{"source":"Free Chord Book","source_url":"https://www.free-chords.com","license_note":"Free for personal use. Lyrics and compositions © their respective songwriters and publishers.","tab_id":1781593,"song":"I Can See Elvis","artist":"The Waterboys","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/11391332-i-can-see-elvis-chords-by-the-waterboys/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/1781593?type=chord","rating":5,"votes":6,"content":"On the verses where the backing vocals sing (doo-wap) sing the doo on top of the last \r\nword of the line.\r\n\r\n[tab]Intro                                                                                    \r\n                                                                         riff\r\ne|-----------------------------------------------------------||-------------------|\r\nB|-----------------------------------------------------------||-------------------|\r\nG|-----------------------------------------------------------||-------------------|\r\nD|------8-11-8--------------8-11-8--------------8-11-8-------||------8-11-8-------|\r\nA|-9-11-------11-9-11~-9-11-------11-9-11~-9-11-------11-9-9~||-9-11-------11-9-9~|\r\nE|-----------------------------------------------------------||-------------------|[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]F#[/ch]         [ch]G#m[/ch]                     [ch]B[/ch]                      [ch]F#[/ch]\r\nI can see Elvis... skinny like he was... back in fifty-seven[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]F#[/ch]                            [ch]G#m[/ch]                                  [ch]B[/ch]\r\nrazor-quiffed and leather-squeezed... sideburns flickering in the breeze[/tab]\r\n[tab]                               [ch]F#[/ch]\r\nthat blows across the vale of heaven   (riff)[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]F#[/ch]         [ch]G#m[/ch]                      [ch]B[/ch]                          [ch]F#[/ch]\r\nI can see Elvis... throned like a king... astride a golden Harley[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]F#[/ch]                            [ch]G#m[/ch]                     [ch]B[/ch]\r\nsmoking a reefer he just rolled... full of acapulco gold[/tab]\r\n[tab]                          [ch]F#[/ch]\r\nwith Hendrix, Dean and Marley    (riff)[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]F#[/ch]         [ch]G#m[/ch]                            [ch]B[/ch]\r\nI can see Elvis(doo-wap) prowling like a cat(doo-wap)[/tab]\r\n[tab]                     [ch]F#[/ch]\r\nacross a funky bandstand (doo-wap)[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]F#[/ch]                             [ch]G#m[/ch]\r\nKeith Moon behind him banging drums (doo-wap)[/tab]\r\n[tab]                     [ch]B[/ch]\r\nCharlie Parker all thumbs (doo-wap)[/tab]\r\n[tab]                          [ch]F#[/ch]\r\nJohn Lennon doing handstands (doo-wap) (riff)(doo-wap)[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]Solo on acoustic\r\n   [ch]F#[/ch] [ch]G#m[/ch]           [ch]B[/ch]                 [ch]F#[/ch]                         [ch]G#m[/ch]\r\ne|------------------------------------------------------------------|\r\nB|------------------9---------------------------------------------9~|\r\nG|-----8~--8-11-8----11-8----11-8--8-------8----8-----8----8-11-8---|\r\nD|-8-11-------------------11-----11----8-11-8-11--8-11-8-11---------|\r\nA|------------------------------------------------------------------|\r\nE|------------------------------------------------------------------|[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]   [ch]G#m[/ch]          [ch]B[/ch]                            [ch]F#[/ch]\r\ne|--------------------9r-------------------------------|\r\nB|-11-9--9-11---11-9------11-9--9-11---9br-------------|\r\nG|-----11-----------11--------11----8-----11-8---------|\r\nD|--------------------------------------------11-8-----|\r\nA|------------------------------------------------11-9-|\r\nE|-----------------------------------------------------|[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]F#[/ch]         [ch]G#m[/ch]                              [ch]B[/ch]\r\nI can see Elvis... talking philosophy and law[/tab]\r\n[tab]                     [ch]F#[/ch]\r\nwith Joan Of Arc and Plato[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]F#[/ch]                             [ch]G#m[/ch]\r\nquizzing Shakespeare on his plays[/tab]\r\n[tab]                                [ch]B[/ch]\r\nshowing Crazy Horse and Marvin Gaye[/tab]\r\n[tab]                          [ch]F#[/ch]\r\nhow to dance the mashed potato (riff)[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]F#[/ch]         [ch]G#m[/ch]\r\nI can see Elvis  (doo-wap)[/tab]\r\n[tab]                  [ch]B[/ch]\r\nhigh and low and high  (doo-wap)[/tab]\r\n[tab]                       [ch]F#[/ch]\r\nand low and high he's hunting  (doo-wap)[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]F#[/ch]                     [ch]G#m[/ch]\r\nlooking for a special prey  (doo-wap)[/tab]\r\n[tab]                              [ch]B[/ch]\r\nwho only just arrived up here today  (doo-wap)[/tab]\r\n[tab]                 [ch]F#[/ch]\r\nbreak out the bunting  (doo-wap) (riff) (doo-wap)[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]F#[/ch]         [ch]G#m[/ch] (mute)                       [ch]B[/ch]\r\nI can see Elvis... he's writin' something down[/tab]\r\n[tab]                     [ch]F#[/ch]\r\nin a litle leather journal[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]F#[/ch]                   [ch]G#m[/ch]\r\nand here are all the words he wrote:[/tab]\r\n[tab]                      [ch]B[/ch]                             [ch]F#[/ch]           (riff)\r\n\"I am gonna slit the throat of that skinflint, the Colonel\"[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]F#[/ch]          [ch]G#m[/ch]  (riff)         [ch]B[/ch] (riff)          [ch]F#[/ch]   (riff)\r\nI can see Elvis... I can see Elvis... I can see Elvis...[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]F#[/ch]          [ch]G#m[/ch]  (riff)         [ch]B[/ch] (riff)          [ch]F#[/ch]   (riff)\r\nI can see Elvis... I can see Elvis... I can see Elvis... Elvis... Elvis[/tab]\r\n\r\nsolo organ + electric guitar over F#  G#m  B F#","plain_text":"On the verses where the backing vocals sing (doo-wap) sing the doo on top of the last \nword of the line.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nsolo organ + electric guitar over F#  G#m  B F#","chords":["B","G","D","A","E","F#","G#m","F"],"chord_diagrams":{"B":{"barres":[2],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,1,2,3,4,1],"frets":[-1,2,4,4,4,2]}}}