B

down

in

Lou-

'si-

an-

a

close

to

B

New

Or-

leans,

'Way

B

back

up

in

the

woods

a-

moung

the

B7

ev-

er

greens;

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E7

stood

an

old__

cab-

in

made

of

E7

earch

and

wood,

Where

B

lived

a

coun-

try

boy__

named

B

JOHN-

NY

B.

GOODE.

Who'd

FB7

nev-

er

ev-

er

learned

to

read

or

FB7

write

so

well,

But

he

could

B

play

a

gui-

tar__

just

like

a-

B

ring-

in'

a

bell.

Go!

Go!__

B

car-

ry

his

gui-

tar__

in

a

B

gun-

ny

sack,

Go

B

sit

be-

neath

the

tree__

by

the

B7

rail-

road

track;

Ol'

E7

en-

gineer

in

the

train__

sit-

tin

E7

in

the

shade,__

B

Strum-

min'

with

the

rhy-

thm

that

the

B

driv-

ers

made.__

The

FB7

peo-

ple

pass-

in'

by,__

they

would

FB7

stop

and

say__

B

Oh

my,

but

that

lit-

tle

coun-

try

B

boy__

could

play.

Go!

Go!__

B

moth-

er

told

him,

"Some

day

you

will

B

be

a

man

And

B

you

will

be

the

lead-

er

of

a

B7

big

old

band;_

E7

Man-

y

peo-

ple

com-

in'

from__

E7

miles

a-

round,

To

B

hear

you

play

your

mu-

sic

till

the

B

sun

goes

down.__

May-

FB7

be

some

day

your

name-

'll

be

in

FB7

lights__

A-

say-

in'

B

JOHN-

NY

B.

GOODE__

to

B

night."__

Go!

Go!__