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          Girl Next Door Went A-Walking – Elvis Presley
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Written by: Bill Rice/Thomas Wayne
From: "Elvis is Back!" (1960)
Tabbed by: maguri
Tuning: Standard
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[Intro]
|  E| % | % | % |
[Verse]
The Egirl next door went a-walking
She Efound the boy she likes
EShe wanted to get married
 ESettle down for life
[Bridge]
The Agirl next door went a-walking
She Aknew it wasn't right
AShe came home at half past ten
BLate Bevery BnightB  B  B  B  B  
[Verse]
The Egirl next door went a-walking
She Efound the boy she likes
EShe wanted to get married
 ESettle down for life
[Middle 8]
 F#mShe didn't know love was so grand
 G#mShe never took love second hand
 ABut to my surprise
She Bthought that Blove was BparaBdiBseB  B  B  
[Verse]
The Egirl next door went a-walking
She Efound the boy she likes
EShe wanted to get married
 ESettle down for life
[Bridge]
The Agirl next door went a-walking
She Aknew it wasn't right
AShe came home half past ten
BLate Bevery BnightB  B  B  B  B  
[Verse]
The Egirl next door went a-walking
She Efound the boy she likes
EShe wanted to get married
 ESettle down for life
[Middle 8]
 F#mShe didn't know love was so grand
 G#mShe never took love second hand
 ABut to my surprise
She Bthought that Blove was BparaBdiBseB  B  B  
[Verse]
The Egirl next door went a-walking
She Efound the boy she likes
EShe wanted to get married
 ESettle down for life
[Bridge]
ANow the two are married
ASettled down for life
AShe walks by hand in hand
BLate Bevery BnighBtB  B  B  B  
[Verse]
The Egirl next door went a-walking
She Efound the boy she likes
EShe wanted to get married
 ESettle down for life
[Outro]
 ESettle down for life
 ESettle down for life
 ESettle down for life
(repeat and fade)

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Girl Next Door Went A-Walking

by Elvis Presley

Lyrics & chords · Original key

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Girl Next Door Went A-Walking – Elvis Presley

---------------------------------------------------------------------------

Written by: Bill Rice/Thomas Wayne

From: "Elvis is Back!" (1960)

Tabbed by: maguri

Tuning: Standard

---------------------------------------------------------------------------

[Intro]

| | % | % | % |

[Verse]

The girl next door went a-walking

She found the boy she likes

She wanted to get married

Settle down for life

[Bridge]

The girl next door went a-walking

She knew it wasn't right

She came home at half past ten

B B B B B B B B

Late every night

[Verse]

The girl next door went a-walking

She found the boy she likes

She wanted to get married

Settle down for life

[Middle 8]

F#m

She didn't know love was so grand

G#m

She never took love second hand

But to my surprise

B B B B B B B B

She thought that love was paradise

[Verse]

The girl next door went a-walking

She found the boy she likes

She wanted to get married

Settle down for life

[Bridge]

The girl next door went a-walking

She knew it wasn't right

She came home half past ten

B B B B B B B B

Late every night

[Verse]

The girl next door went a-walking

She found the boy she likes

She wanted to get married

Settle down for life

[Middle 8]

F#m

She didn't know love was so grand

G#m

She never took love second hand

But to my surprise

B B B B B B B B

She thought that love was paradise

[Verse]

The girl next door went a-walking

She found the boy she likes

She wanted to get married

Settle down for life

[Bridge]

Now the two are married

Settled down for life

She walks by hand in hand

B B B B B B B B

Late every night

[Verse]

The girl next door went a-walking

She found the boy she likes

She wanted to get married

Settle down for life

[Outro]

Settle down for life

(repeat and fade)

About Girl Next Door Went A-Walking Chords by Elvis Presley

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The chords for "Girl Next Door Went A-Walking" show the original chord names (including A, E, B, F#m, G#m). Use transpose to move the song into any key that fits your voice or capo.