CAROL 
 
As recorded by Chuck Berry 
(From the 1990 Album THE ORIGINAL CHESS CLASSICS) 
Words and Music by Chuck Berry 
 
 
 
Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'Lead' 
Gtr II (E A D G B E) - 'Rhythm' 
 
Intro 
  Q=160 
 4/4 
         Gtr I 
  H    E  E E  E   E E E E E  E E  E   E E E E E  E E  E   E E E E E E E E 
|----------------|-8-8-8-8-8---------|-8-8-8-8-8---------|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8--| 
|-----------8-10-|-8-8-8-8-8----8-10-|-8-8-8-8-8----8-10-|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8--| 
|--------/9------|-9---------/9------|-8-8-8-8-8-/9------|-9----------------| 
|----------------|-------------------|-------------------|------------------| 
|----------------|-------------------|-------------------|------------------| 
|----------------|-------------------|-------------------|------------------| 
 
 
                      Pre-Verse 
  E  E     +H.         W          W          Q  E   E  +Q   E   E 
|-8-----------------||----------|----------|----------------------| 
|-8-10b11-(10)------||----------|----------|------/11-(11)----/11-| 
|---10b12-(10)------||----------|----------|------/12-(12)----/12-| 
|-------------------||----------|----------|----------------------| 
|-------------------||----------|----------|----------------------| 
|-------------------||----------|----------|----------------------| 
 
 
   +Q    E E E E Q    W          W 
|--------------8----|----------|----------| 
|-(11)--10-----8----|----------|----------| 
|-(12)--10-8h9------|----------|----------| 
|-------------------|----------|----------| 
|-------------------|----------|----------| 
|-------------------|----------|----------| 
 
 
  Q  E   E  +Q   E   E    +Q    E E E  Q  E 
|----------------------|--------------------|| 
|------/11-(11)----/11-|-(11)--10-8---------|| 
|------/12-(12)----/12-|-(12)--10-8h9--9----|| 
|----------------------|--------------10----|| 
|----------------------|--------------------|| 
|----------------------|--------------------|| 
 
 
   1st & 2nd Verse 
    W          H    Q  E  E       +Q    Q   E S S  E  E    Q   E S S H 
||-----------|-----------------|------------------------|-----------------| 
||o----------|------------8----|------------------------|-----------------| 
||-----------|-----------10b12-|-(10)--10--10-8h9-------|--------8h9------| 
||-----------|-----------------|------------------10----|-10--10----------| 
||o----------|-----------------|---------------------10-|-----------------| 
||-----------|-----------------|------------------------|-----------------| 
 
 
  W          H    E  S      +S   +E       +E 
|----------|----------------------------------| 
|----------|----------------------------------| 
|----------|--------10b12==(10)r(10)b12==(10)r| 
|----------|----------------------------------| 
|----------|----------------------------------| 
|----------|----------------------------------| 
 
 
   +E       +E   +E  E  Q  Q     E E  E  E H 
|-----------------------------|-----------------| 
|-----------------------------|-----------------| 
|-(10)b12==(10)r(10)-8-----8--|-10-8------------| 
|----------------------10-----|------10-10------| 
|-----------------------------|-----------------| 
|-----------------------------|-----------------| 
 
 
  W          H    Q  E  E 
|----------|--------------| 
|----------|--------------| 
|----------|---------8-10-| 
|----------|--------------| 
|----------|--------------| 
|----------|--------------| 
 
 
  E  E E  S     +S  E E  S     +S  E    E E  E E H 
|------8-10b11-(10)-8--------------8-|-10-8----8------| 
|-8-10----------------8-10b11-(10)---|------11--------| 
|------------------------------------|----------------| 
|------------------------------------|----------------| 
|------------------------------------|----------------| 
|------------------------------------|----------------| 
 
 
  W          H    E  S     +S  E E 
|----------|---------------------8-| 
|----------|-------------------8---| 
|----------|--------10b12-(10)-----| 
|----------|-----------------------| 
|----------|-----------------------| 
|----------|-----------------------| 
 
 
   S     +S  E  E E  S     +S   E E  E    E E  E  E H 
|------------8-------------------------|-----------------| 
|-11b12-(11)---10-8--------------------|-----------------| 
|-------------------10b11-(10)-10-8----|-10-8------------| 
|-----------------------------------10-|------10-10------| 
|--------------------------------------|-----------------| 
|--------------------------------------|-----------------| 
 
 
  W          H    Q  E  E   E E  S     +S  E  E E  E  E   E  E     +E  E H 
|----------|-----------11-|-8--------------8-10-8-------|---------------------| 
|----------|--------------|---8-10b11-(10)--------11-10-|-8------------8------| 
|----------|--------------|-----------------------------|---10b12-(10)--------| 
|----------|--------------|-----------------------------|---------------------| 
|----------|--------------|-----------------------------|---------------------| 
|----------|--------------|-----------------------------|---------------------| 
 
 
  W          H    E  S     +S  E E 
|----------|-----------------------| 
|----------|-------------------8-8-| 
|----------|--------11b12-(11)-----| 
|----------|-----------------------| 
|----------|-----------------------| 
|----------|-----------------------| 
 
 
   S     +S  E  S     +S  E  S     +S  E  S     +S  E    E S S  E  E E  E E  E 
|-----------------------------------------------------|------------------------|| 
|------------8------------8------------8------------8-|-------------------8-10-|| 
|-11b12-(11)---11b12-(11)---11b12-(11)---11b12-(11)---|-10-8h9---------/9------|| 
|-----------------------------------------------------|--------10-10-----------|| 
|-----------------------------------------------------|------------------------|| 
|-----------------------------------------------------|------------------------|| 
 
 
 1st & 2nd Chorus 
  E E E E E  E E  E   E E E E E  E E  E 
|-8-8-8-8-8---------|-8-8-8-8-8---------| 
|-8-8-8-8-8----8-10-|-8-8-8-8-8----8-10-| 
|-9---------/9------|-8---------/9------| 
|-------------------|-------------------| 
|-------------------|-------------------| 
|-------------------|-------------------| 
 
 
  E E E E E E E E   E  E      +E   +E       +E   +Q. 
|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|-8----------------------------------| 
|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|-8----------------------------------| 
|-9---------------|---10b11==(10)r(10)b11==(10)r(10)---| 
|-----------------|---10b12==(10)r(10)b12==(10)r(10)---| 
|-----------------|------------------------------------| 
|-----------------|------------------------------------| 
 
 
  Q  E  E H      W          Q  E E +Q   Q    E Q  E H 
|------10p8----|----------|----5p3-(3)-----|-5-3--3------| 
|------10p8----|----------|----5p3-(3)-----|-------------| 
|------10p8----|----------|----5p3-(3)-----|-5-3--3------| 
|--------------|----------|----------------|-------------| 
|--------------|----------|----------------|-------------| 
|--------------|----------|----------------|-------------| 
 
 
  W          E   Q    E  +Q    E E    E E E S S  E  E Q 
|----------|-----------------------|----------------------|| 
|----------|---/11--/11-(11)--10-8-|----8---8-------------|| 
|----------|---/12--/12-(12)--10-8h|==9-----8h9-----------|| 
|----------|-----------------------|-10---------10-10-----|| 
|----------|-----------------------|----------------------|| 
|----------|-----------------------|----------------------|| 
 
 
 Guitar Break 
  1. 
  E E E E E  E S S  E   E E E E E  E S S  E   E  E S S  E E  E S S  E 
|-8-8-8-8-8-----------|-8-8-8-8-8-----------|-8-----------8-----------| 
|-8-8-8-8-8-10-8------|-8-8-8-8-8-10-8------|-8-10-8------8-10-8------| 
|-9---------10-8h9----|-9---------10-8h9----|-9-10-8h9------10-8h9----| 
|------------------10-|------------------10-|----------10----------10-| 
|---------------------|---------------------|-------------------------| 
|---------------------|---------------------|-------------------------| 
 
 
  E  S      +S   +E       +E   +E      +Q    S      +S 
|--------------------------------------------------------| 
|-8-10b11==(10)r(10)b11==(10)r(10)b11-(10)---------------| 
|-9-10b12==(10)r(10)b12==(10)r(10)b12-(10)--10b12==(10)r=| 
|--------------------------------------------------------| 
|--------------------------------------------------------| 
|--------------------------------------------------------| 
 
 
   +E  E  Q  Q  E  E   E  E E  S     +S  E E  S     +S  E 
|--------------------|------8-11b12-(11)-8--------------8-| 
|------8-----8--8----|-8-10----------------8-11b12-(11)---| 
|-(10)-8-----8--8-10-|------------------------------------| 
|--------10----------|------------------------------------| 
|--------------------|------------------------------------| 
|--------------------|------------------------------------| 
 
 
   E E  E  E E  E  E S S   E E E  E S S  E   Q 
|-10-8-------------------|-8-8-8----------------| 
|------11-10-8---------8-|---8-8-10-8------/17--| 
|--------------10-/9-9---|-------10-8h9---------| 
|------------------------|--------------10------| 
|------------------------|----------------------| 
|------------------------|----------------------| 
 
 
   Q   Q   Q   Q     Q  Q  Q  Q    E S S E E  E E  E E   +Q    E E E E Q 
|-15--13--11--10--|--8--6--5--3--|-------------------8-|-(8)---------8------|| 
|-17--15--13--11--|-10--8--6--4--|--------------8-10-8-|-(8)--10-8---8-----o|| 
|-----------------|--------------|-5-5-5-5-5-/9--------|------10-8h9--------|| 
|-----------------|--------------|-5-------------------|--------------------|| 
|-----------------|--------------|---------------------|-------------------o|| 
|-----------------|--------------|---------------------|--------------------|| 
 
 
 Chorus 
  2. 
  E E E E E  E E  E   E E E E E  E E  E 
|-8-8-8-8-8---------|-8-8-8-8-8---------| 
|-8-8-8-8-8----8-10-|-8-8-8-8-8----8-10-| 
|-9---------/9------|-8---------/9------| 
|-------------------|-------------------| 
|-------------------|-------------------| 
|-------------------|-------------------| 
 
 
  E E E E E E E E   E  E      +E   +E       +E   +Q. 
|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|-8----------------------------------| 
|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|-8----------------------------------| 
|-9---------------|---10b11==(10)r(10)b11==(10)r(10)---| 
|-----------------|---10b12==(10)r(10)b12==(10)r(10)---| 
|-----------------|------------------------------------| 
|-----------------|------------------------------------| 
 
 
  Q  E  E H      W          Q  E E +Q   Q    E Q  E H 
|------10p8----|----------|----5p3-(3)-----|-5-3--3------| 
|------10p8----|----------|----5p3-(3)-----|-------------| 
|------10p8----|----------|----5p3-(3)-----|-5-3--3------| 
|--------------|----------|----------------|-------------| 
|--------------|----------|----------------|-------------| 
|--------------|----------|----------------|-------------| 
 
 
  W          E   Q    E  +Q    E E    E E E S S  E  E Q 
|----------|-----------------------|----------------------*| 
|----------|---/11--/11-(11)--10-8-|----8---8-------------*| 
|----------|---/12--/12-(12)--10-8h|==9-----8h9-----------*| 
|----------|-----------------------|-10---------10-10-----*| 
|----------|-----------------------|----------------------*| 
|----------|-----------------------|----------------------*| 
 
 
Oh Carol, don't let him steal your heart away 
I'm gonna learn to dance if it takes me all night and day 
 
Climb into my machine so we can cruise on out 
I know a swingin' little joint where we can jump and shout 
It's not too far back off the highway, not so long a ride 
You park your car out in the open, you can walk inside 
A little cutie takes your hat and you can thank her, ma'am 
Every time you make the scene you find the joint is jammed 
 
Oh Carol, don't let him steal your heart away 
I'm gonna learn to dance if it takes me all night and day 
 
And if you wanna hear some music like the boys are playin' 
Hold tight, pat your foot, don't let 'em carry it away 
Don't let the heat overcome you when they play so loud 
Oh, don't the music intrigue you when they get a crowd 
You can't dance, I know you wish you could 
I got my eyes on you baby, 'cause you dance so good 
 
Oh Carol, don't let him steal your heart away 
I'm gonna learn to dance if it takes me all night and day 
 
Don't let him steal your heart away 
I've got to learn to dance if it takes you all night and day 
Oh Carol 
 
 
Enjoy!