Written by Chuck Berry
Intro C C F C G C verse 1 C When I was just a little boy like you C I wanted to do things the big boys do F Wherever they went you knew they wouldn't let me go C And I got suspicious and I wanted to know G I was bright in school but my future looked dim C 'Cause the big boys wouldn't let me party with themSolo C C F C G C verse 2 C All of the big girls with their to C When I ask 'em what's happening, nobody knew F But when I found out where, what, when, and why C I didn't let a single week pass by G Till the school dance when I first met you C And I learned to party like the big boys doC C Yes, yes - I didn't cry - yes, yes - and you know why F Yes, yes - I knew when and what C Yes, yes - no ifs, ands, or buts G C .... I was looking for joy - yes, yes, yes, yes C When I was little bitty boySolo C C F C G C verse 3 C If I would have known what makes a world go 'round C I would have known what goes up must come down F If you love me like I love you, C Mademoiselle you chimboy woo G The girls want to stay and the boys want to play C So let's a rock and roll till the break of dayC C Yes, yes - I didn't cry - yes, yes - and you know why F Yes, yes - I knew when and what C Yes, yes - no ifs, ands, or buts G C .... I was looking for joy - yes, yes, yes, yes C When I was little bitty boyOutro C C F C G CC C Yes, yes - I didn't cry - yes, yes - and you know why F Yes, yes - I knew when and what C Yes, yes - no ifs, ands, or buts G C .... I was looking for joy - yes, yes, yes, yes C When I was little bitty boy