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Tuning: Standard
(mute) = Strummed & Muted Chord
Chords: 
                EADGBE
               A002220 
              A7002020 
               DX00212 
               E022100 
Announcer: "Get your matches ready.  Ladies and Gentlemen, 'The Plastic Ono Ba-nd'.  
Toronto welcomes 'The Plastic Ono Band'.  
Flower and Walker presents 'The Plastic Ono Band. 
Give Peace a Chance!  Give Peace a Chance!"
John Lennon:"Hello.  Good Eve-ning!"
(Tuning)
John Lennon:"OK, we are just goin' to do numbers that we know, ya know.  As we've 
never played together before, an...!"
Verse 1: 
 NC       A (mute)
Well, it's one for the money,
 A (mute)
Two for the show.
 NC
Three to get ready,
    A7 (mute)
Now go cat, go.
But D7don't you,
Step on my blue suede Ashoes.
Well, you can Edo anything,
But lay Doff of them blue suede Ashoes.E  
Verse 2:
        A (mute)
You can knock me down,
 A (mute)
Tread in my face.
 A (mute)
Slander my name,
             A7 (mute)
All over the place.
   D7 (mute)
Do anything,
                 A (mute)
That you want to do.
  A (mute)
But uh, uh, honey,
    A7 (mute)               
Lay off of them shoes.
But D7don't you,
Step on my blue suede Ashoes.
Well, you can Edo anything,
But lay Doff of them blue suede Ashoes.E  
Instrumental Break 1:
A A A7 D7 A E D A E
Verse 3:
        A (mute)
You can burn my house,
 A (mute)
Steal my car.
 A (mute)
Drink my liquor,
        A7 (mute)
From an old fruit jar.
   D7 (mute)
Do anything,
        A (mute)
That you want to do.
        A (mute)  
But uh, uh, honey,
Lay A7off of them shoes.
But Ddon't you,
Step on my blue suede Ashoes.
Well, you can Edo anything.
But lay Doff of them blue suede Ashoes.E  
Instrumental Break 2:
A A A7 D7 A E D A E
Coda:
WAell, blue, blue, blue, blue suede shoes, hey,
BAlue, blue, blue, blue, A7blue suede shoes, yeah.
BD7lue, blue, blue, blue suede shoes, yeah,
BAlue, blue, blue suede shoes.
WEell, you can do anything,
But lay Doff of my blue suede Ashoes.E  
(End)

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Blue Suede Shoes

by Plastic Ono Band

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Tuning: Standard

(mute) = Strummed & Muted Chord

Chords:

EADGBE

002220

002020

X00212

022100

Announcer: "Get your matches ready. Ladies and Gentlemen, 'The Plastic Ono Ba-nd'.

Toronto welcomes 'The Plastic Ono Band'.

Flower and Walker presents 'The Plastic Ono Band.

Give Peace a Chance! Give Peace a Chance!"

John Lennon:"Hello. Good Eve-ning!"

(Tuning)

John Lennon:"OK, we are just goin' to do numbers that we know, ya know. As we've

never played together before, an...!"

Verse 1:

NC A (mute)

Well, it's one for the money,

A (mute)

Two for the show.

Three to get ready,

A7 (mute)

Now go cat, go.

But don't you,

Step on my blue suede shoes.

Well, you can do anything,

D A E

But lay off of them blue suede shoes.

Verse 2:

A (mute)

You can knock me down,

A (mute)

Tread in my face.

A (mute)

Slander my name,

A7 (mute)

All over the place.

D7 (mute)

Do anything,

A (mute)

That you want to do.

A (mute)

But uh, uh, honey,

A7 (mute)

Lay off of them shoes.

But don't you,

Step on my blue suede shoes.

Well, you can do anything,

D A E

But lay off of them blue suede shoes.

Instrumental Break 1:

A A A7 D7 A E D A E

Verse 3:

A (mute)

You can burn my house,

A (mute)

Steal my car.

A (mute)

Drink my liquor,

A7 (mute)

From an old fruit jar.

D7 (mute)

Do anything,

A (mute)

That you want to do.

A (mute)

But uh, uh, honey,

Lay off of them shoes.

But don't you,

Step on my blue suede shoes.

Well, you can do anything.

D A E

But lay off of them blue suede shoes.

Instrumental Break 2:

A A A7 D7 A E D A E

Coda:

Well, blue, blue, blue, blue suede shoes, hey,

A A7

Blue, blue, blue, blue, blue suede shoes, yeah.

Blue, blue, blue, blue suede shoes, yeah,

Blue, blue, blue suede shoes.

Well, you can do anything,

D A E

But lay off of my blue suede shoes.

(End)

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