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Im A Roustabout

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Step 1 / 6Position: 6
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Artist:
Elvis Presley
Transcribed from this version: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qyDM7UqvP1s
[Verse 1]
EbBuild it up, knock it down
EbHold it square, roll it around
NC
Throw it in the air, stick it in the ground
AbBut it's too bad, I Bbcan't get mad
EbCause I'm a roustabout
[Verse 2]
EbTie it loose, make it tight
EbIf it's wrong, do it right
NC
Makes me kinda feel like I wanna fight
[Chorus]
AbBut it's too bad, BbI can't get mad
EbCause I'm a roustabout
[Refrain 1]
AbOrders all day and half the night, fEbrom the boss
FThat guys cousin don't wanna see one minute lost
[Verse 3]
EbStack it up, in the rig
EbBetter still, bring it here
NC
Wanna take it out stick it in his ear
[Chorus]
AbBut it's too bad, BbI can't get mad
EbCause I'm a roustabout
[Refrain 2]
AbA handyman is all EbI am around this place
FEvery time I turn around he's right up in my face
[Verse 4]
EbBring it in, drag it out
EbWhen I'm slow, boy he shouts
NC
Gettin aweful tired runnin' in and out
[Chorus]
AbBut it's too bad, BbI can't get mad
EbCause I'm a roustabout
outro lick:
e|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|
G|--8----6------------------------|
D|------------8----6--------------|
A|----------------------9----6----|
E|--------------------------------|

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