Solitaire Chords by Elvis Presley
Tempo:
67 bpm
Chords used:
G
C
Am
F
Dm
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[C]
There was a man, [D] a lonely man, [Am] [G] who lost his love to [Dm] his [C] indifferent heart that cares,
that [D]
waits unshared until [G]
it [F] [G] dies within [C] his silence.
[G] [C] And sometimes the only game in town, [G] [Am] in every road that takes him, takes him down,
[Em] [Dm] goes on around him [G] everywhere.
He's [F] playing
[C] solitaire.
And keeping to himself, begins to deal.
[Em] [Am] And still the king of hearts is well concealed.
[Em] [Dm] Another losing game [G] comes to an end and deals [F] him [C] out again.
A little hope
[D] goes out in smoke.
[Am] [G] Just how it goes, goes [C] without saying.
There was a man, [D] a lonely man, [G] who would command the [F] hand he's [C] playing.
[G] [C] And sometimes the only game in town, [G] in [Am] every road that takes him, takes him down,
[Em] [Dm] goes on around him [G] everywhere.
He's [F] playing [C] solitaire.
And keeping to himself, begins to deal.
[G] [Am] And still the king of hearts is well concealed.
[Dm] Another losing game [G] comes to an end and deals [F] him [C] out again.
[G] [C] And sometimes the only game in town, [G] [Am] in every road that takes him, takes him down,
[Em] [Dm] goes on around him [G]
everywhere.
[C] He's playing solitaire.
[Fm] [C] [Fm] [F]
[C]
There was a man, [D] a lonely man, [Am] [G] who lost his love to [Dm] his [C] indifferent heart that cares,
that [D]
waits unshared until [G]
it [F] [G] dies within [C] his silence.
[G] [C] And sometimes the only game in town, [G] [Am] in every road that takes him, takes him down,
[Em] [Dm] goes on around him [G] everywhere.
He's [F] playing
[C] solitaire.
And keeping to himself, begins to deal.
[Em] [Am] And still the king of hearts is well concealed.
[Em] [Dm] Another losing game [G] comes to an end and deals [F] him [C] out again.
A little hope
[D] goes out in smoke.
[Am] [G] Just how it goes, goes [C] without saying.
There was a man, [D] a lonely man, [G] who would command the [F] hand he's [C] playing.
[G] [C] And sometimes the only game in town, [G] in [Am] every road that takes him, takes him down,
[Em] [Dm] goes on around him [G] everywhere.
He's [F] playing [C] solitaire.
And keeping to himself, begins to deal.
[G] [Am] And still the king of hearts is well concealed.
[Dm] Another losing game [G] comes to an end and deals [F] him [C] out again.
[G] [C] And sometimes the only game in town, [G] [Am] in every road that takes him, takes him down,
[Em] [Dm] goes on around him [G]
everywhere.
[C] He's playing solitaire.
[Fm] [C] [Fm] [F]
[C]
Key:
G
C
Am
F
Dm
G
C
Am
[C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
There was a man, _ _ _ _ [D] a lonely man, _ _ _ [Am] [G] who lost his love _ _ to [Dm] his [C] indifferent heart _ _ _ _ that cares,
_ that [D]
waits unshared _ until [G] _
it [F] [G] dies _ within [C] his _ silence.
_ _ [G] _ [C] And sometimes the only game in town, [G] [Am] in every road that takes him, takes him down,
_ [Em] _ [Dm] goes on around him [G] everywhere.
_ _ He's [F] playing _
[C] solitaire.
_ _ And keeping to himself, begins to deal.
_ [Em] [Am] And still the king of hearts is well concealed.
[Em] _ [Dm] Another losing game [G] comes to an end and deals [F] him [C] out again.
A _ _ _ _ _ _ little hope _ _
[D] goes out in smoke. _ _ _
[Am] [G] Just how it goes, goes [C] without saying.
_ There _ _ was a man, _ _ [D] a lonely man, _ _ [G] who would command the _ [F] hand he's [C] playing.
_ _ [G] _ [C] And sometimes the only game in town, [G] in [Am] every road that takes him, takes him down,
[Em] _ [Dm] goes on around him [G] everywhere.
_ He's [F] playing [C] solitaire.
_ _ _ _ And keeping to himself, begins to deal.
[G] [Am] And still the king of hearts is well concealed.
_ [Dm] Another losing game [G] comes to an end _ and deals [F] him [C] out again.
_ [G] _ [C] And sometimes the only game in town, [G] [Am] in every road that takes him, takes him down,
_ [Em] _ [Dm] goes on around him [G]
everywhere.
_ _ _ [C] He's playing _ solitaire.
_ _ [Fm] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ [Fm] _ _ _ [F] _
[C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
There was a man, _ _ _ _ [D] a lonely man, _ _ _ [Am] [G] who lost his love _ _ to [Dm] his [C] indifferent heart _ _ _ _ that cares,
_ that [D]
waits unshared _ until [G] _
it [F] [G] dies _ within [C] his _ silence.
_ _ [G] _ [C] And sometimes the only game in town, [G] [Am] in every road that takes him, takes him down,
_ [Em] _ [Dm] goes on around him [G] everywhere.
_ _ He's [F] playing _
[C] solitaire.
_ _ And keeping to himself, begins to deal.
_ [Em] [Am] And still the king of hearts is well concealed.
[Em] _ [Dm] Another losing game [G] comes to an end and deals [F] him [C] out again.
A _ _ _ _ _ _ little hope _ _
[D] goes out in smoke. _ _ _
[Am] [G] Just how it goes, goes [C] without saying.
_ There _ _ was a man, _ _ [D] a lonely man, _ _ [G] who would command the _ [F] hand he's [C] playing.
_ _ [G] _ [C] And sometimes the only game in town, [G] in [Am] every road that takes him, takes him down,
[Em] _ [Dm] goes on around him [G] everywhere.
_ He's [F] playing [C] solitaire.
_ _ _ _ And keeping to himself, begins to deal.
[G] [Am] And still the king of hearts is well concealed.
_ [Dm] Another losing game [G] comes to an end _ and deals [F] him [C] out again.
_ [G] _ [C] And sometimes the only game in town, [G] [Am] in every road that takes him, takes him down,
_ [Em] _ [Dm] goes on around him [G]
everywhere.
_ _ _ [C] He's playing _ solitaire.
_ _ [Fm] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ [Fm] _ _ _ [F] _
[C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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