{"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":948267,"song":"Elvis Presley Blues","artist":"Gillian Welch","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/11616041-elvis-presley-blues-chords-by-gillian-welch/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/948267?type=chord","rating":4.66548,"votes":184,"content":"Elvis Presley Blues\r\nby: Gillian Welch\r\nCapo 7\r\n\r\n[Verse]\r\n[tab]    [ch]G[/ch]\r\nI was thinking that night about Elvis[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]G[/ch]                         [ch]G7[/ch]\r\nDay that he died, day that he died[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]G[/ch]\r\nI was thinking that night about Elvis[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]G[/ch]                         [ch]G7[/ch]\r\nDay that he died, day that he died[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]G[/ch]\r\nJust a country boy that combed his hair[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]C[/ch]                                  [ch]G[/ch]\r\nAnd put on a shirt his mother made and went on the air[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]Em[/ch]                          [ch]G[/ch]\r\nAnd he shook it like a chorus girl[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]Em[/ch]                           [ch]G[/ch]\r\nAnd he shook it like a Harlem queen[/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]Em[/ch]                               [ch]G[/ch]\r\nHe shook it like a midnight rambler, baby,[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]C[/ch]             [ch]G[/ch]\r\nLike you never seen[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Verse]\r\n[tab]   [ch]G[/ch]\r\nI was thinking that night about Elvis[/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]G[/ch]                          [ch]G7[/ch]\r\nDay that he died, day that he died[/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]G[/ch]\r\nI was thinking that night about Elvis[/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]G[/ch]                          [ch]G7[/ch]\r\nDay that he died, day that he died[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]\r\nHow he took it all out of black and white[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]                                    [ch]G[/ch]\r\nGrabbed his wand in the other hand and he held on tight[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Em[/ch]                          [ch]G[/ch]\r\nAnd he shook it like a hurricane[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Em[/ch]                          [ch]G[/ch]\r\nHe shook it like to make it break[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Em[/ch]                          [ch]G[/ch]\r\nAnd he shook it like a holy roller, baby[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]                       [ch]G[/ch]\r\nWith his soul at stake, with his soul at stake[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Verse]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]\r\nI was thinking that night about Elvis[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                             [ch]G7[/ch]\r\nDay that he died, day that he died[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]\r\nI was thinking that night about Elvis[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                             [ch]G7[/ch]\r\nDay that he died, day that he died[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]\r\nHe was all alone in a long decline[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]                                         [ch]G[/ch]\r\nThinking how happy John Henry was that he fell down and died[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Em[/ch]                                [ch]G[/ch]\r\nWhen he shook it and he rang like silver[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Em[/ch]                            [ch]G[/ch]\r\nHe shook it and he shine like gold[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Em[/ch]                                 [ch]G[/ch]\r\nHe shook it and he beat that steam drill, baby[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]                   [ch]G[/ch]\r\nWell bless my soul, bless my soul[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Bridge]\r\n[tab][ch]G7[/ch]\r\nWell bless my soul[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Verse]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]\r\nI was thinking that night about Elvis[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                             [ch]G7[/ch]\r\nDay that he died, day that he died[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]\r\nI was thinking that night about Elvis[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                             [ch]G7[/ch]\r\nDay that he died, day that he died[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]\r\nJust a country boy that combed his hair[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]                                     [ch]G[/ch]\r\nPut on a shirt his mother made and he went on the air[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Em[/ch]                     [ch]G[/ch]\r\nAnd he shook it like a chorus girl[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Em[/ch]                        [ch]G[/ch]\r\nHe shook it like a Harlem queen[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Em[/ch]                          [ch]G[/ch]\r\nHe shook it like a midnight rambler, baby[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]             [ch]G[/ch]     [ch]G7[/ch]                  [ch]C[/ch]                 [ch]G[/ch]\r\nLike he never seen, like he never seen, like he never seen[/tab]","plain_text":"Elvis Presley Blues\nby: Gillian Welch\nCapo 7\n\n[Verse]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Bridge]\n\n\n[Verse]","chords":["G","G7","C","Em"],"chord_diagrams":{"C":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,3,2,0,1,0],"frets":[0,3,2,0,1,0]},"Em":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,2,3,0,0,0],"frets":[0,2,2,0,0,0]},"G":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[2,1,0,0,0,3],"frets":[3,2,0,0,0,3]},"G7":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[3,2,0,0,0,1],"frets":[3,2,0,0,0,1]}}}