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From Elvis in Memphis – Elvis Presley
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Album tabbed by: maguri
Tuning: Standard
Released June 17, 1969
Recorded January–February 1969
Studio American Sound Studio, Memphis, Tennessee
Genre Rock, soul, country, pop
Length 36:42
Label RCA Records
Producer Chips Moman, Felton Jarvis
Track List
1. Wearin' That Loved On Look 2:47
2. Only the Strong Survive 2:46
3. I'll Hold You in My Heart (Till I Can Hold You in My Arms) 4:34
4. Long Black Limousine 3:44
5. It Keeps Right On A-Hurtin' 2:38
6. I'm Movin' On 2:50
7. Power of My Love 2:37
8. Gentle on My Mind 3:22
9. After Loving You 3:09
10. True Love Travels on a Gravel Road 2:38
11. Any Day Now 2:56
12. In the Ghetto 2:57
Musicians
Elvis Presley – vocals, guitar, piano on I'll Hold You In My Heart (Till I Can Hold You In My Arms)
Ed Kollis – harmonica on Power of My Love and True Love Travels on a Gravel Road
John Hughey – pedal steel guitar
Reggie Young – lead guitar
Bobby Wood – piano
Bobby Emmons – Hammond organ
Tommy Cogbill – bass guitar
Mike Leech – bass guitar
Gene Chrisman – drums
+ overdubs (horn and woodwind section, backing vocals) - arranged by Glen Spreen
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1. Wearing That Loved On Look
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Written by: Dallas Frazier/A.L. "Doodle" Owens
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[Verse]
F
I had to leave town for a little while
C
You said you'd be good while I'm gone
F Bb
But the look in your eye done told me you told a lie
G C
I know there's been some carryin' on
[Chorus]
F Bb C F
Baby (baby) you're wearin' that loved on look.
F Bb C
(Shoop, shoop, shoop, shoop)
F Bb C F | Bb C |
Baby (baby) you're wearin' that loved on look
[Verse]
F
The ash trays are all full of ashes,
C
The floor needs a touch of the mop
F Bb
There's a man downstairs with a-long bushy hair
G C
He said, your party was a three day rock
[Chorus]
F Bb C F
Baby (baby) you're wearin' that loved on look.
F Bb C
(Shoop, shoop, shoop, shoop)
F Bb C F | Bb C |
Baby (baby) you're wearin' that loved on look
[Verse]
F
Baby, if you ever loved me
C
Then Bonnie and Clyde loved the law
F Bb
Well, a bird can't fly and I don't like apple pie
G C
And trees won't grow in Arkansas
[Chorus]
F Bb C F
Baby (baby) you're wearin' that loved on look.
F Bb C
(Shoop, shoop, shoop, shoop)
F Bb C F | Bb C |
Baby (baby) you're wearin' that loved on look
[Interlude]
| F F6 F | % | % | % |
| F F6 F | % | % | % |
[Chorus]
F
I had to leave town for a little while
C
You said you'd be good while I'm gone
F Bb
But the look in your eye done told me you told a lie
G C
I know there's been some carryin' on
[Chorus]
F Bb C F
Baby (baby) you're wearin' that loved on look.
F Bb C
(Shoop, shoop, shoop, shoop)
F Bb C F | Bb C |
Baby (baby) you're wearin' that loved on look
[Outro] (repeat and fade)
F Bb C F
Baby (baby) you're wearin' that loved on look.
F Bb C
(Shoop, shoop, shoop, shoop)
F Bb C F | Bb C |
Baby (baby) you're wearin' that loved on look
F Bb C F
Baby (baby) you're wearin' that loved on look.
F Bb C
(Shoop, shoop, shoop, shoop)
F Bb C F | Bb C |
Baby (baby) you're wearin' that loved on look
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2. Only the Strong Survive - Elvis Presley
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Written by: Huff/Butler/Gamble
CHORDS
E-A-D-G-B-e
C/G 3-x-2-0-1-0
Am/G 3-x-2-2-1-0
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Capo 1st fret
[Intro]
| G | % | C/G | % | Am/G | % | G | % |
[spoken:] I remember my first love affair
Somehow or another the whole darn thing went wrong
My mamma had some great advice
So I thought I'd put it into words of this song
I can still hear her sayin' it
[Verse]
G C/G
Boy, oh, I see you're sittin' out there all alone
Am/G G
Cryin' your eyes out 'cos the woman that you love has gone
G C/G
Oh, there's gonna be, there's gonna be a whole lot of trouble in your life
Am/G G
Oh, so listen to me get up off your knees 'cos only the strong survive
[Chorus]
G
That's what she said, only the strong survive
Am/G
Only the strong survive,
Am Bm C D
Oh you've got to be strong, you'd better hold on
[Verse]
G C/G
Don't go all around with your head hung down
Am/G
Well I wouldn't let that little girl, no, I wouldn't let her know
G
That she made me feel like a clown
G C/G
There's a whole lot a girls lookin' for a good man like you
Am/G
Oh but you'll never meet 'em if you give up now
G
And say your life is through
[Chorus]
G Am/G
Yes she said: Only the strong survive, only the strong survive,
Am Bm C D
You've got to be a man, you've got to take a stand
[Interlude]
| G | % | C/G | % | Am/G | % | G | % |
Boy, boy, oh boy
[Chorus] (outro)
G Am/G
Only the strong survive, only the strong survive,
Am Bm C D
Oh you've got to be strong, you'd better hold on
G
'Cos only the strong survive
G Am/G
Only the strong survive, only the strong survive,
Am Bm C D
You've got to be a man, you've got to take a stand
G C/G
Only the strong survive, only the strong survive
Am/G G
Only the strong survive, only the strong survive
(repeat and fade)
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3. I'll Hold You in My Heart (Till I Can Hold You in My Arms)
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Written by: Thomas Dilbeck/Vaughan Horton/Eddy Arnold
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[False starts]
G
I said I'd hold ...
G
I said I'd hold ...
[Verse]
G C
I said I'd hold you in my heart 'till I can hold you in my arms
G | G/D ] | D | D7 |
Like you've never been held before
G C
Well I'll think of you each day and then I'll dream the night away
G D | G | G G Am7 G/B |
Oh, 'till you are in my arms once more
[Middle 8]
C G
The stars up in the sky, you know they know the reason why
Em A7 A7 D7
I feel so blue 'cause I'm away from you
[Verse]
G C
Yeah I'll hold you in my heart 'till I can hold you in my arms
G D | G | G7 |
Oh darling please wait for me
[Middle 8]
C G
You know the stars up in the sky, you know they know the reason why
Em A7 A7 D7
I feel so blue 'cause I'm away, I'm away from you
[Verse]
G C
Yeah I'll hold you in my heart 'till I can hold you in my arms
G D | G | % |
Oh darling please wait for me
[Middle 8]
C G
The stars up in the sky, you know they know the reason why
Em A7 A7 D7
I feel so blue 'cause I'm away, I'm away from you
[Verse]
G C
I said, I said I'd hold you in my heart, heart, heart 'till I can hold you in my arms
G D | G | G G7 |
Oh darling please wait for me
[Middle 8]
C G
The stars up in the sky, you know they know the reason why
Em A7 A7 D7
I feel so blue 'cause I'm away, I'm away from you
[Verse] + coda
G C
Yeah, I'll hold you in my heart 'till I can hold you in my arms
G D | G | % | G7
Oh darling please wait for me
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4. Long Black Limousine
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Written by: Vern Stovall/Bobby George
CHORDS
E-A-D-G-B-e
D/F# 2-x-0-2-3-2
G/D x-x-0-0-0-3
D#/G 3-6-5-3-4-3
G#/D# x-6-x-5-4-4
B/F# 2-x-4-4-4-2
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[Intro]
| G | % |
[Verse]
G
There's a long line of mourners
C G
Driving down our little street
G D/F# Em G/D A D D7
Their fancy cars are such a sight to see, oh yeah
G G7 C G
They're all your rich friends who knew you in the city
G/D D
And now they've finally brought you
C G | G | % |
Brought you home to me
[Verse]
G
When you left you know you told me
C G
That someday you'd be returnin'
G D/F# Em G/D A D D7
In a fancy car, all the town to see, oh yeah
G G7 C G
Well now everyone is watching you, you finally had your dream, yeah
G/D D C G
You're ridin' in a long black limousine
[Verse] variation
C G
You know the papers told of how you lost your life, oh yeah
G D/F# Em G/D A D
The party, the party and the fatal crash that night
G G7 C G
Well the race upon the highway, oh the curve you didn't see
G/D D G | G | C | G |
When you were riding in that long black limousine
G/D D G | G# |
(You were riding in that long black limousine)
[Verse] variation + key change
C# G#
Through tear filled eyes I watch as you pass by, oh yeah
G# D#/G Fm G#/D# A# F#
A chauffeur, a chauffeur at the wheel dressed up so fi-i-ine
B
Well I never, I never, never, never
E B
Oh my heart, all my dreams
B/F#
Yeah, they're with you
F# G#m
In that long black limousine
[Outro]
B/F#
Yeah, they're with you
F# G#m
In that long black limousine
B/F#
Yeah, yeah, yeah they're with you
F# G#m
In that long black limousine
(repeat and fade)
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5. It Keeps Right On A-Hurtin'
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Written by: Johnny Tillotson
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[Intro]
| D | % | G C | G |
[Verse]
G G7
I cry myself to sleep each night
C
Wishing I could hold you tight
G D
Life seems so empty since you went away.
G G7
The pillow where you lay your head
C
Now holds my empty dreams instead
D | G C | G |
And it keeps right on a-hurtin' since you're gone.
[Chorus]
D C
It keeps right on a-hurtin', every minute of the day
D C G
Every hour you're away I feel so lo-o-onely.
G G7 C
And I can't help it, I don't think I can go on
D | G C | G |
And it keeps right on a-hurtin' since you're gone.
[Verse]
G G7
They say a man ain't s’pposed to cry
C
But when I see you passin' by
G D
My heart breaks down and cries a million tears
G G7
The pillow where you lay your head
C
Now holds my empty dreams instead
D | G C | G |
And it keeps right on a-hurtin' since you're gone.
[Chorus]
D C
It keeps right on a-hurtin', every minute of the day
D C G
Every hour you're away I feel so lo-o-nely.
G G7 C
And I can't help it, I don't think I can go on
D | G C | G |
And it keeps right on a-hurtin' since you're gone.
[Coda]
D | G C | G
Yes, it keeps right on a-hurtin' since you're gone
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6. I’m Movin’ On
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Written by: Hank Snow
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[Verse] time signature
4/4 5/4 4/4 4/4 5/4 4/4
| D | % | G | D | A7 | D |
Capo: 3rd fret
Play: D
Key: F
For chords in original key transpose +3
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[Intro]
| D | % |
[Verse 1] | 4/4 | 5/4 | 4/4 | x2
D
That big eight-wheeler runnin' down the track
D
Mean your true lovin' Daddy ain't comin' back
G D
'Cause he's movin' on, he's rollin' on
A7
You were flyin' too high for my little old sky
D
So I'm movin' on
[Verse 2] | 4/4 | 5/4 | 4/4 | x2
D
But some day, baby, when you've had your play
D
Your gonna want your daddy but your daddy will say
G7 D
Keep movin' on, keep rollin' on
A7
You were flyin' too high for my little old sky
D
So I'm movin' on, move on, baby
[Solo 1] 4/4 throughout
| D | % | G7 | D | A7 | D |
| D | % | % |
[Verse 3] | 4/4 | 5/4 | 4/4 | x2
D
Mr. Fireman, won't you please listen to me?
D
'Cause I gotta pretty momma in Tennessee
G7 D
To keep rollin' on, keep movin' on
A7
Please listen to me, let this rattler free
D
Keep movin' on, move on, son, move on
[Solo 2] 4/4 throughout
| D | % | G7 | D | A7 | D |
| D | % | G7 | D | A7 | D |
| D | % | % |
[Verse 3] | 4/4 | 5/4 | 4/4 | x2
D
Well, I’ve told you, baby, from time to time
D
But you just wouldn't listen or pay me no mind
G7 D
And now I'm movin' on, I'm rollin' on
A7
I'm through with you, too bad you're blue
D
But I'm movin' on, move on, baby, move on
[Outro] 4/4 throughout, repeat and fade (vocals ad lib)
| D | % | G7 | D | A7 | D |
I said, "Move on", I said, "Move on"
| D | D |
I said, "Move on", I said, "Move on"
| G7 | D |
I said, "Move on", I said, "Move on"
A7
I'm through with you, too bad you're blue
D
I said, "Move on"
| D | D |
I said, "Move on", hey, "Move on"
| G7 | D |
Hey, move on", I said, "Move on"
A7
I'm through with you, too bad you're blue
D
I said, "Move on"
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7. Power of my Love
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Written by: Bill Giant/Bernie Baum/Florence Kaye
Capo: 1st fret
Play: E
Key: F
Basic Riff
Capo 1st fret no capo
E OR F
1 + 2 + 3 + 1 + 2 + 3 +
e|------------| |------------|
B|------------| |------------|
G|------------| |------------|
D|------------| |--------8-h7|
A|2-------0---| |8-----8-8---|8
E|0-----0--p3-|0 |------------|
Capo 1st fret no capo
A OR Bb
1 + 2 + 3 + 1 + 2 + 3 +
e|------------| |------------|
B|------------| |------------|
G|------------| |--------8-h7|
D|2-------0---| |8-----8-8---|8
A|0-----0--p3-|0 |------------|
A|------------| |------------|
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[Intro]
| E | % | % | % |
(Riff)
[Verse]
E E
Oh, break it, burn it, drag it all around
A E
Twist it, turn it, you can't tear it down
B
Cause every minute, every hour
A
You'll be shaken by the strength and mighty power
| E | % | % | % |
Of my love
[Verse]
E E
Crush it, kick it, you can never win
A E
I know baby you can't lick it, I'll make you give in
B
Every minute, every hour
A
You'll be shaken by the strength and mighty power
| E | % | % | % |
Of my love
[Middle 8]
A E
Baby I want you, you'll never get away
A B
My love will haunt you, yes, haunt you night and day
[Verse]
E E
Touch it, pound it, what good does it do
A E
There's just no stoppin' the way I feel for you
B
Cause every minute, every hour
A
You'll be shaken by the strength and mighty power
| E | % | % | % |
Of my love
[Middle 8]
A E
Yeah, yeah, baby I want you, you'll never get away
A B
My love will haunt you, yes, haunt you night and day
[Verse]
E E
Touch it, pound it, what good does it do
A E
There's just no stoppin' the way I feel for you
B
Cause every minute, every hour
A
You'll be shaken by the strength and mighty power
| E | % | % | % |
Of my love
[Outro] (repeat and fade)
B
I said every minute, every hour
A
You'll be shaken by the strength and mighty power
| E | % | % | % |
Of my love
B
Every minute, every hour
A
You'll be shaken by the strength and mighty power
| E | % | % | % |
Of my love
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8. Gentle on my Mind
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Written by: John Hartford
capo: 4th fret
play: C
key: E
For chords in original key transpose this tab +4
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CHORDS
E-A-D-G-B-e
C x-3-2-0-1-0
Em/B x-2-x-0-0-0
Am7 x-0-2-0-1-0
Dm x-x-0-2-3-1
C#aug x-4-3-2-2-x
Dm7/C x-3-x-2-1-1
G 3-x-0-0-0-3
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[Intro]
| C | % |
[Verse 1]
C Em/B Am7
It's knowin' that your door is always open
C/G Dm
And your path is free to walk
Dm C#aug Dm7/C
That makes me tend to keep my sleeping bag rolled up
G C
And stashed behind your couch
C Em/B
And it's knowin' I'm not shackled
Am7 C/G
By forgotten words and bonds
C Dm
And the ink stains that have dried upon some line
Dm C#aug
That keeps you in the back roads
Dm7/C G
By the rivers of my memory
Dm G C
That keeps you ever gentle on my mind
[Verse 2]
C Em/B
It's not clingin' to the rocks and ivy
Am7 C/G Dm
Planted on their columns now that bind me
Dm C#aug Dm7/C
Or something that somebody said because
G C
They thought we fit together walkin'
C Em/B
It's just knowing that the world
Am7 C/G
Will not be cursing or forgiving
C Dm
When I walk along some railroad track and find
Dm C#aug
That you're movin' on the back roads
Dm7/C G
By the rivers of my memory
Dm G C
And for hours you're just gentle on my mind
[Verse 3]
C Em/B
Though the wheat fields and the clothes lines
Am7 C/G Dm
And the junkyards and the highways come between us
Dm C#aug Dm7/C
And some other woman's cryin' to her mother
G C
'Cause she turned and I was gone
C Em/B
I still might run in silence
Am7 C/G
Tears of joy might stain my face
C Dm
And the summer sun might burn me till I'm blind
Dm C#aug
But not to where I cannot see
Dm7/C G
You walkin' on the back roads
Dm G C
By the rivers flowin' gentle on my mind
[Verse 4]
C Em/B
I dip my cup of soup back
Am7 C/G Dm
From a gurglin' cracklin' cauldron in some train yard
Dm C#aug
My beard a rustlin' coal pile
Dm7/C G C
And a dirty hat pulled low across my face
C Em/B
Through cupped hands 'round a tin can
Am7 C/G Dm
I pretend to hold you to my breast and find
Dm C#aug
That you're waitin' from the back roads
Dm7/C G
By the rivers of my memory
Dm G C
Ever smilin', ever gentle on my mind
[Outro]
| C | % |
(repeat and fade)
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9. After Loving You
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Written by: Eddie Miller/Janet Lantz
[Intro] all in triplets
[ D G ] A A7
1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 4 5 6
e ------------|------------|------------|------------|------------|
B ----5---6---|8-----------|------------|------5-----|------------|
G 5---5---5---|7-----------|------------|-----5h6----|------------|
D 5---5---7---|9-----------|------------|------5-----|------------|
A ------------|------------|------------|------------|------------|
E ------------|------------|------------|------------|------------|
D G D
1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 4 5 6 1
e|------------|------------|
B|------------|------------|
G|7-----------|------------|
D|7-----------|--7-9-------|0
A|----------5-/9-----7-0-2-|
E|------5-7---|------------|
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[Intro]
[ D ] | A | A A7 | D G | D
(break)
[Verse]
G D
But now after loving you, what else is there to do
A D
For honey, all the rest is just gonna have to be second best
[Verse]
G D
I know I'll go through life comparing her to you
A | D G7 | D |
That's 'cause I'm no good, I'm no good to anyone after loving you
[Middle 8]
G D
Your precious love cannot be erased by just another woman with a pretty face
E7 | A | A7
And your memory, you know it will remain for it cannot be erased (break)
[Verse]
G D
Other loves may come along, they can't live up to you
A | D G7 | D |
That's 'cause I'm no good, I'm no good to anyone after loving you
[Middle 8]
G7 D
Your precious love cannot be erased by just another woman with a pretty face
E7 | A | A7
And your memory, you know it will remain for it cannot be erased (break)
[Verse]
G D
Other loves may come along, they can't live up to you
A | D G7 | D |
That's 'cause I'm no good, I'm no good to anyone after loving you
A | D G7 | D |
I said I'm no good, I'm no good to anyone after loving you
A
I said I'm no good, I'm no good, I'm no good to anyone
| D G7 | D |
To anyone, to anyone, to anyone after loving you
(repeat and fade)
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10. True Love Travels On A Gravel Road
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Written by: A.L. Owens/Dallas Frazier
CHORDS
E-A-D-G-B-e
F/G 3-x-3-2-1-x
Em/B x-2-0-0-0-0
Eaug 0-3-2-1-1-x
F/C x-3-x-2-1-1
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[Intro]
| C Em | Dm F/G | C | % |
[Verse 1]
C Em/B
How many girls choose cotton dress worlds
F C
When they could have satins and lace
E E7 F | G |
And stand by her man, never once letting shade touch her face
C Eaug
How many hearts could live through all the winters
F C
We've known and still not be cold
C Em Dm F/G C | C F/C |
True love travels on a gravel road
[Chorus]
C Eaug
Love is a stranger and hearts are in danger
F C
All through streets paved with gold
C Em Dm F/G C | C |
Oh, true love travels on a gravel road.
[Interlude]
| C Em | Dm F/G | C | % |
[Verse 2]
C Em/B
Down through the years we've had hard times and tears
F C
But they only helped our love grow
E F | G |
And we'll stay together no matter how strong the wind blows
C Eaug
Not once have I seen your blue eyes filled with envy
F C
Or stray from the one that you hold
C Em Dm F/G C | C |
Oh, true love travels on a gravel road.
[Chorus]
C Eaug
Love is a stranger and hearts are in danger
F C
On smooth streets paved with gold
C Em Dm F/G C | C |
Oh, true love travels on a gravel road
[Outro]
C Em Dm F/G C | C |
Yeah, true love travels on a gravel road. Mmmm
C Em Dm F/G C | C |
True love travels on a gravel road.
C Em Dm F/G C | C |
True love travels on a gravel road
(repeat and fade)
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11. Any Day Now
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Written by: Burt Bacharach/Bob Hilliard
[Intro]
D Dsus2 D D7 D6 D Dsus4 D Dsus2
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
e|2-------0-------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
B|3-------3-------|3-------1-------|3-------3-------|3-------3---3---|
G|2-------2-------|2-------2-------|4-------2-------|0-------2---2---|
D|0-------0-------|0-------0-------|0-------0-------|0-------4---2---|
A|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
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[Intro]
| D Dsus2 | D D7 | D6 D | Dsus4 D Dsus2 |
| G | % | Em | % |
[Verse]
G
Any day now
Bm
I will hear you say
C
Goodbye my love
C C#dim7
You'll be on your way
G/D Gaug/D#
Then my wild beautiful bird
Em Cm
You will have flown
G/D
Any day now (Any day now)
C/D
I'll be all alone (I'll be all alone)
C/D G
Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh
[Verse]
G
Any day now
Bm
When your restless eyes
C
Meet someone new
C C#dim7
To my sad surprise
G/D Gaug/D#
Then the blue shadow will fall
Em Cm
All over town
G/D
Any day now (Any day now)
C/D
Love will let me down (Love will let me down)
C/D G
Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh
[Interlude]
| G | % | Em | % |
[Middle 8]
Em
I know I shouldn't want to keep you
Bm C D
If you don't want to stay, yeah
G Bm
Until you've gone forever
Em Bm Em
I'll be holding on for dear life
D C
Holding you this way
C/D G
Begging you to stay
[Verse]
G
Any day now
Bm
When the clock strikes go
C
You'll call it off
C C#dim7
Then my tears will flow
G/D Gaug/D#
Then the blue shadow will fall
Em Cm
All over town
G/D
Any day now (Any day now)
C C/D
Love will let me down (Love will let me down)
G
And you won't be around
[Outro]
| G | % | Em | % |
(Any day now) Any day now
| G | % | Em | % |
Don't fly away, my beautiful bird
| G | % | Em | % |
Don't fly away, my beautiful bird
(repeat and fade)
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12. In the Ghetto
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Written by: Mac Davis
Capo: 3rd fret
Play: G
Key: Bb
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CHORDS
E-A-D-G-B-e
G 3-x-0-0-0-x
C/G 3-x-2-0-1-x
Dsus4 x-x-0-2-3-3
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[Intro]
| G C/G | G C/G G |
[Verse 1]
| G C/G | G C/G G |
As the snow flies
Bm
On a cold and gray Chicago mornin'
C D
A poor little baby child is born
| G C/G | G C/G G |
In the ghetto
[Verse]
| G C/G | G C/G G |
And his mama cries
Bm
Cause if there’s one thing that she don’t need
C D
It’s another hungry mouth to feed
| G C/G | G C/G G |
In the ghetto
[Middle 8]
D
People, don’t you understand
C G
The child needs a helping hand
C D G
Or he’ll grow to be an angry young man some day
D [ Dsus4 D ]
Now, take a look at you and me,
C G
Are we too blind to see,
C Bm
Do we simply turn our heads
Am7 D
And look the other way
[Verse]
| G C/G | G C/G G |
Well the world turns
Bm
And a hungry little boy with a runny nose
C D
Plays in the street as the cold wind blows
| G C/G | G C/G G |
In the ghetto
[Verse]
| G C/G | G C/G G |
And his hunger burns
Bm
So, he starts to roam the streets at night
C D
And he learns how to steal and he learns how to fight
| G C/G | G C/G G |
In the ghetto
[Middle 8] variation
D
Then one night in desperation
C G
The young man breaks away
C Bm
He buys a gun, steals a car,
Am D
Tries to run, but he don’t get far
[Verse]
| G C/G | G C/G G |
His mama cries
Bm
As a crowd gathers round an angry young man
C D
Face down on the street with a gun in his hand
| G C/G | G C/G G |
In the ghetto (In the ghetto)
[Verse]
| G C/G | G C/G G |
As her young man dies (In the ghetto)
Bm
On a cold and gray Chicago mornin',
C D
Another little baby child is born ...
| G C/G | G C/G G |
In the ghetto (In the ghetto)
[Outro]
| G C/G | G C/G G |
And his mama cries (In the ghetto)
| G C/G | G C/G G |
(In the ghetto)
| G C/G | G C/G G |
(Aah, aaah)
| G C/G | G C/G G |
(fade out)From Elvis In Memphis chords and lyrics
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From Elvis in Memphis – Elvis Presley
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Album tabbed by: maguri
Tuning: Standard
Released June 17, 1969
Recorded January–February 1969
Studio American Sound Studio, Memphis, Tennessee
Genre Rock, soul, country, pop
Length 36:42
Label RCA Records
Producer Chips Moman, Felton Jarvis
Track List
1. Wearin' That Loved On Look 2:47
2. Only the Strong Survive 2:46
3. I'll Hold You in My Heart (Till I Can Hold You in My Arms) 4:34
4. Long Black Limousine 3:44
5. It Keeps Right On A-Hurtin' 2:38
6. I'm Movin' On 2:50
7. Power of My Love 2:37
8. Gentle on My Mind 3:22
9. After Loving You 3:09
10. True Love Travels on a Gravel Road 2:38
11. Any Day Now 2:56
12. In the Ghetto 2:57
Musicians
Elvis Presley – vocals, guitar, piano on I'll Hold You In My Heart (Till I Can Hold You In My Arms)
Ed Kollis – harmonica on Power of My Love and True Love Travels on a Gravel Road
John Hughey – pedal steel guitar
Reggie Young – lead guitar
Bobby Wood – piano
Bobby Emmons – Hammond organ
Tommy Cogbill – bass guitar
Mike Leech – bass guitar
Gene Chrisman – drums
+ overdubs (horn and woodwind section, backing vocals) - arranged by Glen Spreen
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1. Wearing That Loved On Look
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Written by: Dallas Frazier/A.L. "Doodle" Owens
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[Verse]
[Chorus]
[Verse]
[Chorus]
[Verse]
[Chorus]
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