I Was Born About Ten Thousand Years Ago Chords by Elvis Presley
Tempo:
120.25 bpm
Chords used:
Ab
Eb
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Abm
Bb
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[Ab] I saw Pharaoh's daughter [Db] bring Moses [Dbm] from the water.
[Abm] I lift the [Eb] guy that says it isn't [Ab] so.
I was born about 10,000 years ago.
Ain't nothing in this world that I [Eb] don't know.
[Ab] I saved King David's life [Db] and he offered me a wife.
I said, [Ab] now you're talking [Eb]
business.
[Ab] Have a chair.
Yeah, I was born about 10,000 years ago.
Ain't nothing in this world [Eb] that I don't know.
[Ab] Saw Peter pawning Moses, [Db] playing ring around the roses.
[Ab] I licked the guy that says it isn't so.
I was born about 10,000 years ago.
Ain't nothing in this world that I don't know.
[Eb] [Ab] I saw Pharaoh's daughter [Db] bring Moses from the water.
[Ab] I licked the guy [Bb] that says [G] it isn't [Ab] so.
I was there when old Noah built the ark.
And I crawled in the window after [Eb] dark.
[Ab] I saw Jonah eat the whale [Db] and dance with the lion's tail.
[Ab] And I crossed [Gb] over [Eb] Cana on [Ab] a log.
Yeah, I was born about 10,000 years ago.
Ain't nothing in this world that [Eb] I don't know.
[Ab] I saw Pharaoh's daughter [Db] bring Moses from the water.
[Ab] I licked the guy that says it isn't so.
Yeah, I was born about 10,000 years ago.
Yeah, ain't nothing in this world that I don't [Eb] know.
[Bb] [Eb] [Ab] Saw Peter pawning Moses, [Db] playing ring around the roses.
[Ab] I licked the guy [Eb] that says it [Ab] isn't so.
I was there when old [Bbm] Noah [Ab] built the ark.
And I crawled through the window [Eb] after dark.
[Ab] I saw Jonah eat the whale and [Db] dance with the lion's tail.
[Ab] And I [Db] crossed [Eb] over Cana [Ab] on a log.
[Ab] Yeah, I was born about 10,000 years ago.
Ain't nothing in this world that [Eb] I don't know.
[Ab] Yeah, I saw Pharaoh's daughter [Db] bring Moses from the water.
[Ab] I licked the guy that [Eb] says [Ab] it isn't so.
I was born about 10,000 years ago.
Ain't nothing in this world [Eb] that I don't know.
[Ab] I saved King David's life, [Db] and he offered me a [Ab] wife.
I said, now you're [Eb] talking business.
[Ab] I was born about 10,000 years ago.
Ain't nothing in this world [Eb] that I don't know.
[Ab] Saw Peter pawning Moses, [Db] playing ring around the roses.
[Ab] I licked the guy that [Eb] says [Ab] it isn't so.
Mamma, mamma, mamma, mamma, mammaras.
And danna, dah, dah, ah, [Eb] ah.
[Ab] Dah, dah, dah, dah, dah [Abm] dahan, [Ab] dah [Ebm] dafenoo.
Yeah, [Ab] I was born about 10 [Ab],000 years ago.
I was born about 10,000 years ago.
Ain't nothing in this world I [Eb] don't know.
[Ab] [Db] [Ab] [Ebm] [Db]
[Ab]
[Abm] I lift the [Eb] guy that says it isn't [Ab] so.
I was born about 10,000 years ago.
Ain't nothing in this world that I [Eb] don't know.
[Ab] I saved King David's life [Db] and he offered me a wife.
I said, [Ab] now you're talking [Eb]
business.
[Ab] Have a chair.
Yeah, I was born about 10,000 years ago.
Ain't nothing in this world [Eb] that I don't know.
[Ab] Saw Peter pawning Moses, [Db] playing ring around the roses.
[Ab] I licked the guy that says it isn't so.
I was born about 10,000 years ago.
Ain't nothing in this world that I don't know.
[Eb] [Ab] I saw Pharaoh's daughter [Db] bring Moses from the water.
[Ab] I licked the guy [Bb] that says [G] it isn't [Ab] so.
I was there when old Noah built the ark.
And I crawled in the window after [Eb] dark.
[Ab] I saw Jonah eat the whale [Db] and dance with the lion's tail.
[Ab] And I crossed [Gb] over [Eb] Cana on [Ab] a log.
Yeah, I was born about 10,000 years ago.
Ain't nothing in this world that [Eb] I don't know.
[Ab] I saw Pharaoh's daughter [Db] bring Moses from the water.
[Ab] I licked the guy that says it isn't so.
Yeah, I was born about 10,000 years ago.
Yeah, ain't nothing in this world that I don't [Eb] know.
[Bb] [Eb] [Ab] Saw Peter pawning Moses, [Db] playing ring around the roses.
[Ab] I licked the guy [Eb] that says it [Ab] isn't so.
I was there when old [Bbm] Noah [Ab] built the ark.
And I crawled through the window [Eb] after dark.
[Ab] I saw Jonah eat the whale and [Db] dance with the lion's tail.
[Ab] And I [Db] crossed [Eb] over Cana [Ab] on a log.
[Ab] Yeah, I was born about 10,000 years ago.
Ain't nothing in this world that [Eb] I don't know.
[Ab] Yeah, I saw Pharaoh's daughter [Db] bring Moses from the water.
[Ab] I licked the guy that [Eb] says [Ab] it isn't so.
I was born about 10,000 years ago.
Ain't nothing in this world [Eb] that I don't know.
[Ab] I saved King David's life, [Db] and he offered me a [Ab] wife.
I said, now you're [Eb] talking business.
[Ab] I was born about 10,000 years ago.
Ain't nothing in this world [Eb] that I don't know.
[Ab] Saw Peter pawning Moses, [Db] playing ring around the roses.
[Ab] I licked the guy that [Eb] says [Ab] it isn't so.
Mamma, mamma, mamma, mamma, mammaras.
And danna, dah, dah, ah, [Eb] ah.
[Ab] Dah, dah, dah, dah, dah [Abm] dahan, [Ab] dah [Ebm] dafenoo.
Yeah, [Ab] I was born about 10 [Ab],000 years ago.
I was born about 10,000 years ago.
Ain't nothing in this world I [Eb] don't know.
[Ab] [Db] [Ab] [Ebm] [Db]
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Key:
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_ [Ab] I saw Pharaoh's daughter [Db] bring Moses [Dbm] from the water.
[Abm] I lift the [Eb] guy that says it isn't [Ab] so.
_ I was born about 10,000 years ago.
_ Ain't nothing in this world that I [Eb] don't know.
_ _ [Ab] I saved King David's life [Db] and he offered me a wife.
I said, [Ab] now you're talking [Eb]
business.
[Ab] Have a chair.
Yeah, I was born about 10,000 years ago.
_ Ain't nothing in this world [Eb] that I don't know.
_ _ [Ab] Saw Peter pawning Moses, [Db] playing ring around the roses.
[Ab] I licked the guy that says it isn't so.
_ _ I was born about 10,000 years ago.
_ _ Ain't nothing in this world that I don't know.
[Eb] _ [Ab] I saw Pharaoh's daughter [Db] bring Moses from the water.
[Ab] I licked the guy [Bb] that says [G] it isn't [Ab] so.
_ I was there when old Noah built the ark. _
And I crawled in the window after [Eb] dark. _
[Ab] I saw Jonah eat the whale [Db] and dance with the lion's tail.
[Ab] And I crossed [Gb] over [Eb] Cana on [Ab] a log.
Yeah, I was born about 10,000 years ago.
_ Ain't nothing in this world that [Eb] I don't know.
_ [Ab] I saw Pharaoh's daughter [Db] bring Moses from the water.
[Ab] I licked the guy that says it isn't so.
Yeah, I was born about 10,000 years ago.
_ Yeah, ain't nothing in this world that I don't [Eb] know.
[Bb] _ [Eb] _ [Ab] Saw Peter pawning Moses, [Db] playing ring around the roses.
[Ab] I licked the guy [Eb] that says it [Ab] isn't so.
_ _ I was there when old [Bbm] Noah [Ab] built the ark.
_ And I crawled through the window [Eb] after dark.
_ [Ab] I saw Jonah eat the whale and [Db] dance with the lion's tail.
[Ab] And I [Db] crossed [Eb] over Cana [Ab] on a log.
[Ab] Yeah, I was born about 10,000 years ago.
_ Ain't nothing in this world that [Eb] I don't know.
_ [Ab] Yeah, I saw Pharaoh's daughter [Db] bring Moses from the water.
[Ab] I licked the guy that [Eb] says [Ab] it isn't so.
_ I was born about 10,000 years ago.
_ _ Ain't nothing in this world [Eb] that I don't know.
_ [Ab] I saved King David's life, [Db] and he offered me a [Ab] wife.
I said, now you're [Eb] talking business.
[Ab] I was born _ _ about 10,000 years ago.
_ _ Ain't nothing in this world [Eb] that I don't know.
_ _ [Ab] Saw Peter pawning Moses, [Db] playing ring around the roses.
[Ab] I licked the guy that [Eb] says [Ab] it isn't so.
_ Mamma, mamma, mamma, mamma, mammaras.
_ _ And danna, dah, dah, ah, [Eb] ah.
_ _ [Ab] Dah, dah, dah, dah, dah [Abm] dahan, _ _ [Ab] dah [Ebm] dafenoo.
Yeah, [Ab] _ _ I was born about 10 [Ab],000 years ago.
_ I was born about 10,000 years ago.
Ain't nothing in this world I [Eb] don't know.
_ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ [Db] _ _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ [Ebm] _ [Db] _
_ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _ _ _
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_ [Ab] I saw Pharaoh's daughter [Db] bring Moses [Dbm] from the water.
[Abm] I lift the [Eb] guy that says it isn't [Ab] so.
_ I was born about 10,000 years ago.
_ Ain't nothing in this world that I [Eb] don't know.
_ _ [Ab] I saved King David's life [Db] and he offered me a wife.
I said, [Ab] now you're talking [Eb]
business.
[Ab] Have a chair.
Yeah, I was born about 10,000 years ago.
_ Ain't nothing in this world [Eb] that I don't know.
_ _ [Ab] Saw Peter pawning Moses, [Db] playing ring around the roses.
[Ab] I licked the guy that says it isn't so.
_ _ I was born about 10,000 years ago.
_ _ Ain't nothing in this world that I don't know.
[Eb] _ [Ab] I saw Pharaoh's daughter [Db] bring Moses from the water.
[Ab] I licked the guy [Bb] that says [G] it isn't [Ab] so.
_ I was there when old Noah built the ark. _
And I crawled in the window after [Eb] dark. _
[Ab] I saw Jonah eat the whale [Db] and dance with the lion's tail.
[Ab] And I crossed [Gb] over [Eb] Cana on [Ab] a log.
Yeah, I was born about 10,000 years ago.
_ Ain't nothing in this world that [Eb] I don't know.
_ [Ab] I saw Pharaoh's daughter [Db] bring Moses from the water.
[Ab] I licked the guy that says it isn't so.
Yeah, I was born about 10,000 years ago.
_ Yeah, ain't nothing in this world that I don't [Eb] know.
[Bb] _ [Eb] _ [Ab] Saw Peter pawning Moses, [Db] playing ring around the roses.
[Ab] I licked the guy [Eb] that says it [Ab] isn't so.
_ _ I was there when old [Bbm] Noah [Ab] built the ark.
_ And I crawled through the window [Eb] after dark.
_ [Ab] I saw Jonah eat the whale and [Db] dance with the lion's tail.
[Ab] And I [Db] crossed [Eb] over Cana [Ab] on a log.
[Ab] Yeah, I was born about 10,000 years ago.
_ Ain't nothing in this world that [Eb] I don't know.
_ [Ab] Yeah, I saw Pharaoh's daughter [Db] bring Moses from the water.
[Ab] I licked the guy that [Eb] says [Ab] it isn't so.
_ I was born about 10,000 years ago.
_ _ Ain't nothing in this world [Eb] that I don't know.
_ [Ab] I saved King David's life, [Db] and he offered me a [Ab] wife.
I said, now you're [Eb] talking business.
[Ab] I was born _ _ about 10,000 years ago.
_ _ Ain't nothing in this world [Eb] that I don't know.
_ _ [Ab] Saw Peter pawning Moses, [Db] playing ring around the roses.
[Ab] I licked the guy that [Eb] says [Ab] it isn't so.
_ Mamma, mamma, mamma, mamma, mammaras.
_ _ And danna, dah, dah, ah, [Eb] ah.
_ _ [Ab] Dah, dah, dah, dah, dah [Abm] dahan, _ _ [Ab] dah [Ebm] dafenoo.
Yeah, [Ab] _ _ I was born about 10 [Ab],000 years ago.
_ I was born about 10,000 years ago.
Ain't nothing in this world I [Eb] don't know.
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