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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
Chuck Berry
Chuck Berry
Vocals
Leonard Chess
Leonard Chess
Maracas
Johnnie Johnson
Johnnie Johnson
Piano
Willie Dixon
Willie Dixon
Bass Guitar
Ebby Hardy
Ebby Hardy
Drums
Jerome Green
Jerome Green
Maracas
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Chuck Berry
Chuck Berry
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Phil Chess
Phil Chess
Producer
Leonard Chess
Leonard Chess
Producer

Lyrics

[Chorus]
Maybellene, why can't you be true?
Oh, Maybellene, why can't you be true?
You done started doing the things you used to do
[Verse 1]
As I was motorvatin' over the hill
I saw Maybellene in a Coupe DeVille
A Cadillac a-rollin' on the open road
Nothin' will outrun my V8 Ford
The Cadillac doin' 'bout ninety-five
We was bumper to bumper, rollin' side to side
[Chorus]
Maybellene, why can't you be true?
Oh, Maybellene, why can't you be true?
You done started doing the things you used to do
[Verse 2]
A Cadillac pulled up to one hundred and four
The Ford got hot and wouldn't do no more
It done got a cloud and started to rain
I tooted my horn for the passin' lane
The rain water blowin' all under my hood
I knew that was doin' my motor good
[Chorus]
Maybellene, why can't you be true?
Oh, Maybellene, why can't you be true?
You done started back doing the things you used to do
[Chorus]
Oh, Maybellene, why can't you be true?
Oh, Maybellene, why can't you be true?
You done started back doing the things you used to do
[Verse 3]
The motor cooled down, the heat went down
And that's when I heard that highway sound
The Cadillac a-sittin' like a ton of lead
A hundred and ten a half a mile ahead
The Cadillac lookin' like it's sittin' still
And I caught Maybellene at the top of the hill
[Verse 4]
Maybellene, why can't you be true?
Oh, Maybellene, why can't you be true?
You done started back doing the things you used to do
Written by: Chuck Berry, Danyel Gérard, Rudi Revil

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