Chords for Elvis Presley 1954 (First Ever Colour Shots).
Tempo:
141.45 bpm
Chords used:
A
Am
D
F#
G
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[N] [Am] In 1954, [Dm] Elvis recorded his [D#] first hit for Sam [D] Phillips' son label.
It became an overnight regional [A] smash and Presley and his backup band hit the road.
[B] They played small clubs throughout the South [F#] and on April 24, 1955, [G] a quiet Sunday [F#] in Balmy,
Houston, Texas, Elvis was booked at a small suburban venue called [F#m] Magnolia Gardens.
As [A] luck would have it, this was a very special [C#m] moment.
A newly married couple [D] had just bought a [Am] silent [D] 8mm camera and was testing it [E] out.
This is the first [A] time this remarkable footage has been shown in its entirety.
I [G] can't believe he was [F#] captured that early in his [G] career.
But it takes me back 40 years, meeting Elvis in [F#] 1954 in a [G] local playground in Memphis.
And this was the time when he was going to Texas, Louisiana.
He was so [E] vulnerable, [A] still a little shy, [E] still [B] experimenting.
[F#] [A]
[Am]
[D] [Am] [A]
This is the first white guy [G] that moved around.
[A] As you can see, this is so
[E] [Am] raw and he's [D] so new.
He [G] doesn't know how to move around yet quite.
[G#] He hadn't got it together.
[C] That's why he's pulling up his [Am] pants.
[A]
[B] [D] Later, it would be discovered that this amazing 8mm [C] footage is the first [A#] moving film ever shot of Elvis.
[Am] This was over half a year before [C] Elvis was managed by Colonel [E] Tom Parker or recording for RCA [Bm] Records,
which had bought Elvis' [A]
contract from Sam Phillips and his son Label.
[D]
[A]
[F#] Elvis and [D] his guys played day and night gigs, [Bm]
crisscrossing the South for months at a time.
[F] Presley's talented band consisted of Bill [F#] Black on bass, Scotty Moore on guitar, and [E] DJ Fontana [Dm] on drums.
The foursome was [A] intent on making a living.
But in [B] very short time, it was obvious [F] they were making rock and roll history.
[Am] [A#]
[F]
[G] [A#]
[C] I think [G#] this piece of footage, in my [F] estimation, it is a visual look at the birth of rock and roll as
It became an overnight regional [A] smash and Presley and his backup band hit the road.
[B] They played small clubs throughout the South [F#] and on April 24, 1955, [G] a quiet Sunday [F#] in Balmy,
Houston, Texas, Elvis was booked at a small suburban venue called [F#m] Magnolia Gardens.
As [A] luck would have it, this was a very special [C#m] moment.
A newly married couple [D] had just bought a [Am] silent [D] 8mm camera and was testing it [E] out.
This is the first [A] time this remarkable footage has been shown in its entirety.
I [G] can't believe he was [F#] captured that early in his [G] career.
But it takes me back 40 years, meeting Elvis in [F#] 1954 in a [G] local playground in Memphis.
And this was the time when he was going to Texas, Louisiana.
He was so [E] vulnerable, [A] still a little shy, [E] still [B] experimenting.
[F#] [A]
[Am]
[D] [Am] [A]
This is the first white guy [G] that moved around.
[A] As you can see, this is so
[E] [Am] raw and he's [D] so new.
He [G] doesn't know how to move around yet quite.
[G#] He hadn't got it together.
[C] That's why he's pulling up his [Am] pants.
[A]
[B] [D] Later, it would be discovered that this amazing 8mm [C] footage is the first [A#] moving film ever shot of Elvis.
[Am] This was over half a year before [C] Elvis was managed by Colonel [E] Tom Parker or recording for RCA [Bm] Records,
which had bought Elvis' [A]
contract from Sam Phillips and his son Label.
[D]
[A]
[F#] Elvis and [D] his guys played day and night gigs, [Bm]
crisscrossing the South for months at a time.
[F] Presley's talented band consisted of Bill [F#] Black on bass, Scotty Moore on guitar, and [E] DJ Fontana [Dm] on drums.
The foursome was [A] intent on making a living.
But in [B] very short time, it was obvious [F] they were making rock and roll history.
[Am] [A#]
[F]
[G] [A#]
[C] I think [G#] this piece of footage, in my [F] estimation, it is a visual look at the birth of rock and roll as
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[N] _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ In _ 1954, [Dm] Elvis recorded his [D#] first hit for Sam [D] Phillips' son label.
It became an overnight regional [A] smash and Presley and his backup band hit the road.
[B] They played small clubs throughout the South [F#] and on April 24, _ 1955, [G] a quiet Sunday [F#] in Balmy,
Houston, Texas, Elvis was booked at a small suburban venue called [F#m] Magnolia Gardens.
As [A] luck would have it, this was a very special [C#m] moment.
A newly married couple [D] had just bought a [Am] silent [D] 8mm camera and was testing it [E] out.
_ This is the first [A] time this remarkable footage has been shown in its entirety.
_ _ I [G] can't believe he was [F#] captured that early in his [G] career.
But it takes me back 40 years, meeting Elvis in [F#] 1954 _ in a [G] local playground in Memphis.
_ And this was the time when he was going to Texas, Louisiana.
He was so [E] vulnerable, [A] still a little shy, [E] still [B] experimenting.
_ _ [F#] _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ [Am] _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ This is the first white guy [G] that moved around.
[A] As you can see, this is so _
[E] _ [Am] raw and he's [D] so new.
He [G] doesn't know how to move around yet quite.
[G#] He hadn't got it together.
[C] That's why he's pulling up his [Am] pants. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
[B] _ _ _ _ [D] Later, it would be discovered that this amazing 8mm [C] footage is the first [A#] moving film ever shot of Elvis.
[Am] This was over half a year before [C] Elvis was managed by Colonel [E] Tom Parker or recording for RCA [Bm] Records,
which had bought Elvis' [A]
contract from Sam Phillips and his son Label. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
[F#] Elvis and [D] his guys played day and night gigs, [Bm]
crisscrossing the South for months at a time.
_ [F] Presley's talented band consisted of Bill [F#] Black on bass, Scotty Moore on guitar, and [E] DJ Fontana [Dm] on drums.
The foursome was [A] intent on making a living.
But in [B] very short time, it was obvious [F] they were making rock and roll history.
_ [Am] _ _ [A#] _ _
_ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [A#] _
_ _ _ _ _ [C] _ I think [G#] this piece of footage, _ _ in my [F] estimation, _ _ _ it is a visual look _ at the birth of rock and roll as
It became an overnight regional [A] smash and Presley and his backup band hit the road.
[B] They played small clubs throughout the South [F#] and on April 24, _ 1955, [G] a quiet Sunday [F#] in Balmy,
Houston, Texas, Elvis was booked at a small suburban venue called [F#m] Magnolia Gardens.
As [A] luck would have it, this was a very special [C#m] moment.
A newly married couple [D] had just bought a [Am] silent [D] 8mm camera and was testing it [E] out.
_ This is the first [A] time this remarkable footage has been shown in its entirety.
_ _ I [G] can't believe he was [F#] captured that early in his [G] career.
But it takes me back 40 years, meeting Elvis in [F#] 1954 _ in a [G] local playground in Memphis.
_ And this was the time when he was going to Texas, Louisiana.
He was so [E] vulnerable, [A] still a little shy, [E] still [B] experimenting.
_ _ [F#] _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ [Am] _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ This is the first white guy [G] that moved around.
[A] As you can see, this is so _
[E] _ [Am] raw and he's [D] so new.
He [G] doesn't know how to move around yet quite.
[G#] He hadn't got it together.
[C] That's why he's pulling up his [Am] pants. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
[B] _ _ _ _ [D] Later, it would be discovered that this amazing 8mm [C] footage is the first [A#] moving film ever shot of Elvis.
[Am] This was over half a year before [C] Elvis was managed by Colonel [E] Tom Parker or recording for RCA [Bm] Records,
which had bought Elvis' [A]
contract from Sam Phillips and his son Label. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
[F#] Elvis and [D] his guys played day and night gigs, [Bm]
crisscrossing the South for months at a time.
_ [F] Presley's talented band consisted of Bill [F#] Black on bass, Scotty Moore on guitar, and [E] DJ Fontana [Dm] on drums.
The foursome was [A] intent on making a living.
But in [B] very short time, it was obvious [F] they were making rock and roll history.
_ [Am] _ _ [A#] _ _
_ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [A#] _
_ _ _ _ _ [C] _ I think [G#] this piece of footage, _ _ in my [F] estimation, _ _ _ it is a visual look _ at the birth of rock and roll as