Biography:
Johnny Burnette (March 25, 1934 – August 14, 1964) was an American rockabilly pioneer from Memphis, TN. Along with his older brother Dorsey Burnette and a friend, Paul Burlison, he was the founding member of Johnny Burnette & The Rock 'n' Roll Trio.
John Joseph Burnette was born to Willie May and Dorsey Burnett Sr. in Memphis, Tennessee. (The ‘e’ at the end of the name was added later.) Johnny grew up with his parents and Dorsey Jr. in a public housing project in the Lauderdale Courts area of Memphis
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Big Big World:Johnny Burnette.
#58 on BB Hot 100 on LIBERTY Records in 1961.
INTRO: E B E
#1.
E B E B
Nine one, 27th Avenue..walked up to the door..
A E
hello, sir, how are you?
E B A E
No, I'm just looking for a friend living in
apartment ten.
B A E
You say she's gone..please, how long has it been?
CHORUS:
A E A E
It's a big, big city..it's a big, big world.
A E A E
How's a boy gonna find a little pretty girl in this
A E
big, big world?
#2.
E B E
Going out to find myself a telephone..got a pocketful
B A E
of dimes..I know her last name is Jones.
E A E
Joneses, Joneses, oh, I see, pages 19 to 23.
B A
Big, big world can be unkind..the phone just took my
E
last dime.
CHORUS:
A E A E
It's a big, big city..it's a big, big world.
A E A E
How's a boy gonna find a little pretty girl in this
A E A E
big, big world?
A sixties smash from Kraziekhat.
#58 on BB Hot 100 on LIBERTY Records in 1961.
INTRO: E B E
#1.
E B E B
Nine one, 27th Avenue..walked up to the door..
A E
hello, sir, how are you?
E B A E
No, I'm just looking for a friend living in
apartment ten.
B A E
You say she's gone..please, how long has it been?
CHORUS:
A E A E
It's a big, big city..it's a big, big world.
A E A E
How's a boy gonna find a little pretty girl in this
A E
big, big world?
#2.
E B E
Going out to find myself a telephone..got a pocketful
B A E
of dimes..I know her last name is Jones.
E A E
Joneses, Joneses, oh, I see, pages 19 to 23.
B A
Big, big world can be unkind..the phone just took my
E
last dime.
CHORUS:
A E A E
It's a big, big city..it's a big, big world.
A E A E
How's a boy gonna find a little pretty girl in this
A E A E
big, big world?
A sixties smash from Kraziekhat.
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