Creedence Clearwater Revival - Good Golly Miss Molly

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GOOD GOLLY MISS MOLLY
Creedence Clearwater Revival

from the album "Bayou Country"

Transcribed by Steve Garner

Main Riff:
|--------------------------------------------------------|
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|--------1-1----------1-1----------1-1----------1-1------|
|------3-----3------3-----3------3-----3------3-----3----|
|--1-1----------1-1----------1-1----------1-1------------|

|--------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------|
|--------1-1----------1-1--------------------------------|
|------3-----3------3-----3--------1-1----------1-1------|
|--1-1----------1-1--------------3-----3------3-----1----|
|----------------------------1-1----------1-1------------|

|--------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------|
|--------3-3----------1-1--------------------------------|
|------5-----5------3-----3--------1-1-------------------|
|--3-3----------1-1--------------3-----3-----------------|
|----------------------------1-1---------1---------------|

 Fill #1		    Fill #2
|-------------------------|------------------------------|
|-------------------------|------------------------------|
|-------------------------|--10--13--15--17--15--13--10--|
|-------------------------|------------------------------|
|--------1--3--1----------|------------------------------|
|--1--4-----------4--1----|------------------------------|

 Lick #1	      Lick #2
|--------------------|--------------------------|
|--15----------------|--16--18------------------|
|--14b16---13----13--|----------15p13----13-----|
|-------------15-----|----------------15----15--|
|--------------------|--------------------------|
|--------------------|--------------------------|

NOTES:

- Rhythm guitar repeats the main riff throughout
  the entire song and plays Fill #1 after the
  last line of the chorus.

- Lead guitar plays the licks and the solo, and
  plays Fill #2 after the last line of the chorus.

- During chorus, play the main riff starting from
  the second line of tab.

- There are no guitars during the verses (only drums).

- I haven't transcribed the solo here.. it's tough!


Here's the entire song setup, with the lyrics:

Intro = Main Riff x1

Good golly miss molly (lick #1)
Sure like a ball (lick #2)
Good golly miss molly (lick #1)
Sure like to ball (lick #2)
When you're rockin' and a-rollin' (lick #1)
Can't hear your mama call (fill #1)

Verse:
From the early early morning
To the early early night
You can see miss molly rockin'
At the house of blue light

Chorus:
Good golly miss molly (lick #1)
Sure like to ball (lick #2)
When you're rockin' and a-rollin' (lick #1)
Can't hear your mama call (fill #1)

Verse:
Her mom and poppa told me
"Son, you better watch your step"
If I knew my mom and pop
I'll have to watch my poppa's step

Chorus:
Good golly miss molly (lick #1)
Sure like to ball (lick #2)
When you're rockin' and a-rollin' (lick #1)
Can't hear your mama call (fill #1 into solo)

Verse:
I'm goin' to the corner
Gonna buy a diamond ring
Would you pardon me again son
And a dang-a-lang-a-ling

Chorus:
Good golly miss molly (lick #1)
Sure like to ball (lick #2)
When you're rockin' and a-rollin' (lick #1)
Can't hear your mama call (fill #1 into solo)

Chorus:
Good golly miss molly (lick #1)
Sure like to ball (lick #2)
When you're rockin' and a-rollin' (lick #1)
Can't hear your mama call (fill #1, a bit faster)

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