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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Clown Shoes:Johnny Burnette.
#35 in UK and #113 on BB Hot 100
on LIBERTY Records in 1961.
INTRO: A Bm D (x3)
#1.
D G
The girl that I intend to wed, just bought
D A
a gift for me and said.."I bought this specially,
G D
for all your friends to see..open it up, go ahead."
Em D
"Awww, that's awful swell," I said.
#2.
D C G
I kissed her on the cheek and then, began to read
D
the note within.
A G
"In these you'll look real smart, because they match
D
your heart"..and so I took them out.
A Em7 D
Clown shoes, so, what's it all about?
G D
Oh, no, not clown shoes!
E A Dbm7 A
Maaaaaybe, I'm in for some mighty bad news.
#3.
D G
She laughed at me and called my name, and all my friends,
D
they did the same.
A G
Thought she was sweet and swell..and look how hard I fell.
D Em7
And now I know I was wrong..so, I'll go and put my clown
D
shoes on.
OUTRO:
Em7 D
so, I'll go and put my clown shoes on.
Em7 D
so, I'll go and put my clown shoes on..(Fade.)
A sixties smash from Kraziekhat.
#35 in UK and #113 on BB Hot 100
on LIBERTY Records in 1961.
INTRO: A Bm D (x3)
#1.
D G
The girl that I intend to wed, just bought
D A
a gift for me and said.."I bought this specially,
G D
for all your friends to see..open it up, go ahead."
Em D
"Awww, that's awful swell," I said.
#2.
D C G
I kissed her on the cheek and then, began to read
D
the note within.
A G
"In these you'll look real smart, because they match
D
your heart"..and so I took them out.
A Em7 D
Clown shoes, so, what's it all about?
G D
Oh, no, not clown shoes!
E A Dbm7 A
Maaaaaybe, I'm in for some mighty bad news.
#3.
D G
She laughed at me and called my name, and all my friends,
D
they did the same.
A G
Thought she was sweet and swell..and look how hard I fell.
D Em7
And now I know I was wrong..so, I'll go and put my clown
D
shoes on.
OUTRO:
Em7 D
so, I'll go and put my clown shoes on.
Em7 D
so, I'll go and put my clown shoes on..(Fade.)
A sixties smash from Kraziekhat.
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