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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I've Got A Lot Of Things To Do:Johnny Burnette.
#109 on BB Hot 100 on LIBERTY Records
in 1961.
INTRO: E
#1.
E Dbm B
I've got a lot of things to do, since you said we're
E
through.
E Dbm B E
I'm just as busy as a bee, oh, woe is me.
A
I must admit it's gettin' rough..the days just aren't
E
long enough.
E A
I've got a lot of things to do, since you said we're
E
through.
CHORUS:
B E
I gotta walk the floor and sing the blues..ever since I
heard the news.
B E
I gotta sit and cry all by myself, since you put me on the
shelf.
B A B
I gotta hear the tick-tock of the clock..I gotta be alone by
the telephone.
Dbm A B E
I've got a lot of things to do, since you said we're through.
#2.
E Dbm E
I gotta lose my appetite and never sleep at night.
B Dbm B E
I gotta tell my broken heart that it's wrong to part.
A E
And like a fool I gotta dream and hope and pray and even scheme.
Dbm E
I've got a lot of things to do, since you said we're through.
CHORUS:
B E
I gotta walk the floor and sing the blues..ever since I
heard the news.
B E
I gotta sit and cry all by myself, since you put me on the
shelf.
B A B
I gotta hear the tick-tock of the clock..I gotta be alone by
the telephone.
Dbm A B E
I've got a lot of things to do, since you said we're through.
OUTRO:
E A B E
I've got a lot of things to do, since you said we're through.
E A B E
I've got a lot of things to do, since you said we're through.
E A B E
I've got a lot of things to do, since you said we're through..(Fade.)
A sixties smash from Kraziekhat.
#109 on BB Hot 100 on LIBERTY Records
in 1961.
INTRO: E
#1.
E Dbm B
I've got a lot of things to do, since you said we're
E
through.
E Dbm B E
I'm just as busy as a bee, oh, woe is me.
A
I must admit it's gettin' rough..the days just aren't
E
long enough.
E A
I've got a lot of things to do, since you said we're
E
through.
CHORUS:
B E
I gotta walk the floor and sing the blues..ever since I
heard the news.
B E
I gotta sit and cry all by myself, since you put me on the
shelf.
B A B
I gotta hear the tick-tock of the clock..I gotta be alone by
the telephone.
Dbm A B E
I've got a lot of things to do, since you said we're through.
#2.
E Dbm E
I gotta lose my appetite and never sleep at night.
B Dbm B E
I gotta tell my broken heart that it's wrong to part.
A E
And like a fool I gotta dream and hope and pray and even scheme.
Dbm E
I've got a lot of things to do, since you said we're through.
CHORUS:
B E
I gotta walk the floor and sing the blues..ever since I
heard the news.
B E
I gotta sit and cry all by myself, since you put me on the
shelf.
B A B
I gotta hear the tick-tock of the clock..I gotta be alone by
the telephone.
Dbm A B E
I've got a lot of things to do, since you said we're through.
OUTRO:
E A B E
I've got a lot of things to do, since you said we're through.
E A B E
I've got a lot of things to do, since you said we're through.
E A B E
I've got a lot of things to do, since you said we're through..(Fade.)
A sixties smash from Kraziekhat.
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