Charming Billy:Billy Preston.
#34 in UK and #105 on BB Hot
100 on MERCURY Records in 1960.
INTRO: D
#1.
D
Can you really rock and roll Billy Boy, Billy Boy?
A
Can you really rock and roll Charming Billy?
G D
I can really rock and roll, I can even do The Stroll.
D A D
But I'm a young man and I can't leave my mother.
#2.
D
Can you play your guitar Billy Boy, Billy Boy?
A
Can you play your guitar Charming Billy?
G D
I can play my guitar on stage and in my car.
D A D
But I'm a young man and I can't leave my mother.
#3.
D
Can you blow your saxophone Billy Boy, Billy Boy?
A
Can you blow your saxophone Charming Billy?
G D
I can blow my saxophone but sometimes I blow it wrong.
D A D
But I'm a young man and I can't leave my mother.
INTERLUDE: Bb Eb Cm Eb Ab Bb Eb
#4.
Eb
Can you ride a motor scooter Billy Boy, Billy Boy?
Bb
Can you ride a motor scooter Charming Billy?
Ab Eb
I can ride my motor scooter cause it's a ring-tail tooter.
Eb Bb Eb
But I'm a young man and I can't leave my mother.
#5.
Eb
Can you get yourself a date Billy Boy, Billy Boy?
Bb
Can you get yourself a date Charming Billy?
Ab Eb
I can get myself a date, but I always show up late.
Eb Bb Eb
I'm a young man and I can't leave my mother.
OUTRO:
E Db E
I can really rock and roll, I can play my guitar..
A B
and I blow my saxophone now, Charming Billy.
Ab B E
I can ride my motor scooter cause it's a ring-tail tooter.
E B E
I'm a young man and I can't leave my mother.
A sixties smash from Kraziekhat.
