Anthony Boy Chords

KeyC CapoNone TuningStandard Difficulty Plays489

Anthony Boy by Chuck Berry is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of C. It uses the chords Gaug, F#aug, Faug, C and G. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

Transpose
C
Text
16
Speed
  			
Intro: Gaug F#aug  Faug  C 

#1: 
C                                                     G 
Eight o'clock in the morning and I'm movin' on out to school 
G                                                        C 
With an open book and a sleepy look the teacher can't be fooled 
C                                                       G 
I catch a pass in an early class the teacher will never know 
G                                                     C 
That I postponed my work at home watching the evening show 

 
C                                        G 
Hey, there Anthony boy Why you in such a rush? 
G                                                 C 
The girl she wanna talk to you look at him he's a blush 

#2 
C                                                 G 
Three o'clock in the afternoon completes a day of school 
G                                                   C 
Before the ding completes the ring he's in the vestibule 
C                                                              G 
Betty and Barbara and Jeanie and Jane are yackity-yackin' with Joan 
G                                                    C 
About some things that Anthony told her over the telephone 


C                                        G 
Hey there Tony me boy Why you in such a rush? 
G                                                 C 
The girl she wanna talk to you look at him he's a blush 

Instrumental:

Chord diagrams

Guitar tuner

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Start the tuner and play a string

Reference tones

Standard tuning, lowest to highest. Click a string to play it; the string the mic hears is highlighted.

Click Start tuner and allow microphone access. The needle centers and turns green when a string is in tune (within 5 cents).
No microphone? You can still tap any string above to hear its exact reference pitch.

Metronome

100 BPM Andante