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                From a Jack to a King – Elvis Presley
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Written by: Ned Miller
From: “From Memphis to Vegas – From Vegas to Memphis (Back in Memphis)” (1969)
Tabbed by: maguri
Tuning: Standard
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Capo: 3rd fret
Pla: C
Key: Eb
For chords in original key transpose +3
CHORDS
       E-A-D-G-B-e
Fmaj7  1-3-3-2-1-0  or (easier): x-x-3-2-1-0
F6     1-3-x-2-3-1  or (easier): x-x-3-2-3-1
Cdim7  x-3-4-2-4-x
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[Intro]
|    C   Bb   F|  C  
            (break)
[Verse]
From a jack to a Cking of loneliness to a G7wedding ring
I've played an ace and I G7won the queen
I walked away with your Cheart (brCeak)
[Verse]
From a jack to a Cking
With no regrets I stacked, I G7stacked the cards, I stacked the cards last night
And lady luck played her G7hand just right
                         |  C   F|  C   C7|
You made me king of your heart
[Middle 8]
Oh, for just a Flittle Fmaj7while I F6thought that Cdim7I might Close the game
Oh, but just in D7time I saw that twinkle in your Geyes  (bGreak)
[Verse]
From a jack to a Cking of loneliness to a G7wedding, wedding, wedding ring
I played an ace and I G7won the queen
                         |  C   F|  C|
You made me king of your heart
[Interlude]
|  G7| % |  C   F|  C  C7|
(La, la, la, la la ...)
[Middle 8]
Oh, for just a Flittle Fmaj7while I F6thought that Cdim7I might Close the game
Oh, but just in D7time I saw, I saw that twinkle in your Geyes  (bGreak)
[Verse]
From a jack to a Cking of loneliness to a G7wedding, wedding, wedding ring
I played an ace and I G7won the queen
                         |  C   F|  C|
You made me king of your heart
[Coda]
|  G7| % |     C   Bb   F| C  
(La, la, la, la la ...)

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From A Jack To A King

by Elvis Presley

Lyrics & chords · Original key

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From a Jack to a King – Elvis Presley

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

Written by: Ned Miller

From: “From Memphis to Vegas – From Vegas to Memphis (Back in Memphis)” (1969)

Tabbed by: maguri

Tuning: Standard

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

Capo: 3rd fret

Pla: C

Key: Eb

For chords in original key transpose +3

CHORDS

E-A-D-G-B-e

Fmaj7 1-3-3-2-1-0 or (easier): x-x-3-2-1-0

F6 1-3-x-2-3-1 or (easier): x-x-3-2-3-1

Cdim7 x-3-4-2-4-x

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[Intro]

C Bb F C

| |

(break)

[Verse]

C G7

From a jack to a king of loneliness to a wedding ring

I've played an ace and I won the queen

C C

I walked away with your heart (break)

[Verse]

From a jack to a king

With no regrets I stacked, I stacked the cards, I stacked the cards last night

And lady luck played her hand just right

C F C C7

| | |

You made me king of your heart

[Middle 8]

F Fmaj7 F6 Cdim7 C

Oh, for just a little while I thought that I might lose the game

D7 G G

Oh, but just in time I saw that twinkle in your eyes (break)

[Verse]

C G7

From a jack to a king of loneliness to a wedding, wedding, wedding ring

I played an ace and I won the queen

C F C

| | |

You made me king of your heart

[Interlude]

G7 C F C C7

| | % | | |

(La, la, la, la la ...)

[Middle 8]

F Fmaj7 F6 Cdim7 C

Oh, for just a little while I thought that I might lose the game

D7 G G

Oh, but just in time I saw, I saw that twinkle in your eyes (break)

[Verse]

C G7

From a jack to a king of loneliness to a wedding, wedding, wedding ring

I played an ace and I won the queen

C F C

| | |

You made me king of your heart

[Coda]

G7 C Bb F C

| | % | |

(La, la, la, la la ...)

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