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Nothingville - Big Boss Man - Guitar Man - Little Egypt - Trouble - Guitar Man

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[Intro]
                     D     Gx2
some harmonica...
[Verse 1]
  DNothingvilleG  
Only just a two-bit Dtown
Where nothing's Dreal
  CThey treat me like a country clown
DNothingville
  GI ain't gonna keep-a-hangin' round'
DThe doors keep slammin' in my Gface
People keep puttin' me Ein my place
It's a Arat's race at a snail's Gpace
DNothingville.G..D  
NothingvilleG  
DNothingville....
[Bridge]
Ab    Gb  A  Gb  F  Db  Ab  Db  Bb
[Verse 2]
Big Gbboss man, can't you hear me when I call?
Big Gbboss man, can't you hear me when I call?
Can't you Gbhear me when I call?
Big Dboss manGb,      Bmcan't you hear me when I Gbcall?
Well you Dbain't so bigE, you're just tall that's GballA  Gb  F  
Well you got me Gbworkin' boss man
Workin' Gbround the clock
I wanna Gblittle drink of water
But Eyou won't let Abig Al stop
Big Bmboss man now can't you hear me when I Gbcall
you know Dbyou ain't so bigBm, you know you're just Ebtall that's Dball
[Bridge]
D            A    D      Eb  Bbm  Eb      Bbm
[Verse 3]
AbSo I slept in the hobo jungles,
AbRoamed a thousand miles of track,
EbTill I found myself in Mobile Alabama,
EbAt a club they call Big Jack's,
A little Abfour-piece band was jammin',
So I Abtook my guitar and I sat in,
I Fshowed 'em what a band would sound like,
With a Bbmswingin' little guitar man.
Show 'em, sonEb  Bm  Eb  Bm  
[Verse 4]
Come on and Ebuy yourself a ticket and I sat down in the very first row
  AThey pulled the Ecurtain but then when they Aturned the spotlight way down low
Little BmEgypt came out a-struttin' wearin' nothin' but a b***on and a bow
ASinging, ying-ying, ying-ying, Bmying-Gbying, Gying-ying
EStranger
[Bridge]
N.C.
Some cymbals and trumpets, then silence, then
Ab      Bbm  F  Eb  F  G  C
[Verse 5]
CIf you're looking for trouble
You came to the right GplaceF  
If you're looking for troubleC  
Just look right in my faceC  
I was born standing upC  
And talking backG  
My Cdaddy was a green-eyed mountain jack
Because I'm eFvil, my middle name is miseCry
Well I'm eGvil, Fso don't you Cmess around with me
[Instru0mental]
C            F  C
[Verse 6]
CI've never looked for trouble
CBut I've never ran
CI don't take no orders
From no kind of Gman
I'm only made Cout
Of flesh, blood and Gbone
But if you're Cgonna start a rumble
Don't you Cmtry it on alone
Because I'm eFvil, my middle Ebname is miseCry
Well I'm eGvil, Fjah, so don't you Ebmess around with Cme
[Bridge]
F    C    F    Eb        E      Eb  Bm
[Verse 7]
Well i come a Elong wa from the car wash
to Egot to were i said that i would get
now that i am here i really know for sure i really aren't there Dbyet
so i Athink i start all over
lay my Aguitar over my back
  Ei wanna get myself right on the track and i never never going back
Bmi'll never be more what i am,
Awouldn't you know i am a little Dswinging guitar Cman
take it home son, take it homeE  
[Outro]
    D      Ex4
D

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Nothingville - Big Boss Man - Guitar Man - Little Egypt - Trouble - Guitar Man

by Elvis Presley

Lyrics & chords · Original key

[Intro]

D G

some harmonica...

[Verse 1]

D G

Nothingville

Only just a two-bit town

Where nothing's real

They treat me like a country clown

Nothingville

I ain't gonna keep-a-hangin' round'

D G

The doors keep slammin' in my face

People keep puttin' me in my place

A G

It's a rat's race at a snail's pace

D G D

Nothingville...

Nothingville

Nothingville....

[Bridge]

Ab Gb A Gb F Db Ab Db Bb

[Verse 2]

Big boss man, can't you hear me when I call?

Can't you hear me when I call?

D Gb Bm Gb

Big boss man, can't you hear me when I call?

Db E Gb A Gb F

Well you ain't so big, you're just tall that's all

Well you got me workin' boss man

Workin' round the clock

I wanna little drink of water

E A

But you won't let big Al stop

Bm Gb

Big boss man now can't you hear me when I call

Db Bm Eb Db

you know you ain't so big, you know you're just tall that's all

[Bridge]

D A D Eb Bbm Eb Bbm

[Verse 3]

So I slept in the hobo jungles,

Roamed a thousand miles of track,

Till I found myself in Mobile Alabama,

At a club they call Big Jack's,

A little four-piece band was jammin',

So I took my guitar and I sat in,

I showed 'em what a band would sound like,

Bbm

With a swingin' little guitar man.

Eb Bm Eb Bm

Show 'em, son

[Verse 4]

Come on and buy yourself a ticket and I sat down in the very first row

A E A

They pulled the curtain but then when they turned the spotlight way down low

Little Egypt came out a-struttin' wearin' nothin' but a b***on and a bow

A Bm Gb G

Singing, ying-ying, ying-ying, ying-ying, ying-ying

Stranger

[Bridge]

N.C.

Some cymbals and trumpets, then silence, then

Ab Bbm F Eb F G C

[Verse 5]

If you're looking for trouble

G F

You came to the right place

If you're looking for trouble

Just look right in my face

I was born standing up

And talking back

My daddy was a green-eyed mountain jack

F C

Because I'm evil, my middle name is misery

G F C

Well I'm evil, so don't you mess around with me

[Instru0mental]

C F C

[Verse 6]

I've never looked for trouble

But I've never ran

I don't take no orders

From no kind of man

I'm only made out

Of flesh, blood and bone

But if you're gonna start a rumble

Don't you try it on alone

F Eb C

Because I'm evil, my middle name is misery

G F Eb C

Well I'm evil, jah, so don't you mess around with me

[Bridge]

F C F Eb E Eb Bm

[Verse 7]

Well i come a long wa from the car wash

to got to were i said that i would get

now that i am here i really know for sure i really aren't there yet

so i think i start all over

lay my guitar over my back

i wanna get myself right on the track and i never never going back

i'll never be more what i am,

A D C

wouldn't you know i am a little swinging guitar man

take it home son, take it home

[Outro]

D E

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