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Back In The USA:Chuck Berry.
Recorded in 1959.
INTRO: D#  
G#Uh, huh, huh..oh, yeah...D#uh, huh, huh..oh, yeah..
A#Uh, huh, huh..oh, yeah.
D#Whoa, yeah..whoa, yeah.
#1.
D#Oh, well, oh well, I feel so good today, 
(uh, huh, huh..oh, yeah.)
we G#just touched ground on an international runD#way..
(uh, huh, huh..oh, yeah.)
A#jet-propelled back home, from G#over the seas to the U. S. D#A. 
(Whoa, yeah..whoa, yeah.)
#2.
D#New York, Los Angeles, oh, how I yearned for you.
(Ah, ha, ha, hoo-hah.)
G#Detroit, Chicago, Chattanooga, Baton D#Rouge..
(Ah, ha, ha, hoo-hah.)
let A#alone just to be at my G#home back in ol' St. D#Lou.
(Hoo-Hah..hoo-hah.)
(INTERLUDE:PIANO)
D#Uh, huh, huh..yea, yeah...uh, huh, huh..yea, yeah..
Uh, huh, G#huh..yea, yeah..uh, huh, D#huh..yea, yeah.
Uh, huh, A#huh..yea, yea, yeah..yeah, D#yeah.A#  
#3.
D#Did I miss the skyscrapers, did I miss the long freeway?
(uh, huh, huh..oh, yeah.)
From the G#coast of California to the shores of Delaware D#Bay.
(uh, huh, huh..oh, yeah.)
You can A#bet your life I did, till I G#got back to the U. S. D#A.
(Whoa, yeah..whoa, yeah.)
(INTERLUDE:) D#
(G#Uh, huh, huh..yea, yea, yea, yeah.)
(D#Uh, huh, huh..yea, yea, yea, yeah.)
(A#Uh, huh, huh..yea, yea, yea, yeah.)
(D#Yea, yea, yea, yeah.)
#4.
D#Looking hard for a drive-in, searching for a corner cafe..
(Uh, huh, huh..oh, yeah.)
where G#hamburgers sizzle on an open grill night and D#day.
(Uh, huh, huh..oh, yeah.)
Yeah, and a A#juke-box jumping with G#records like in the U.S.D#A.
(Whoa, yeah..whoa, yeah.)
#4.
D#Well, I'm so glad I'm livin' in the U.S.A.
(Yea, yea..a-yea, yea, yea, yeah.)
Yes, G#I'm so glad I'm livin' in the U.S.D#A.
(Yea, yea..a-yea, yea, yea, yeah.)
A#Anything you want, we got G#right here in the U.S.D#A.
(Hoo-hah..hoo-hah.)
OUTRO:
#4.
D#Well, I'm so glad I'm livin' in the U.S.A.
(Yea, yea..a-yea, yea, yea, yeah.)
Yes, G#I'm so glad I'm livin' in the U.S.D#A.
(Yea, yea..a-yea, yea, yea, yeah.)
A#Anything you want, we got G#right here in the U.S.D#A. (Fade.)
(Hoo-hah..hoo-hah.)
A fifties smash from Kraziekhat.

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Back In The Usa

by Chuck Berry

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Back In The USA:Chuck Berry.

Recorded in 1959.

INTRO:

G# D#

Uh, huh, huh..oh, yeah...uh, huh, huh..oh, yeah..

Uh, huh, huh..oh, yeah.

Whoa, yeah..whoa, yeah.

#1.

Oh, well, oh well, I feel so good today,

(uh, huh, huh..oh, yeah.)

G# D#

we just touched ground on an international runway..

(uh, huh, huh..oh, yeah.)

A# G# D#

jet-propelled back home, from over the seas to the U. S. A.

(Whoa, yeah..whoa, yeah.)

#2.

New York, Los Angeles, oh, how I yearned for you.

(Ah, ha, ha, hoo-hah.)

G# D#

Detroit, Chicago, Chattanooga, Baton Rouge..

(Ah, ha, ha, hoo-hah.)

A# G# D#

let alone just to be at my home back in ol' St. Lou.

(Hoo-Hah..hoo-hah.)

(INTERLUDE:PIANO)

Uh, huh, huh..yea, yeah...uh, huh, huh..yea, yeah..

G# D#

Uh, huh, huh..yea, yeah..uh, huh, huh..yea, yeah.

A# D# A#

Uh, huh, huh..yea, yea, yeah..yeah, yeah.

#3.

Did I miss the skyscrapers, did I miss the long freeway?

(uh, huh, huh..oh, yeah.)

G# D#

From the coast of California to the shores of Delaware Bay.

(uh, huh, huh..oh, yeah.)

A# G# D#

You can bet your life I did, till I got back to the U. S. A.

(Whoa, yeah..whoa, yeah.)

(INTERLUDE:) D#

(Uh, huh, huh..yea, yea, yea, yeah.)

(Yea, yea, yea, yeah.)

#4.

Looking hard for a drive-in, searching for a corner cafe..

(Uh, huh, huh..oh, yeah.)

G# D#

where hamburgers sizzle on an open grill night and day.

(Uh, huh, huh..oh, yeah.)

A# G# D#

Yeah, and a juke-box jumping with records like in the U.S.A.

(Whoa, yeah..whoa, yeah.)

#4.

Well, I'm so glad I'm livin' in the U.S.A.

(Yea, yea..a-yea, yea, yea, yeah.)

G# D#

Yes, I'm so glad I'm livin' in the U.S.A.

(Yea, yea..a-yea, yea, yea, yeah.)

A# G# D#

Anything you want, we got right here in the U.S.A.

(Hoo-hah..hoo-hah.)

OUTRO:

#4.

Well, I'm so glad I'm livin' in the U.S.A.

(Yea, yea..a-yea, yea, yea, yeah.)

G# D#

Yes, I'm so glad I'm livin' in the U.S.A.

(Yea, yea..a-yea, yea, yea, yeah.)

A# G# D#

Anything you want, we got right here in the U.S.A. (Fade.)

(Hoo-hah..hoo-hah.)

A fifties smash from Kraziekhat.

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