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Version 1 Version 2--------------------------------------------------------------------------- You Can’t Catch Me – Chuck Berry --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Written by: Chuck Berry Recorded in 1956 Tabbed by: maguri Tuning: Standard --------------------------------------------------------------------------- [Intro] | G | % | % | % | [Verse] G I bought a brand new airmobile G 'Twas a custom made, 'twas a flightning deal G With a powerful motor and a hide away wing G Pushin’ on the button and you will hear her sing [Chorus] C Now you can't catch me G Baby, you can't catch me D Cause if you get too close D | G | % | You know I'm gone like cool breeze [Verse 2] G New Jersey turnpike in the wee wee hours G I was rolling slowly cause of drizzling showers G Here come a flat-top, he was moving up with me G Then come waving goodbye in a little old souped up jitney G I put my foot in the tank, I began to roll G Moaning siren, 'twas the state patrol G So I let out my wings and then I blew my horn G Bye-bye, New Jersey, I become airborne [Chorus] C Now you can't catch me G Baby, you can't catch me D Cause if you get too close D | G | % | You know I'm gone like cool breeze [Verse 3] G Flying with my baby last Saturday night G Wasn't a gray cloud floating in sight G Big, full moon, shining up above G Cuddle up, honey, be my love G Sweetest little thing that I ever seen G I'm going to name you Maybellene G Flying on the beam, set on flight control G Radio tuned to Rock'n'Roll G Two, three hours passed us by, G Altitude dropped into five-o-five G Fuel consumption, way too fast G Let's get on home before we run out of gas [Chorus] C Now you can't catch me G No Baby, you can't catch me D Cause if you get too close D | G | % | % | % | You know I'm gone like cool breeze (repeat and fade) (break)