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Wild in the Country – Elvis Presley
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Written by: Hugo Peretti/Luigi Creatore/Lawrence Weiss
From Elvis’ movie "Wild in the Country" (1961)
Later on “Elvis' Golden Records, Vol. 3” and various other compilations.
Tabbed by: maguri
Tuning: Standard
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LINK
D D9 G/D D7
1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 4 5 6
e|------0-----|------------|
B|----3-1-----|3-----1-----|
G|--2---------|4-----2-----|
D|0-----------|------------|
A|------------|------------|
E|------------|------------|
Voicings for the arpeggio
G C D
1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 4 5 6
e|------------|------------|------------|
B|------0-----|------1-----|------3-----|
G|----0---0---|----0---0---|----2---2---|
D|--0-------0-|--2-------2-|--4-------4-|
A|------------|3-----------|5-----------|
E|3-----------|------------|------------|
Bm Am A7
1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 4 5 6
e|------2-----|------0-----|------3-----|
B|----3---3---|----1---1---|----2---2---|
G|--4-------2-|--2-------2-|--2-------2-|
D|------------|------------|------------|
A|2-----------|0-----------|0-----------|
E|------------|------------|------------|
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time signature: 6/8
[Intro]
| G | % |
[Verse]
G C
A rose grows wild in the country
D G
A tree grows tall as the sky
G C
The wind blows wild in the country
D C D G
And part of the wild, wild country, am I
[Middle 8]
C Bm Am G
Wild, wild, like the deer and the dove
C Bm A7 D D9 G/D D7 [= LINK]
Wild and free is this land that I love
[Verse] (variation + coda)
G C
A dream grows wild in the country
D G
A love grows tall as the sky
G C
A heart beats wild in the country
D G
And here with a dream in my heart
D C D G
Part of the wild, wild country, am I
D C D G | G | % | G
Part of the wild, wild country, am IWild In The Country chords and lyrics
Free chords for Wild In The Country by Elvis Presley. Scroll the interactive sheet above or read the chord names inline below.
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Wild in the Country – Elvis Presley
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Written by: Hugo Peretti/Luigi Creatore/Lawrence Weiss
From Elvis’ movie "Wild in the Country" (1961)
Later on “Elvis' Golden Records, Vol. 3” and various other compilations.
Tabbed by: maguri
Tuning: Standard
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time signature: 6/8
[Intro]
| G | % |
[Verse]
[Middle 8]
[Verse] (variation + coda)Wild In The Country Chords by Elvis Presley
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