Elvis Presley by Elvis Presley
Key: CC | Capo: 0fr |  Left-Handed 

    


Verse 1
             N.C.
Well, it's a-one for the money
A6 A6
   Two for the show
A6 A6
   Three to get ready
  [ A ]
Now go, cat, go
    D7                              A6
But don't you step on my blue suede shoes
              E9                                       A6
Well, you can do anything but lay off of my blue suede shoes
Verse 2
              A6
Well, you can knock me down
A6 A6
   Step in my face
A6 A6
   Slander my name
A6   A6
 All over the place
A6     A6
 Well, do anything that
A6 A6
   You wanna do
A6    A6
  But uh-uh, honey, lay off of them shoes
    D7                              A6
And don't you step on my blue suede shoes
              E9                                       A6
Well, you can do anything but lay off of my blue suede shoes - Let’s go, cat!
[Solo]
| A | % | % | % |
     Oh, walk the dog!
| D7 | % | A | % |
| E | % | A | % |
Verse 3
              A6
Well, you can burn my house
A6 A6
   Steal my car
A6 A6
   Drink my liquor
A6       A6
 From an old fruit jar
A6     A6
 Well, do anything that
A6 A6
   You wanna do
A6    A6
  But uh-uh, honey, lay off of my shoes
    D7                              A6
And don't you step on my blue suede shoes
              E9                                       A6
Well, you can do anything but lay off of my blue suede shoes – Rock it!
[Solo]
| A | % | % | % |
| D7 | % | A | % |
| E | % | A | % |
Verse 3
             A6
Well, it's a-one for the money
A6 A6
   Two for the show
A6 A6
   Three to get ready
  [ A ]
Now go, go, go
    D7                              A6
But don't you step on my blue suede shoes
              E9                                       A6
Well, you can do anything but lay off of my blue suede shoes
[Coda]
            A6
Well it's ... blue-blue, blue suede shoes
A6
 Blue-blue, Blue suede shoes, yeah!
D7
 Blue-blue, blue suede shoes, baby
A6
 Blue-blue, blue suede shoes                                  1 e + e
              E9                                      |  A  | A x x A
Well, you can do anything but lay off of my blue suede shoes
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             2. I’m Counting On You – Elvis Presley
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Written by: Don Robertson
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Intro
    | D | A7 | D | % |
Verse 1
      [ G ]          D
All the words that I let her know
D                A
 Still could not say
           A              A7   |  D  |  D  |
How much I need you so in every way  (break)
Chorus 1
 [ G ]          D
I hope you will guide me
        D7      G
As only you can do
                     D
Hold my hands down beside me (Link)
A                D
 I'm counting on you
Bridge
D7                G
  I'm counting on you dear
                      D
From the dawn of each day
               E7
To always come through dear
                  |  A7  |  A7  |
In your kind lovin' way   (break)
Chorus 2
     [ G ]           D
If you knew just how deeply
          [ D7 ]      G
I feel the things you do
                     D
Then you know how completely (Link)
A                D
 I'm counting on you
Bridge
D7                G
  I'm counting on you dear
                      D
From the dawn of each day
               E7
To always come through dear
                  |  A7  |  A7  |
In your kind lovin' way   (break)
Chorus 2
     [ G ]           D
If you knew just how deeply
          [ D7 ]      G
I feel the things you do
                     D
Then you know how completely (Link)
A                    D
 I'm counting on ... you
(break)                  (coda)
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              3. I Got a Woman – Elvis Presley
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Written by: Ray Charles/Renald Richard
CHORDS
          E-A-D-G-B-e
E/Ab      4-x-2-1-0-x
Bbdim     x-1-2-0-2-x
E9        0-x-2-1-3-2  or  0-7-6-7-7-7
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Verse
                 E                B7
Well ... I got a woman way across town
              E  A         E
She’s good to me, oh oh oh yeah
            A
Say I got a woman way across town
              B7
She’s good to me, oh yeah
             E
She gives me money when I’m in need
             A
Yeah she’s a kind of friend indeed
        E                B7
I got a woman way across town
              E  A         E
She’s good to me, oh oh oh yeah
Verse
            E                    B7
She say she love me early in the morning
         E  A         E
Just for me, oh oh oh yeah
            A
She say she love me early in the morning
         B7
Just for me, oh yeah
             E
She says she loves me just for me
             A
Oh yeah, she loves me so tenderly
        E                B7
I got a woman way across town
              E  A         E
She’s good to me, oh oh oh yeah
[Solo]
| E | % | % | % |
| A | % | E | % |
| A | % | E | % |
| B7 | % | E | % |
[Middle 8]
E
 She’s there to love me
[N.C.]
 Both day and night
[N.C.]
 No rows or fusses
[N.C.]
 Just treats me right
[N.C.]
 Never running in the streets
[N.C.]
 Leavin’ me alone
[N.C.]
 She knows a woman’s place
[N.C.]
 Right there with her hand around the home
Verse (variation)
        A                B7
I got a woman way across town
              E  A         E
She’s good to me, oh oh oh yeah
            A                A
Say I got a woman way across town
                B7
She’s a-good to me, oh yeah
         E
She’s my baby, don’t you understand
          A
I, I , I, I, I’m her loving man
        E                B7
I got a woman way across town
              E  A         E
She’s good to me, oh oh oh yeah
                        E
Don’t you know it’s all right
                        E
Don’t you know it’s all right
[Coda]
        Gb7            B7
I got a woman way over town
             | E E/Ab A Bbdim | B7  E9
She’s good to me
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         4. One-Sided Love Affair – Elvis Presley
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Written by: Bill Campbell
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Intro
| D7 | % | G7 | G |
Verse 1
                  G
If you want to be loved
                            G
Baby, you've got to love me too
                  C7
If you want to be loved
                            G
Baby, you've got to love me too, oh yeah
       D7                              G
'Cause I ain't for no one-sided love affair
Verse 2
                G
If you wanna be kissed
                        G
Well, you gotta kiss me too
                          C7
Oh, yeah, if you wanna be kissed
                        G
Well, you gotta kiss me too, oh yeah
       D7                              G
'Cause I ain't for no one-sided love affair
Bridge
             G
Well, fair exchange bears no robbery
        G
And the whole world will know that it's true
     G
Understanding solves all problems, baby
       D7              G
That's why I'm telling you
Verse 3
                G
If you wanna be hugged
                       G
Well, you gotta hug me too, oh yeah
                          C7
Oh, yeah, if you wanna be hugged
                          G
Well, you've gotta hug me too, oh yeah
       D7                              G
'Cause I ain't for no one-sided love affair
[Solo]
| G | % | % | % |
| C7 | % | G | % |
| D7 | % | G | % |
Verse 4
                            G
Well, if you know you can't take it
                            G
Well then, baby, why try to give it?
                      C7
If you know you can't take it
                            G
Well then, baby, why try to give it?
       D7                              G
'Cause I ain't for no one-sided love affair
Bridge
             G
Well, fair exchange bears no robbery
        G
And the whole world will know that it's true
     G
Understanding solves all problems, baby
       D7              G
That's why I'm telling you
Verse 5] = Verse 3
                G
If you wanna be hugged
                       G
Well, you gotta hug me too, oh yeah
                          C7
Oh, yeah, if you wanna be hugged
                          G
Well, you've gotta hug me too, oh yeah
       D7                              G
'Cause I ain't for no one-sided love affair
[Coda]
       D7                              G
'Cause I ain't for no one-sided love affair
       D7                              | G6 G7 | D7 G
'Cause I ain't for no one-sided love affair
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              5. I Love You Because – Elvis Presley
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Written by: Leon Payne
Recorded in 1954
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Intro
| C | G7 | C | % |
 (whistling)
Verse
  C                         F
I love you because you understand dear
C                            G7
 Every single thing I try to do
       C                              F
You're always there to lend a helping hand, dear
  C                G7                 C
I love you most of all because you're you.
Bridge
   F                              C
No matter what the world may say about me
  D7                                G7
I know your love will always see me through.
Verse
  C                              F
I love you for the way you never doubt me.
    C             G         G7           C
But most of all I love you 'cause you're you
Bridge
   F                               C
No matter what may be the style or season,
  D7                            | G7 | G7 Gaug |
I know your heart will always be true
Verse
  C                               F
I love you for a hundred thousand reasons,
    C             G7                   | C  F |  C
But most of all I love you 'cause you're you
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                6. Just Because – Elvis Presley
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Written by: Sydney Robin/Bob Shelton/Joe Shelton
Recorded in 1954
CHORDS
          E-A-D-G-B-e
Gbdim7    2-x-1-2-1-x
C/G       3-x-2-0-1-0
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Verse 1
                  C
Well, well, well, just because you think you're so pretty
                                          G
And just because your momma thinks you're hot
      G
Well, just because you think you've got something
                       C
That no other girl has got
    C
You caused me to spend all my money
                                    F7
You laughed and called me old Santa Claus
      F           Gbdim7     C/G              A7
Well, I'm telling you, baby, I'm through with you
  D7                 G      C
Because, well, well, just because
[Solo]
| C | % | % | G |
| G | % | % | C |
| C | % | % | F |
| F Gbdim7 | C/G A7 | D7 G | C |
Verse 2
                  C
Well, well, well, there'll come a time when you'll be lonesome
                                        G
And there'll come a time when you'll be blue
                                    G
Well, there'll come a time when old Santa
                            C
He won't pay your bills for you
       C
You've caused me to lose all o’ my women
                            F
And now that you say we are through
      F           Gbdim7     C/G                A7
Well, I'm telling you, Baby, I was through with you
  D7               G     C
A long, long, long time ago
[Solo]
| C | % | % | G |
| G | % | % | C |
| C | % | % | F |
| F Gbdim7 | C/G A7 | D7 G | C |
Verse 3 = Verse 1
      C
Well, just because you think you're so pretty
                                             G
And just because your momma thinks you're the hottest thing in town
      G
Well, just because you think you've got something
G                    C
That nobody else has got
(break)
    C
You caused me to spend all o’ my money, honey
                                    F
You laughed and called me old Santa Claus
      F           Gbdim7     C/G              A7
Well, I'm telling you, baby, I'm through with you
                            1 + 2 + 3 + 4
  D7                 G      C           C
Because, well, well, just because
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              7. Tutti Frutti – Elvis Presley
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Written by: Dorothy LaBostrie/Richard Penniman
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A-wop-bob-a-looa-ba-lop-bam-boom!
Chorus
      C
Tutti frutti, aw rooty
      C
Tutti frutti, aw rooty
      F
Tutti frutti, aw rooty
      C
Tutti frutti, aw rooty
      G
Tutti frutti, aw rooty
  C
A-wop-bob-a-looa-ba-lop-bam-boom
(break)
Verse 1
        C
I got a gal named Sue
    C
She know just what to do
        F7
I got a gal, named Sue
    C
She know just what to do
    C                     C
She rock to the east, she roll-a to the west
  (break)               (break)
C
She's the gal that I love best
(break)
Chorus
      C
Tutti frutti, aw rooty
      C
Tutti frutti, aw rooty
      F
Tutti frutti, aw rooty
      C
Tutti frutti, aw rooty
      G
Tutti frutti, aw rooty
  C
A-wop-bob-a-looa-ba-lop-bam-boom
(break)
Verse 2
        C
I got a gal, named Daisy
    C
She almost drive me crazy
           F7
I've got a gal, named Daisy
        C
She almost drive me crazy
    C                     C
She know how to love me - yes indeed
  (break)               (break)
C
Boy you don't know what she's doin' to me
(break)
Chorus
      C
Tutti frutti, aw rooty
      C
Tutti frutti, aw rooty
      F
Tutti frutti, aw rooty
      C
Tutti frutti, aw rooty
      G         G7
Tutti frutti, aw rooty
  C
A-wop-bob-a-looa-ba-lop-bam-boom – hey!
(break)
[Solo]
| C | % | % | % |
| F | % | C | % |
| G | % | C | % |
Chorus
            C
Well, Tutti frutti, aw rooty
      C
Tutti frutti, aw rooty
      F
Tutti frutti, aw rooty
      C
Tutti frutti, aw rooty
      G         G7
Tutti frutti, aw rooty
  C
A-wop-bob-a-looa-ba-lop-bam-boom
(break)
Verse 3 = Verse 2
        C
I got a gal, named Daisy
    C
She almost drive me crazy
           F7
I've got a gal, named Daisy
        C
She almost drive me crazy
    C                     C
She know how to love me - yes indeed
  (break)               (break)
C
Boy you don't know what she doin' to me
(break)
Chorus
      C
Tutti frutti, aw rooty
      C
Tutti frutti, aw rooty - oooh
      F7
Tutti frutti, aw rooty
      C
Tutti frutti, aw rooty
      G7
Tutti frutti, aw rooty
  C
A-wop-bob-a-looa-ba-lop-bam-boom!
(break)
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         8. Trying To Get To You – Elvis Presley
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Written by: McCoy/Singleton
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Verse
                         F
I've been traveling over mountains
                          F
Even through the valleys, too
                              Bb
I've been traveling night and day
                          C
I've been running all the way
                       F
Baby, trying to get to you
Verse
                       F
Ever since I read your letter
                            F
Where you said you loved me true
                              Bb
I've been traveling night and day
                          C
I've been running all the way
                       F
Baby, trying to get to you
[Middle 8]
                        Bb7
When I read your loving letter
                       F
Then my heart began to sing
                        Bb7
There were many miles between us
                       C
But they didn't mean a thing
Verse
                         F
I just had to reach you, baby
                               F
In spite of all that I've been through
                           Bb
I kept traveling night and day
                       C
I kept running all the way
                       F
Baby, trying to get to you
[Solo]
| Bb | % | F | % |
| Bb7 | % | C | % |
Verse
                       F
Well if I had to do it over
                        F
That’s exactly what I’d do
                         Bb
I would travel night and day
                          C
And I’d still run all the way
                       F
Baby, trying to get to you
[Middle 8]
                                 Bb7
Well, there's nothing that could hold me
                                F
Or that could keep me away from you
                        Bb7
When your loving letter told me
                         C
That you really loved me true
Verse
                      F
Lord above me knows I love you
                         F
It was He who brought me through
                        Bb
When my way was darkest night
                             C
He would shine His brightest light
                           | F | F
When I was trying to get to you
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  9. I'm Gonna Sit Right Down And Cry Over You – Elvis Presley
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Written by: Joe Thomas and Howard Biggs
CHORDS
        E-A-D-G-B-e
F9      1-3-1-2-1-3  or x-7-6-7-7-x
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Verse
                             G7       C
I'm gonna sit right down and cry over you
          C                           G
I'm gonna sit right down and cry over you
           C                         F7        F9
And if you ever say good-bye, if you ever even try
          C                  G        C
I'm gonna sit right down and cry over you
Verse
          C                 G          C
I'm gonna love you more and more every day
          C                               G
I'm gonna love you more and more in every way
           C                         F7        F9
And if you ever say good-bye, if you ever even try
          C                  G        C
I'm gonna sit right down and cry over you
[Middle 8]
                  F7                  C
I'm gonna tell my mama, tell my papa, too
           F7                           G7
So they'll know exactly what I’m gonna do
Verse (Chorus part)
           C                         F7        F9
And if you ever say good-bye, if you ever even try
          C                  G        C
I'm gonna sit right down and cry over you
[Solo]
| C G7 | C | C | G |
[ C | F7 | C G | C |
Verse
          C                 G          C
I'm gonna love you more and more every day
          C                               G
I'm gonna love you more and more in every way
           C                         F7        F9
And if you ever say good-bye, if you ever even try
          C                  G        C
I'm gonna sit right down and cry over you
[Middle 8]
                  F7                  C
I'm gonna tell my mama, tell my papa, too
           F7                           G7
So they'll know exactly what I’m gonna do
Verse (Chorus part)
           C                         F7        F9
And if you ever say good-bye, if you ever even try
          C                  G        C
I'm gonna sit right down and cry over you
Outro
          C                  G        C
I'm gonna sit right down and cry over you
          C                  G        C
I'm gonna sit right down and cry over you
(repeat and fade)
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   10. I'll Never Let You Go (Little Darlin') – Elvis Presley
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Written by: Jimmy Wakely
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[Coda]
  D                              Dmaj7
  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 +
e|----10--9---8---|7-8-9-10--------
B|----10--9---8---|7-8-9-10------10
G|----11--10--9---|8-9-1011------11
D|----------------|--------------11
A|----------------|----------------
E|----------------|----------------
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CHORDS
        E-A-D-G-B-e
D-5     x-x-0-1-3-2
D6      x-x-0-4-3-2
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Intro
| A | A7 | D | Daug |
Verse (ballad)
     G                       D
I'll never let you go little darlin'
       A             A7      | D Daug | D Daug |
I'm so sorry cause I made you cry
     G                        D
I'll never let you go cause I love you
   A                 A7      D
So please don't ever say goodbye
[Middle 8] (ballad)
    D                     A         A7
The stars all look down beside me
    A7                           D
The moon would hang its head and cry
   D    D-5   D6 D         A             A7
My arms would ne-ver hold another little darlin'
   A7                     D
If we should ever say goodbye
Verse (Rock’n’Roll)
        G7                       D7
Oh I'll never let you go cause I love you baby
       A             A7       D
I'm so sorry cause I made you cry - I made you cry
         G7                       D
And I'll never let you go cause I love you baby
   A                 A7      D         Dmaj7
So please don't ever say goodbye
                            [= Coda]
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       11. Blue Moon – Elvis Presley
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Written by: Richard Rodgers/Lorenz Hart
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Intro
| C Am | F G |
Verse 1
   |  C  Am  |
Blue moon,
F           G       |  C   Am  |
 You saw me standing alone.
F          G          |  C   Am  |
 Without a dream in my heart,
F          G        |  C    Am  |  F  G  |
 Without a love of my own.
Verse 2
   |  C  Am  |
Blue moon,
F              G          |  C       Am  |
 You knew just what I was there for,
F             G      |  C            Am  |
 You heard me saying a prayer for,
F          G     |  C       Am  |  F  G  |
 Someone I really care for.
Verse 3
   |  C    Am  |
Oooooooooh
F             G              |  C   Am  |
 Ooooh, oooh, oooh, oooh, ooh, ooh
F     G        |  C           Am  |
 Oooo-ooooh, ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh
F          G        |  C    Am  |  F  G  |
 Without a love of my own.
Verse 4
   |  C  Am  |
Blue moon,
F           G       |  C   Am  |
 You saw me standing alone.
F          G          |  C   Am  |
 Without a dream in my heart,
F          G        |  C    Am  |  F  G  |
 Without a love of my own.
Verse 5]
C    Am   F    G      |  C           Am  |
Ooooooooo-ooooooooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh
F          G            |  C            Am  |
 Wah, wah, wah, wah, wah, wah-wah-wah
F          G        |  C    Am  |  F  G  |
 Without a love of my own.
Verse 6]
   |  C  Am  |
Blue moon,
| F  G         |  C   Am  |
     Blue-ue-ue-ue
F          G            |  C            Am  |
 Wah, wah, wah, wah, wah, wah-wah-wah
F          G        |  C    Am  |  F  G  |
 Without a love of my own.
Verse 7]
| C  Am  | F      G                   |  C           Am  |
Blue,        wah, wah, wah, wah, wah, wah-wah-wah
| F            G       |  C   Am  |  F  G  |
   Hm, hm, hm, hm-hm, hm-hm
(fade out over last bars)
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               12. Money Honey – Elvis Presley
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Written by: Jesse Stone
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Intro
| E | % | % | % |
Verse 1
              E
You know, the landlord rang my front door bell
E
I let it ring for a long, long spell
E
I went to the window and I peeped through the blind
    E
And asked him to tell me what was o-o-on his mind, he said:
  (break)
Chorus
A
 “Money, honey! Uh huh, huh
E
 Money, honey!
       B7            A7                    |  E  |  %  |
Money, honey, if you want to get along with me ...”
Verse 2
        E
Well, I screamed and I hollered
      E
I was so hard-pressed
E
 I called the woman that I loved the best
  E
I finally got my baby bout-a half past three
    E
She said: “I got to know what you want with me”, I said:
  (break)
Chorus
A
 “Money, honey! Uh huh, huh
E
 Money, honey!
       B7            A7                    |  E  |  %  |
Money, honey, if you want to get along with me ...”
[Solo]
| E | % | % | % |
| % | % |  E  |
        (break)
| A | % | E | % |
| B7 | A7 | E | % |
Verse 3
        E
Well, I said: “Tell me baby, what's wrong with you?
E
 From this day on our romance is through.”
  E
I said: “Tell me baby, face to face -
E
How could another man take my place?” She said
(break)
Chorus
A
 “Money, honey! Uh huh, huh
E
 Money, honey!
       B7            A7                    |  E  |  %  |
Money, honey, if you want to get along with me ...”
Verse 4
      E
Well, I learned my lesson and now I know
E
 The sun may shine and the winds may blow
    E
The women may come and the women may go
      E
But before I say ‘I love you so’ I want
   (break)
Chorus
A
 “Money, honey! Uh huh, huh
E
 Money, honey!                                     1 + 2 +
       B7            A7                    |  E  | E     E
Money, honey, if you want to get along with me ...”