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Guitar Man

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B  8s9  9  9  9  - 8s9  9  9  9  - 8s9  9  9  9- - 8 8  7  6 
G  9s10 10 10 10 - 9s10 10 10 10 - 9s10 10 10 10- –9 9  8  6 
  D- -  -  -  -  - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 
  A- -  -  -  -  - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 
  E- -  -  -  -  - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
[Verse 1]
Well I quit my C#7job down at the car wash 
I left my momma C#7a goodbye note 
By sundown I’d C#7left Kingston 
With my guitar C#7under my coat 
I hitch-hiked F#7all the way down to Memphis 
Got a room at F#7the Y.M.C.A. 
For the C#7next three weeks I went a hauntin’ them night clubs 
Lookin’ C#7for a place a play 
Well I G#7thought my pickin’ would set ‘em on fire 
But F#7nobody wanted to hire a guitar C#7man 
[Verse 2]
Well I nearly ‘bout C#7starved to death down in Memphis 
I run outta money anC#7d luck 
So I bummed me a ridC#7e down to Macon, Georgia 
On a overloaded poulC#7try truck 
I thumbed on F#7down to Panama City 
Started pickiF#7n’ out some of them all-night bars 
C#7Hopin’ I could make myself a dollar 
C#7Makin’ music on my guitar 
I got the G#7same old story at them all night piers 
There F#7ain’t no room around here for a guitar man 
[Bridge] 
N.C. 
We don’t need no guitar man, son 
[Verse 3] 
So I F#7slept in the hobo jungles 
I bumF#7med a thousand miles of track 
Til I C#7found myself in Mobile, Alabama 
In a cC#7lub they call “Big Jack’s” 
A little F#7four piece band was jammin’ 
So I took F#7my guitar and I sat in 
I D#7showed ‘em what a band would sound like 
with a G#7swingin’ little guitar man 
[Bridge]
N.C. 
Show ‘em son 
[Solo]  
 C#7/ / /   F#7/ / /   C#7/ / /    C#7  
 C#7/ / /   C#7/ / /   F#7/ / /   C#7  
 G#7/  F#7/   C#7/ / /   C#7   F#7   G7   G#7  
[Verse 4] 
So if you ever take a C#7trip down to the ocean 
Find yourself down aroC#7und Mobile 
Well make it out to a C#7club called “Jack’s” 
If you got a little tiC#7me to kill 
Just F#7follow that crowd of people 
You’lF#7l wind up out on his dance floor 
C#7Diggin’ the finest little five piece group 
C#7Up and down the Gulf of Mexico 
And G#7guess who’s leadin’ that five piece band 
F#7Wouldn’t you know it’s that swingin’ little guitar man 
End
      C#7Yeah   YeaF#7h            guiC#7tarman C#7  

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Guitar Man

by Elvis Presley

Lyrics & chords · Original key

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B 8s9 9 9 9 - 8s9 9 9 9 - 8s9 9 9 9- - 8 8 7 6

G 9s10 10 10 10 - 9s10 10 10 10 - 9s10 10 10 10- –9 9 8 6

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[Verse 1]

C#7

Well I quit my job down at the car wash

C#7

I left my momma a goodbye note

C#7

By sundown I’d left Kingston

C#7

With my guitar under my coat

F#7

I hitch-hiked all the way down to Memphis

F#7

Got a room at the Y.M.C.A.

C#7

For the next three weeks I went a hauntin’ them night clubs

C#7

Lookin’ for a place a play

G#7

Well I thought my pickin’ would set ‘em on fire

F#7 C#7

But nobody wanted to hire a guitar man

[Verse 2]

C#7

Well I nearly ‘bout starved to death down in Memphis

C#7

I run outta money and luck

C#7

So I bummed me a ride down to Macon, Georgia

C#7

On a overloaded poultry truck

F#7

I thumbed on down to Panama City

F#7

Started pickin’ out some of them all-night bars

C#7

Hopin’ I could make myself a dollar

C#7

Makin’ music on my guitar

G#7

I got the same old story at them all night piers

F#7

There ain’t no room around here for a guitar man

[Bridge]

N.C.

We don’t need no guitar man, son

[Verse 3]

F#7

So I slept in the hobo jungles

F#7

I bummed a thousand miles of track

C#7

Til I found myself in Mobile, Alabama

C#7

In a club they call “Big Jack’s”

F#7

A little four piece band was jammin’

F#7

So I took my guitar and I sat in

D#7

I showed ‘em what a band would sound like

G#7

with a swingin’ little guitar man

[Bridge]

N.C.

Show ‘em son

[Solo]

C#7 F#7 C#7 C#7

/ / / / / / / / /

C#7 C#7 F#7 C#7

/ / / / / / / / /

G#7 F#7 C#7 C#7 F#7 G7 G#7

/ / / / /

[Verse 4]

C#7

So if you ever take a trip down to the ocean

C#7

Find yourself down around Mobile

C#7

Well make it out to a club called “Jack’s”

C#7

If you got a little time to kill

F#7

Just follow that crowd of people

F#7

You’ll wind up out on his dance floor

C#7

Diggin’ the finest little five piece group

C#7

Up and down the Gulf of Mexico

G#7

And guess who’s leadin’ that five piece band

F#7

Wouldn’t you know it’s that swingin’ little guitar man

End

C#7 F#7 C#7 C#7

Yeah Yeah guitarman

About Guitar Man Chords by Elvis Presley

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