[Verse 1]
He pleads with his manager
There seems to be no way out
Have one last cigarette
No time to put it out
He's quitting this time for good
This is the last gig for Johnny B. Goode

[Verse 2]
Now the pressure's really on
Black limousines close in
His hotel suite is really neat
But the flight nearly did him in
A telegram said break a leg
And the doctor said he's broken his head

[Chorus]
Set up the amps
And play it loud
So no one will hear the words
Good job
They wouldn't wanna hang around
Set up the lights
But keep 'em dim
So no one will see him
In the state that he's in
[Verse 3]
Ladies and gentlemen
For the last time
Will you welcome the man who if he could help it
Would not be here tonight
The man who has nothing nothing left to prove
Aah bye-bye Johnny B. Goode

[Verse 4]
Now the agent's looking restless
He says this house is awful bad
He said we should have booked the audience
Rather than booked the band
He's quitting this tour for good
'Cause they won't turn up for Johnny B. Goode

[Chorus]
Set up the amps
And play it loud
So no one can hear the words
Good job
They wouldn't wanna hang around
Bye-bye Johnny B. Goode, oh bye-bye Johnny
Yeah, bye-bye Johnny B. Goode

[Outro]
Bye-bye Johnny B. Goode, oh bye-bye Johnny
Yeah, bye-bye Johnny B. Goode
Oh bye-bye Johnny
Bye-bye Johnny B. Goode, oh bye-bye Johnny
Bye-bye Johnny B. Goode