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                Put the Blame on Me - Elvis Presley
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Written by: F. Wise/K. Twomey/N. Blagman
From: "Something for Everybody" (1961)
Now on: "The Essential 60's Masters I Disc"2  
Tabbed by: maguri
Tuning: Standard
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[Intro]
|  Dm   F|  Gm   A|
|  Dm   F|  Gm   A|
[Verse]
DmIf they Fsay we were Gmdoin' wrongA  
DmIf they Fsay we were Gmout too long, Awell, you can 
DmSay my Farms were Gmjust too Gm/Dstrong
                A   A([break]
Put the blame,     put the blame on me
[Verse]
DmFelt so Fgood when I Gmheld you tighAt
DmCouldn't Fstop when we Gmkissed goodnight, Aso if they 
DmTell us Fwe don't Gmhave the Gm/Dright
                A   A([break]
Put the blame,     put the blame on me
[Middle 8]
GWhat I feel is deep inside
DThis is real and I won't hide
GGo ahead, use my name
EI'll be Eproud to Atake the blame
[Verse]
DmYou just Fdid what I Gmmade you doA  
DmYou love Fme and GmI love you, Aso if the 
DmWay they Ftalk can Gmbother Gm/Dyou
                A   A([break]
Put the blame,     put the blame on me
[Solo]
|  Dm   F|  Gm   A|  Dm   F|  Gm   A|
|  Dm   F|  Gm   Gm/D|  A|  A   Dm|
[Middle 8]
GWhat I feel is deep inside
DThis is real and I won't hide
GGo ahead, use my name
EI'll be Eproud to Atake the blame
[Verse]
DmYou just Fdid what I Gmmade you doA  
DmYou love Fme and GmI love you, Aso if the 
DmWay they Ftalk can Gmbother Gm/Dyou
                A   A([break]
Put the blame,     put the blame on me
[Outro
|  Dm   F|  Gm   A|
|  Dm   F|  Gm   A|

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Put The Blame On Me

by Elvis Presley

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Put the Blame on Me - Elvis Presley

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Written by: F. Wise/K. Twomey/N. Blagman

From: "Something for Everybody" (1961)

Disc 2

Now on: "The Essential 60's Masters I "

Tabbed by: maguri

Tuning: Standard

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[Intro]

Dm F Gm A

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Dm F Gm A

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[Verse]

Dm F Gm A

If they say we were doin' wrong

Dm F Gm A

If they say we were out too long, well, you can

Dm F Gm Gm/D

Say my arms were just too strong

A A

([break]

Put the blame, put the blame on me

[Verse]

Dm F Gm A

Felt so good when I held you tight

Dm F Gm A

Couldn't stop when we kissed goodnight, so if they

Dm F Gm Gm/D

Tell us we don't have the right

A A

([break]

Put the blame, put the blame on me

[Middle 8]

What I feel is deep inside

This is real and I won't hide

Go ahead, use my name

E E A

I'll be proud to take the blame

[Verse]

Dm F Gm A

You just did what I made you do

Dm F Gm A

You love me and I love you, so if the

Dm F Gm Gm/D

Way they talk can bother you

A A

([break]

Put the blame, put the blame on me

[Solo]

Dm F Gm A Dm F Gm A

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Dm F Gm Gm/D A A Dm

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[Middle 8]

What I feel is deep inside

This is real and I won't hide

Go ahead, use my name

E E A

I'll be proud to take the blame

[Verse]

Dm F Gm A

You just did what I made you do

Dm F Gm A

You love me and I love you, so if the

Dm F Gm Gm/D

Way they talk can bother you

A A

([break]

Put the blame, put the blame on me

[Outro

Dm F Gm A

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Dm F Gm A

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