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Anthony Boy - Chuck Berry
Composer: C. Berry
Original Key: C
Reached #60 on the hot 100 in 1959
Intro:
Gaug F#aug  Faug  C
#1:
CEight o'clock in the morning and I'm movin' on out to Gschool
GWith an open book and a sleepy look the teacher can't be Cfooled
CI catch a pass in an early class the teacher will never Gknow
GThat I postponed my work at home watching the evening Cshow
Chorus:
CHey, there Anthony boy Why you in such a Grush?
GThe girl she wanna talk to you look at him he's a Cblush
#2
CThree o'clock in the afternoon completes a day of Gschool
GBefore the ding completes the ring he's in the vestiCbule
CBetty and Barbara and Jeanie and Jane are yackity-yackin' with GJoan
GAbout some things that Anthony told her over the teleCphone
Chorus:
CHey there Tony me boy Why you in such a rGush?
GThe girl she wanna talk to you look at him he's a Cblush
Instrumental:
C   G    C   G   C
#3:
CHey, there Anthony boy Why you in such a Grush?
GThe girl she wanna talk to you look at him how he Cblush
CBetty told me the secret that I had told her not to Gtell
GNow that you know she knows I know you know that all is Cwell
Chorus:
CCome, come Tony me boy now don't let 'em get in your Ghair
GWith a good education you may become a multi-millionCaire
Chorus:
CHey, there Anthony boy Why you in such a Grush?
GThe girl she wanna talk to you look at him he's a Cblush
Outro  (fade):
C  G   C

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Anthony Boy

by Chuck Berry

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Gaug

F#aug

Faug

Anthony Boy - Chuck Berry

Composer: C. Berry

Original Key: C

Reached #60 on the hot 100 in 1959

Intro:

Gaug F#aug Faug C

#1:

C G

Eight o'clock in the morning and I'm movin' on out to school

G C

With an open book and a sleepy look the teacher can't be fooled

C G

I catch a pass in an early class the teacher will never know

G C

That I postponed my work at home watching the evening show

Chorus:

C G

Hey, there Anthony boy Why you in such a rush?

G C

The girl she wanna talk to you look at him he's a blush

C G

Three o'clock in the afternoon completes a day of school

G C

Before the ding completes the ring he's in the vestibule

C G

Betty and Barbara and Jeanie and Jane are yackity-yackin' with Joan

G C

About some things that Anthony told her over the telephone

Chorus:

C G

Hey there Tony me boy Why you in such a rush?

G C

The girl she wanna talk to you look at him he's a blush

Instrumental:

C G C G C

#3:

C G

Hey, there Anthony boy Why you in such a rush?

G C

The girl she wanna talk to you look at him how he blush

C G

Betty told me the secret that I had told her not to tell

G C

Now that you know she knows I know you know that all is well

Chorus:

C G

Come, come Tony me boy now don't let 'em get in your hair

G C

With a good education you may become a multi-millionaire

Chorus:

C G

Hey, there Anthony boy Why you in such a rush?

G C

The girl she wanna talk to you look at him he's a blush

Outro (fade):

C G C

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