Elvis Presley Blues Chords by Gillian Welch
Tempo:
75.5 bpm
Chords used:
D
G
Bm
A
B
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[D] I was thinking that night about Elvis
The day that he died, the day that he died
I was thinking that night about Elvis
The day that he died, the day that he died
Just a country boy, he donned his hat
[G] Put on a shirt his mother [D] made and went on the [Bm] air
And he shook it like a chorus [D] girl
[A] And he shook it like a [D] Harlem queen
And [B] he shook [Bm] it like a [D] midnight rambler
Baby, like [G] you've never seen, [D] like you've never seen
Never seen
I was thinking that night about Elvis
The day that he died, the day [Dm] that he [D] died
I was thinking that night about Elvis
The day that he died, the day that he died
And he took it all out black and white
[G] Grabbed it with one hand and the other [D] hand and he held on tight
[B] And he shook it like a [Bm] [D] hurricane
And [A] he shook it like to make [D] it break
And he [Bm] shook it like a [D] holy roller
Baby, [G] with his soul at stake, with his [D] soul at stake
Soul at [G] stake
[Dm] [D] I was thinking that night about Elvis
The day that he died, the day that he died
I was thinking that night about Elvis
The day that he died, the day that he died
He was all alone in a long, big cloud
[G] Thinking how happy John Henry [D] was that he fell down dying
[B] When he shook it and it rang [D] like silver
Then [A] shook it and it shined [D] like gold
[Bm] Then shook it and it beat [D] that steam drill
Baby, [G] well, it blessed my soul, [D] well, it blessed my soul
[Bm] Then shook it and it beat [D] that steam drill
Baby, [G] well, it blessed my soul
What's wrong with [D] me?
I was thinking that night about Elvis
The day that he died, [Dm]
[D] the day that he died
I was thinking that night about Elvis
The day that he died, the day that he died
Just a country [Dm] boy, [D]
gold in his hands
[G] Put on a shirt his mother [D] made and went on the air
[B] And he shook it like a chorus [D] girl
[A] And shook it like a [D] Harlem queen
And [Em] shook [Bm] it like a [D] midnight rambler
Baby, [G] like he never seen, [D] never seen
Like he never seen, never seen
The day that he died, the day that he died
I was thinking that night about Elvis
The day that he died, the day that he died
Just a country boy, he donned his hat
[G] Put on a shirt his mother [D] made and went on the [Bm] air
And he shook it like a chorus [D] girl
[A] And he shook it like a [D] Harlem queen
And [B] he shook [Bm] it like a [D] midnight rambler
Baby, like [G] you've never seen, [D] like you've never seen
Never seen
I was thinking that night about Elvis
The day that he died, the day [Dm] that he [D] died
I was thinking that night about Elvis
The day that he died, the day that he died
And he took it all out black and white
[G] Grabbed it with one hand and the other [D] hand and he held on tight
[B] And he shook it like a [Bm] [D] hurricane
And [A] he shook it like to make [D] it break
And he [Bm] shook it like a [D] holy roller
Baby, [G] with his soul at stake, with his [D] soul at stake
Soul at [G] stake
[Dm] [D] I was thinking that night about Elvis
The day that he died, the day that he died
I was thinking that night about Elvis
The day that he died, the day that he died
He was all alone in a long, big cloud
[G] Thinking how happy John Henry [D] was that he fell down dying
[B] When he shook it and it rang [D] like silver
Then [A] shook it and it shined [D] like gold
[Bm] Then shook it and it beat [D] that steam drill
Baby, [G] well, it blessed my soul, [D] well, it blessed my soul
[Bm] Then shook it and it beat [D] that steam drill
Baby, [G] well, it blessed my soul
What's wrong with [D] me?
I was thinking that night about Elvis
The day that he died, [Dm]
[D] the day that he died
I was thinking that night about Elvis
The day that he died, the day that he died
Just a country [Dm] boy, [D]
gold in his hands
[G] Put on a shirt his mother [D] made and went on the air
[B] And he shook it like a chorus [D] girl
[A] And shook it like a [D] Harlem queen
And [Em] shook [Bm] it like a [D] midnight rambler
Baby, [G] like he never seen, [D] never seen
Like he never seen, never seen
Key:
D
G
Bm
A
B
D
G
Bm
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ I was thinking that night about Elvis
The day that he died, the day that he died
I was thinking that night about Elvis
The day that he died, the day that he died
Just a country boy, he donned his hat
[G] Put on a shirt his mother [D] made and went on the [Bm] air
And he shook it like a chorus [D] girl
_ _ [A] And he shook it like a [D] Harlem queen
_ And [B] he shook [Bm] it like a [D] midnight rambler
Baby, like [G] you've never seen, [D] like you've never seen
_ Never seen
_ I was thinking that night about Elvis
The day that he died, the day [Dm] that he [D] died
I was thinking that night about Elvis
The day that he died, the day that he died
And he took it all out black and white
_ [G] Grabbed it with one hand and the other [D] hand and he held on tight
[B] And he shook it like a [Bm] [D] hurricane
And [A] he shook it like to make [D] it break
And he _ [Bm] shook it like a [D] holy roller
Baby, [G] with his soul at stake, with his [D] soul at stake
Soul at [G] stake
[Dm] [D] I was thinking that night about Elvis
The day that he died, the day that he died
I was thinking that night about Elvis
The day that he died, the day that he died
He was all alone in a long, big cloud
_ [G] Thinking how happy John Henry [D] was that he fell down dying
[B] When he shook it and it rang [D] like silver
_ Then [A] shook it and it shined [D] like gold
_ [Bm] Then shook it and it beat [D] that steam drill
Baby, [G] well, it blessed my soul, [D] well, it blessed my soul
_ _ [Bm] Then shook it and it beat [D] that steam drill
Baby, [G] well, it blessed my soul
What's wrong with [D] me?
I was thinking that night about Elvis
The day that he died, [Dm]
[D] the day that he died
I was thinking that night about Elvis
The day that he died, the day that he died
Just a country [Dm] boy, [D] _
gold in his hands
[G] Put on a shirt his mother [D] made and went on the air
[B] And he shook it like a chorus [D] _ girl
[A] And shook it like a [D] Harlem queen
_ And [Em] shook [Bm] it like a [D] midnight rambler
Baby, [G] like he never seen, [D] never seen
Like he never seen, never seen _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
The day that he died, the day that he died
I was thinking that night about Elvis
The day that he died, the day that he died
Just a country boy, he donned his hat
[G] Put on a shirt his mother [D] made and went on the [Bm] air
And he shook it like a chorus [D] girl
_ _ [A] And he shook it like a [D] Harlem queen
_ And [B] he shook [Bm] it like a [D] midnight rambler
Baby, like [G] you've never seen, [D] like you've never seen
_ Never seen
_ I was thinking that night about Elvis
The day that he died, the day [Dm] that he [D] died
I was thinking that night about Elvis
The day that he died, the day that he died
And he took it all out black and white
_ [G] Grabbed it with one hand and the other [D] hand and he held on tight
[B] And he shook it like a [Bm] [D] hurricane
And [A] he shook it like to make [D] it break
And he _ [Bm] shook it like a [D] holy roller
Baby, [G] with his soul at stake, with his [D] soul at stake
Soul at [G] stake
[Dm] [D] I was thinking that night about Elvis
The day that he died, the day that he died
I was thinking that night about Elvis
The day that he died, the day that he died
He was all alone in a long, big cloud
_ [G] Thinking how happy John Henry [D] was that he fell down dying
[B] When he shook it and it rang [D] like silver
_ Then [A] shook it and it shined [D] like gold
_ [Bm] Then shook it and it beat [D] that steam drill
Baby, [G] well, it blessed my soul, [D] well, it blessed my soul
_ _ [Bm] Then shook it and it beat [D] that steam drill
Baby, [G] well, it blessed my soul
What's wrong with [D] me?
I was thinking that night about Elvis
The day that he died, [Dm]
[D] the day that he died
I was thinking that night about Elvis
The day that he died, the day that he died
Just a country [Dm] boy, [D] _
gold in his hands
[G] Put on a shirt his mother [D] made and went on the air
[B] And he shook it like a chorus [D] _ girl
[A] And shook it like a [D] Harlem queen
_ And [Em] shook [Bm] it like a [D] midnight rambler
Baby, [G] like he never seen, [D] never seen
Like he never seen, never seen _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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