Chords for The Tractors - The Elvis Thing / Mystery Train

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114.7 bpm
Chords used:

F

Bb

C

Db

D

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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The Tractors - The Elvis Thing / Mystery Train chords
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[F] [C]
[F] In 1956, the United States of America dropped a high-five needle on rock and [C] roll.
[F] Coast to coast, started shaking [Bb] all over.
[Db] [Bb]
[F] One nation under [C] God [F] out of control.
[Bb] It's the Elvis thing.
It [F] cuts right through you.
Tangles you up inside, turns your world upside [C] down.
[D] [C] Like a [B] mystery [Bb] train, scurrying [F] through the night.
There ain't nothing in the same [C] since the Elvis [F] thing been [Bb] around.
[F] I grew up driving a tractor and playing electric guitar.
It's a strange road full of detours and [C] twists and turns.
And when I [F] ask myself why I do [Bb] what I do,
[F] the answer is simple.
There's [C] a reason my [F] earth heart burns.
It's the [Bb] Elvis thing.
It [F] cuts right through you.
Tangles you up inside, turns your world [C] upside down.
Like a mystery [Bb] train, scurrying [F] through the night.
There ain't nothing in the [C] same since the Elvis [F] thing been around.
Come on, [Bb] love me tender.
Come on, [F] love me true.
Just like the Elvis thing got a hold on me.
[G] I want to get a [C] hold of you.
Hey, hey, [Bb] yeah.
[F]
[C]
[F] [Bb] [F] When they write the history books [Bb] and [F] try to explain
[Bb] the [F]
second half of the 20th [C] century.
Talk about putting a [F] man on the moon.
They'll talk about [Bb] Vietnam.
They'll talk [F] about Martin Luther King and John F.
[C] Kennedy.
But you know what they'll really be talking about?
[Em] The [Bb] Elvis thing.
How it [F] cuts right through you.
Tangles you up inside, turns your world upside [C] down.
Like a mystery [Bb] train, scurrying [F] through the night.
There ain't nothing in the same [C] since the Elvis [F] thing been around.
Like a mystery [Bb] train, scurrying [F] through the night.
There ain't nothing in the same [C] since the Elvis thing [Bb] been around.
Around, around, [F] around.
Elvis, [Bb]
[F] Elvis.
[Bb] [F]
Train, train.
City cold.
[Bb]
[F] Well, that long black train got my baby.
[Gm] [F] Train, train. Train.
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F
134211111
Bb
12341111
C
3211
Db
12341114
D
1321
F
134211111
Bb
12341111
C
3211
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[F] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
[F] _ _ _ _ _ In 1956, _ _ _ _ the United States of America _ _ _ _ dropped a high-five needle _ on rock and [C] roll. _ _ _ _ _
[F] Coast to coast, _ _ _ started shaking [Bb] all over.
_ [Db] _ [Bb] _ _ _
_ [F] One nation under [C] God _ [F] out of control.
_ _ _ [Bb] It's the Elvis thing.
_ _ _ It [F] cuts right through you. _ _ _ _
_ Tangles you up inside, turns your world upside [C] down.
[D] _ [C] _ Like a [B] mystery [Bb] train, _ _ scurrying [F] through the night. _ _ _ _
There ain't nothing in the same [C] since the Elvis [F] thing been [Bb] around.
[F] I grew up driving a tractor _ _ and playing electric guitar. _ _ _ _ _
It's a strange road full of detours and [C] twists and turns.
_ _ And when I [F] ask myself _ why I do [Bb] what I do, _ _ _ _ _ _
[F] the answer is simple.
There's [C] a reason my [F] earth heart burns.
_ _ It's the [Bb] Elvis thing.
_ _ _ It [F] cuts right through you. _ _ _ _ _
_ Tangles you up inside, turns your world [C] upside down.
_ _ _ Like a mystery [Bb] train, _ _ _ scurrying [F] through the night.
_ _ _ There ain't nothing in the [C] same since the Elvis [F] thing been around.
_ Come on, [Bb] love me tender.
_ _ Come on, [F] love me true.
_ _ _ _ Just like the Elvis thing got a hold on me.
[G] I want to get a [C] hold of you.
Hey, hey, [Bb] yeah. _ _ _ _ _ _
[F] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
[F] _ [Bb] _ _ _ [F] When they write the history books [Bb] and [F] _ _ try to explain
[Bb] the [F] _ _ _ _
second half of the _ 20th [C] century.
_ _ _ Talk about putting a [F] man on the moon.
_ _ They'll talk about [Bb] Vietnam.
_ _ _ _ They'll talk [F] about Martin Luther King and John F.
[C] Kennedy.
_ _ But _ _ you know what they'll really be talking about? _
[Em] The [Bb] Elvis thing. _ _ _
How it [F] cuts right through you. _ _ _ _
_ _ Tangles you up inside, turns your world upside [C] down.
_ _ Like a mystery [Bb] train, _ _ _ scurrying [F] through the night. _ _ _
There ain't nothing in the same [C] since the Elvis [F] thing been around.
_ _ Like a mystery [Bb] train, _ _ scurrying [F] through the night. _ _ _ _
There ain't nothing in the same [C] since the Elvis thing [Bb] been around.
_ Around, around, [F] around. _ _ _ _ _
Elvis, _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _
[F] Elvis.
_ _ _ [Bb] _ [F] _ _
_ Train, train. _ _ _ _
_ _ City cold.
_ [Bb] _
[F] _ _ _ _ Well, that long black train got my baby. _ _
_ _ _ _ [Gm] _ [F] Train, train. Train. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

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