No-Go Showboat
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Original Album
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Little Deuce Coupe
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Written By
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Brian Wilson/Roger Christian
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Produced By
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Brian Wilson
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Lead Vocals
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Brian and Mike
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Recorded On
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2 September 1963
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Length
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1:53
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Notes
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- Some nice chord changes and great vocals make this an underrated track which has dated better than some of the better known songs on "Little Deuce Coupe."
- About a car which looks great but can't go fast.
- Lyrics
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No-go showboat no-go showboat (no-go showboat)
Well I got a wild custom that wins every show
But it's a no-go showboat (no-go showboat)
Yeah but everybody knows that she just don't go
She's my no-go showboat (no-go showboat)
White wall slicks with racing mags
She's just for looks, man, not for drags
'Cause it's a no-go showboat (no-go showboat)
No go
No go
Well the guys all dig it they've got no complaints
About my no-go showboat (no-go showboat)
And the chicks really flip for that metal flake paint
On my no-go showboat (no-go showboat)
It really rates fine in the custom clan
With hand-formed panels, tuck-and-roll rear pan
'Cause it's a no-go showboat (no-go showboat)
No go
No go
Well the engine compartment's filled with all chrome goodies
In my no-go showboat (no-go showboat)
Yeah but everybody takes me even old Ford woodies
In my no-go showboat (no-go showboat)
When it comes to speed, man, I'm just outa luck
I'm even shut down by the ice cream truck
'Cause it's a no-go showboat (no-go showboat)
No go
No go
No-go showboat (no-go showboat)
No-go showboat (no-go showboat)
She's just my (no-go showboat)
She's just my (no-go showboat)
- Chords
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(original key: Db)
D..Dmaj7.D6.D...D.Dmaj7.D6.D
No-go showboat, no-go showboat
.............D
Well I got a wild custom that wins every show but it's a no-go showboat
..................G.....................................................................................D
Yeah but everybody knows that she just don't go she's my no-go showboat
Dm...................................Gm...........................Dm.............................G
White wall slicks with racing mags, she's just for looks, man, not for drags
......................D............................G/A
'Cause it's a no-go showboat, no-go, no-go
..................D
Well the guys all dig it they've got no complaints about my no-go showboat
...................G................................................................................D
And the chicks really flip for that metal flake paint on my no-go showboat
.....Dm.................................Gm.........................Dm................................................G
It really rates fine in the custom clan, with hand-formed panels, tuck-and-roll rear pan
.......................D...........................G/A
'Cause it's a no-go showboat, no-go, no-go
(Break:) C........F........C........A7
.................D
Well the engine compartment's filled with all chrome goodies in my no-go showboat
..................G......................................................................................D
Yeah but everybody takes me even old Ford woodies in my no-go showboat
Dm.......................................................Gm..........................Dm...................................G
When it comes to speed, man, I'm just outa luck, I'm even shut down by the ice cream truck
.......................D...........................G/A.....G#/A#
'Cause it's a no-go showboat, no-go, no-go
D#
No-go showboat
No-go showboat
Chart prepared by Francis Greene