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              Go East - Young Man – Elvis Presley
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Written by: Bernie Baum, Bill Giant, Florence Kaye
From: “Harum Scarum” (1965)
Tabbed by: maguri
Tuning: Standard
Ending of chorus: There is some faint hint of Cm in the orchestral 
accompaniment. If that's too much for a guitar version, just play 
the majror chord. 
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[Intro]
|  C|  Dm|  Em|  Dm|
[Verse 1]
I'm gonna Cgo where the desert Dmsun is
 EmGo where I know the Dmfun is
 CGo where the harem Dmgirls dance
 EmGo where there's love and Dmromance
[Bridge]
  FOut on the burning sands
  Bb7In some caravan
Cmaj7I'll find adventure while I Acan
[Chorus]
                  Dm7        G           G| C m|  C|
To say the least, go on, go east, young man
                  (break) (break)
[Middle 8]
Go Fmeast young man, go east young Cmaj7man
G7sus4You'll feel like a G7sheik, so rich and Cmaj7grand
With Fmdancing girls at your coCmaj7mmand
G7sus4Go eat and drink and G7feast, go east, young Cmaj7man
(breaks - - - - - - - )
[Verse 2]
I'm gonna Cgo where the night's Dmenchanted
 EmGo where those dreams are Dmgranted
 CWhen paradise starts Dmcalling
 EmInto some tent I'm Dmcrawling
[Bridge]
  FI hear those desert drums
   Bb7And when nighttime comes
Then Cmaj7I'll make love the way I Aplanned
[Chorus]
                  Dm7        G           G| C m|  C|
To say the least, go on, go east, young man
                  (break) (break)
[Middle 8]
Go Fmeast young man, go east young Cmaj7man
G7sus4You'll feel like a G7sheik, so rich and Cmaj7grand
With Fmdancing girls at your coCmaj7mmand
G7sus4Go eat and drink and G7feast, go east, young Cmaj7man
(breaks - - - - - - - )
[Coda]
G7sus4Go eat and drink and G7feast, go east, young Cmaj7man
(breaks - - - - - - - )

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Go East - Young Man

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Go East - Young Man – Elvis Presley

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

Written by: Bernie Baum, Bill Giant, Florence Kaye

From: “Harum Scarum” (1965)

Tabbed by: maguri

Tuning: Standard

Ending of chorus: There is some faint hint of Cm in the orchestral

accompaniment. If that's too much for a guitar version, just play

the majror chord.

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

[Intro]

C Dm Em Dm

| | | | |

[Verse 1]

C Dm

I'm gonna go where the desert sun is

Em Dm

Go where I know the fun is

C Dm

Go where the harem girls dance

Em Dm

Go where there's love and romance

[Bridge]

Out on the burning sands

Bb7

In some caravan

Cmaj7 A

I'll find adventure while I can

[Chorus]

Dm7 G G m C

| C | |

To say the least, go on, go east, young man

(break) (break)

[Middle 8]

Fm Cmaj7

Go east young man, go east young man

G7sus4 G7 Cmaj7

You'll feel like a sheik, so rich and grand

Fm Cmaj7

With dancing girls at your command

G7sus4 G7 Cmaj7

Go eat and drink and feast, go east, young man

(breaks - - - - - - - )

[Verse 2]

C Dm

I'm gonna go where the night's enchanted

Em Dm

Go where those dreams are granted

C Dm

When paradise starts calling

Em Dm

Into some tent I'm crawling

[Bridge]

I hear those desert drums

Bb7

And when nighttime comes

Cmaj7 A

Then I'll make love the way I planned

[Chorus]

Dm7 G G m C

| C | |

To say the least, go on, go east, young man

(break) (break)

[Middle 8]

Fm Cmaj7

Go east young man, go east young man

G7sus4 G7 Cmaj7

You'll feel like a sheik, so rich and grand

Fm Cmaj7

With dancing girls at your command

G7sus4 G7 Cmaj7

Go eat and drink and feast, go east, young man

(breaks - - - - - - - )

[Coda]

G7sus4 G7 Cmaj7

Go eat and drink and feast, go east, young man

(breaks - - - - - - - )

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