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          Slowly But Surely – Elvis Presley
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Written by: Ben Weisman, Sid Wayne
From: "Fun in Acapulco" (1963)
Tabbed by: maguri
Tuning: Standard
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The second part of the verse is not easy to play with just one guitar.
The bass changes between C and G (basically a C chord), but the guitar 
plays a riff that makes it more than just a C.
     [C9sus4/G
 [C          [C
  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  
e|----------------|
B|----5---3---5---|
G|----5---3---5---|
D|----5---3---5---|
A|3---------------|
E|--------3-------|
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[Intro]
|  G| % | % |  D| 
[Verse 1]
GSlowly but surely FI'm gonna wear you down
GSlowly but surely FI'm gonna bring you round
To Cmy way of C7/Gthinking, Cmy way of C7/Gkissing
GMy way of lovin'
                 D                    C|  G|  D|
Slowly but surely, I'm gonna make you mine
                (break)
[Verse 2]
I Gain't gonna rush ya', FI'll let you meditate
Though GI want to crush ya' Fmy arms will have to wait
I'll Cjust take it C7/Geasy, Cso nice and C7/Geasy
GReal cool really
                 D                    C|  G| % |
Slowly but surely, I'm gonna make you mine
                (break)
[Middle 8]
COh Gyeah! Mm-mm-mGm, I've got a feelin' I'm not wasting my time
COh Gyeah! When Ayou get the message it's Dgoing to be fine
[Verse 3]
GSlowly but surelyF, the table's gonna turn
GSlowly but surelyF, your lips are gonna burn
For Cwhat you've been C7/Gmissin' is Cmy kind of C7/Gkissin'
GMy kind of lovin'
                 D                    C|  G| % |
Slowly but surely, I'm gonna make you mine
                (break)
[Middle 8]
COh Gyeah! Mm-mm-mGm, I've got a feelin' I'm not wasting my time
COh Gyeah! When Ayou get the message it's Dgoing to be fine
[Verse 4]
GSlowly but surelyF, the table's gonna turn
GSlowly but surelyF, your lips are gonna burn
For Cwhat you've been C7/Gmissin' is Cmy kind of C7/Gkissin'
GMy kind of lovin'
DSlowly but surely, CI'm gonna make you Gmine
                (break)
[Outro]
 FI'm gonna make you Gmine
 FI'm gonna make you GmineG7  
                  (break)

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Slowly But Surely

by Elvis Presley

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Slowly But Surely – Elvis Presley

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

Written by: Ben Weisman, Sid Wayne

From: "Fun in Acapulco" (1963)

Tabbed by: maguri

Tuning: Standard

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

The second part of the verse is not easy to play with just one guitar.

The bass changes between C and G (basically a C chord), but the guitar

plays a riff that makes it more than just a C.

[C9sus4/G

[C [C

1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +

e|----------------|

B|----5---3---5---|

G|----5---3---5---|

D|----5---3---5---|

A|3---------------|

E|--------3-------|

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

[Intro]

G D

| | % | % | |

[Verse 1]

G F

Slowly but surely I'm gonna wear you down

G F

Slowly but surely I'm gonna bring you round

C C7/G C C7/G

To my way of thinking, my way of kissing

My way of lovin'

D C G D

| | |

Slowly but surely, I'm gonna make you mine

(break)

[Verse 2]

G F

I ain't gonna rush ya', I'll let you meditate

G F

Though I want to crush ya' my arms will have to wait

C C7/G C C7/G

I'll just take it easy, so nice and easy

Real cool really

D C G

| | % |

Slowly but surely, I'm gonna make you mine

(break)

[Middle 8]

C G G

Oh yeah! Mm-mm-mm, I've got a feelin' I'm not wasting my time

C G A D

Oh yeah! When you get the message it's going to be fine

[Verse 3]

G F

Slowly but surely, the table's gonna turn

G F

Slowly but surely, your lips are gonna burn

C C7/G C C7/G

For what you've been missin' is my kind of kissin'

My kind of lovin'

D C G

| | % |

Slowly but surely, I'm gonna make you mine

(break)

[Middle 8]

C G G

Oh yeah! Mm-mm-mm, I've got a feelin' I'm not wasting my time

C G A D

Oh yeah! When you get the message it's going to be fine

[Verse 4]

G F

Slowly but surely, the table's gonna turn

G F

Slowly but surely, your lips are gonna burn

C C7/G C C7/G

For what you've been missin' is my kind of kissin'

My kind of lovin'

D C G

Slowly but surely, I'm gonna make you mine

(break)

[Outro]

F G

I'm gonna make you mine

F G G7

I'm gonna make you mine

(break)

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