You Can't Catch Me:Chuck Berry.
On CHESS Records in 1956.
INTRO: Gm
#1.
Gm
I bought a brand-new air-mobile, it's custom-made,
Eb G
'twas a Flight De Ville.
Gm
With a powerful motor and some hideaway wings.
Gm
Push in on the button and you can hear her sing.
CHORUS:
C G
Now, you can't catch me, baby, you can't catch me.
D G
Cause if you get too close, you know I'm gone
Dm Gm G
like a cool breeze.
#2.
Gm
New Jersey Turnpike in the wee, wee hours, I was
rollin' slowly cause of drizzlin' showers.
Eb
Here come a flat-top, he was movin' up with me.
Gm
Then come wavin' goodbye in a little' old souped-up
jitney.
#3.
Ab Gm
I put my foot in my tank and I began to roll..
moanin' siren, 'twas the state patrol.
Gm
So, I let out my wings and then I blew my horn.
Bb Gm
Bye, bye New Jersey, I've become airborne.
CHORUS:
C G
Now, you can't catch me, baby, you can't catch me.
D G
Cause if you get too close, you know I'm gone
Dm Gm G
like a cool breeze.
#4.
Gm
Flyin' with my baby last Saturday night, wasn't a gray
cloud floatin' in sight.
Gm
Big full moon shinin' up above, cuddle up, honey, be
my love.
Gm
Sweetest little thing I've ever seen, I'm gonna name
you Maybellene.
#5.
Gm
Flyin' on the beam, set on flight control, radio tuned
to rock 'n' roll.
Gm G Gm G
Two, three hours passed us by, how did 2 two drop to 5:05?
Gm
Fuel consumption way too fast, let's get on home before
we run out of gas.
CHORUS:
C G
Now, you can't catch me, baby, you can't catch me.
D G
Cause if you get too close, you know I'm gone
Dm Gm G
like a cool breeze.
OUTRO: G
A fifties smash from Kraziekhat.
