F                                                                C
The neighbors are complainin' and the schoolboard called twice today
              F                                              C
You know they think he's a fool and his studies are slippin' away
         D                             G                          C
He don't think about nothin' 'cept the rock and roll records that play

[Verse 2]
      F                                        C
I say it's all right, Pa, let the boy rock and roll
           F                                               C
He's got a mind of his own and you know he's got a musical soul
         D                        G                        C
And he's gotta play music and you know we really can't say no

[Bridge]
   Dm                                   Am
So Daddy, don't you worry if he's crazy mad 
          Dm                    Am
Go on and do what you think you should
    Dm                        Em
But Daddy, don't you call him Little Boy Bad
         G N.C.           G N.C.    G N.C.
When you know he could be Johnny B. Goode

[Verse 3]
F                                              C
I say it's all right, Pa, let the boy sing his song
       F                                                    C
In his brand new boots, he needs a foot full of kickin' the gong
       D                    G                       C
If his music is groovy, you know he really can't go wrong

[Guitar Solo]
F   C   F   C   D  G  C

[Bridge]
   Dm                                   Am
So Daddy, don't you worry if he's crazy mad
          Dm                    Am
Go on and do what you think you should
    Dm                        Em
But Daddy, don't you call him Little Boy Bad
         G N.C.           G N.C.    G N.C.
When you know he could be Johnny B. Goode

[Verse 4]
F                                     C
I say it's all right, Pa, let the boy rock and roll
           F                                               C
He's got a mind of his own and you know he's got a musical soul
       D                    G                        C
If the music is groovy, you know we really can't say no