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          I Don't Wanna Be Tied – Elvis Presley
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Written by: Bill Giant, Bernie Baum, Florence Kaye
From: "Girls! Girls! Girls!" (1962)
Tabbed by: maguri
Tuning: Standard
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[Intro]
| N.C. | % | % |
[Verse]
                  |  D   G|  D  
I want my share of love
                   |  D   G|  D  
It might as well be known
                   |  D   G|  D  
But I ain't thinking of 
                  |  A   D|   A  
One girl to love alone  (break)
That ain't the way it's gonna G7be
I'm on my own and I’m .D.. free
                    (break)
                 |  D   G|  D  
And I've been satisfied
                  |  D   G|    D  
So I don't wanna be tied (break)
[Verse]
                 |  D   G|  D  
Somebody's loving arms 
                      |  D   G|  D  
Can sure be sweet I've found
                   |  D   G|  D  
But I want no-one's arms 
                  A   D|    A  
To ever hold me down  (break)
Once I get caught inside a G7net
I'm gonna run I .D.. bet
              (break)
                 |  D   G|  D  
I'm gonna run and hide
                |  D   G|   D  
I don't wanna be tied
[Middle 8]
 GI've seen Alovers Dwho were B7matched
  EmThey thought Alove could D7stay
 GOnce they Acared and Dgot atB7tached
             Em                   A|  D   G7|  D  
 It seems that love just slipped away    (break)
             (break)
[Verse]
                       |  D   G7|  D  
Don't want no claims on me, 
                         |  D   G7|  D  
Don't want no chains that bind 
               |  D   G7|  D  
As anyone could see 
                    A   D|    A  
I say what's on my mind  (break)
Well there ain't nothing I conG7ceal
I'm gonna play the .D..  field
                 (break)
                    |  D   G7|  D  
The field of love is wide
                |  D   G7|   D  
I don't wanna be tied   (break)
[Outro]
                    |  D   G7|  D  
The field of love is wide, 
                |  D   G7|   D  
I don't wanna be tied   (break)
                    |  D   G7|  D  
The field of love is wide, 
I don't wanna be Dtied
               (coda break)
[Coda]
I said I E7don't, I don't A7wanna be
I don't wanna be DtiedG7  D7  
                     (Don’t wanna be tie-ied)

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I Dont Wanna Be Tied

by Elvis Presley

Lyrics & chords · Original key

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I Don't Wanna Be Tied – Elvis Presley

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Written by: Bill Giant, Bernie Baum, Florence Kaye

From: "Girls! Girls! Girls!" (1962)

Tabbed by: maguri

Tuning: Standard

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

[Intro]

| N.C. | % | % |

[Verse]

D G D

| |

I want my share of love

D G D

| |

It might as well be known

D G D

| |

But I ain't thinking of

A D A

| |

One girl to love alone (break)

That ain't the way it's gonna be

I'm on my own and I’m ... free

(break)

D G D

| |

And I've been satisfied

D G D

| |

So I don't wanna be tied (break)

[Verse]

D G D

| |

Somebody's loving arms

D G D

| |

Can sure be sweet I've found

D G D

| |

But I want no-one's arms

A D A

To ever hold me down (break)

Once I get caught inside a net

I'm gonna run I ... bet

(break)

D G D

| |

I'm gonna run and hide

D G D

| |

I don't wanna be tied

[Middle 8]

G A D B7

I've seen lovers who were matched

Em A D7

They thought love could stay

G A D B7

Once they cared and got attached

Em A D G7 D

| |

It seems that love just slipped away (break)

(break)

[Verse]

D G7 D

| |

Don't want no claims on me,

D G7 D

| |

Don't want no chains that bind

D G7 D

| |

As anyone could see

A D A

I say what's on my mind (break)

Well there ain't nothing I conceal

I'm gonna play the ... field

(break)

D G7 D

| |

The field of love is wide

D G7 D

| |

I don't wanna be tied (break)

[Outro]

D G7 D

| |

The field of love is wide,

D G7 D

| |

I don't wanna be tied (break)

D G7 D

| |

The field of love is wide,

I don't wanna be tied

(coda break)

[Coda]

E7 A7

I said I don't, I don't wanna be

D G7 D7

I don't wanna be tied

(Don’t wanna be tie-ied)

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