 – Eb (V – I – I7 – IV).

Is Bye Bye Johnny easy to play on guitar?

Yes, with a capo: put a capo on the 1st fret and play the shapes A, E, A7, D, D7, E7 (100% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 0% without a capo).

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