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                      Susan When She Tried – Elvis Presley
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Written by: Don Reid
From: “Today” (1975)
Tabbed by: maguri
Tuning: Standard
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CHORDS
          E-A-D-G-B-e
F/E       x-x-2-x-1-1
G/D       x-x-0-0-0-3
C/B       x-2-x-0-1-0
C/A       x-0-2-0-1-0
C/G       3-x-2-0-1-0
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[Intro]
|  C| % | % | % |
[Verse]
I got Cover Charlotte GThompson
Goldie FJohnson, GLord, they done me Cwrong
I took it Chard with Peggy HGarper
She hurt me Fbad, Gbut not for Clong
[Verse]
There's just Cone I reGmember
Makes me Ffeel Gfunny down inCside
I'd trade 'em Call for just one Ghour
Of FSuF/Esan G/Dwhen Gshe Ctried
[Chorus]
           |  C   C/B   C/A   C/G|
No there's never
       |  C   C/B   C/A   C/G|
Been a woman
Who could Fmake me Gweak inCside
    |  C   C/B   C/A   C/G|
And give me
      |  C   C/B   C/A   C/G|
What I needed
      F   F/E    G/D     G|    C|  %  |  %  |
Like Susan when she tried
[Verse]
It gets Cworse in the Gsummer
When the Fnights Gare hot and Clong
And it's Cbad in DeGcember
When they Fplay Gthose Christmas Csongs
[Verse]
So, if you Cask me and I don't Gtell you
Bet your Fsweet bottom Gdollar I Clied
'Cause there's Cnever been one Gbetter
Than FSuF/Esan G/Dwhen Gshe Ctried
[Chorus]
           |  C   C/B   C/A   C/G|
No there's never
       |  C   C/B   C/A   C/G|
Been a woman
Who could Fmake me Gweak inCside
    |  C   C/B   C/A   C/G|
And give me
      |  C   C/B   C/A   C/G|
What I needed
Like FSuF/Esan G/Dwhen Gshe Ctried
(repeat and fade)

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Susan When She Tried

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Susan When She Tried – Elvis Presley

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

Written by: Don Reid

From: “Today” (1975)

Tabbed by: maguri

Tuning: Standard

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

CHORDS

E-A-D-G-B-e

F/E x-x-2-x-1-1

G/D x-x-0-0-0-3

C/B x-2-x-0-1-0

C/A x-0-2-0-1-0

C/G 3-x-2-0-1-0

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[Intro]

| | % | % | % |

[Verse]

C G

I got over Charlotte Thompson

F G C

Goldie Johnson, Lord, they done me wrong

C G

I took it hard with Peggy Harper

F G C

She hurt me bad, but not for long

[Verse]

C G

There's just one I remember

F G C

Makes me feel funny down inside

C G

I'd trade 'em all for just one hour

F F/E G/D G C

Of Susan when she tried

[Chorus]

C C/B C/A C/G

| |

No there's never

C C/B C/A C/G

| |

Been a woman

F G C

Who could make me weak inside

C C/B C/A C/G

| |

And give me

C C/B C/A C/G

| |

What I needed

F F/E G/D G C

| | % | % |

Like Susan when she tried

[Verse]

C G

It gets worse in the summer

F G C

When the nights are hot and long

C G

And it's bad in December

F G C

When they play those Christmas songs

[Verse]

C G

So, if you ask me and I don't tell you

F G C

Bet your sweet bottom dollar I lied

C G

'Cause there's never been one better

F F/E G/D G C

Than Susan when she tried

[Chorus]

C C/B C/A C/G

| |

No there's never

C C/B C/A C/G

| |

Been a woman

F G C

Who could make me weak inside

C C/B C/A C/G

| |

And give me

C C/B C/A C/G

| |

What I needed

F F/E G/D G C

Like Susan when she tried

(repeat and fade)

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