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Playing For Keeps

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Tempo 80 BPM

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Step 1 / 7Position: 5

1 index2 middle3 ring4 pinkyO open

Playing For Keeps:Elvis Presley.
Flip side of 'Too Much' on RCA Records in 1957.
INTRO
  C/G     Eb Ebaug C
  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
e|----------------|
B|5-------4---4---|5
G|5-------3---4---|5
D|5-------5---5---|5
A|----------------|
E|----------------|
[Coda]
                 Cmaj7
  N.C            
  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
e|----------------|
B|8\----5\--------|0
G|----------------|0
D|----------------|2
A|----------------|3
E|----------------|
[Intro]
  C  EbEbaugC
|      | 
[Verse]
                        C
I have been playing for keeps
               F
This time it's real.
                  C       D7          G     C/G         G
And I want you to know, exactly how I feel (Wah-wah-wah-wah)
[Verse]
                        C
I have been playing for keeps
              F
For sure this time.
               C       G                 CF  C
                                       |   |  |
And I won't be happy, until I know you're mine.
[Bridge]
                F                          C
There have been others, that could love me true.
           D7                           G    D7                G
But no one else, can thrill me like you do. (da-da-da-da-da-da-da)
[Verse]
                        C                   F
I have been playing for keeps, oh, love me, too.
                  C
Oh, don't make me sorry
G                         CF  C
                        |   |  |
 That I fell in love with you.
[Bridge]
                F                          C
There have been others, that could love me true.
           D7                           G    D7                G
But no one else, can thrill me like you do. (da-da-da-da-da-da-da)
[Verse]
                        C                   F
I have been playing for keeps, oh, love me, too.
                  C
Oh, don't make me sorry
G                               F           C        Cmaj7
                         N.C, [              ]       
 That I fell in love with you   (In love with you.)  see [Coda] tab

Playing For Keeps chords and lyrics

Free chords for Playing For Keeps by Elvis Presley. Scroll the interactive sheet above or read the chord names inline below.

Playing For Keeps:Elvis Presley.
Flip side of 'Too Much' on RCA Records in 1957.
INTRO
[Coda]
[Intro]
| C   Eb Ebaug | C
[Verse]
[Verse]
[Bridge]
[Verse]
[Bridge]
[Verse]

Playing For Keeps Chords by Elvis Presley

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What key is "Playing For Keeps" in?

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