Elvis Is Back

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             Elvis is Back! – Elvis Presley
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Album tabbed by: maguri
Tuning: Standard

Released  April 8, 1960
Recorded  March–April 1960
Studio    RCA Victor Studio B, Nashville, Tennessee
Genre     Rock and roll, rhythm and blues, pop, rock, blues
Length    31:54
Label     RCA Victor
Producer  Steve Sholes, Chet Atkins


Track List

 1. Make Me Know It                 1:58
 2. Fever                           3:31
 3. The Girl of My Best Friend      2:21
 4. I Will Be Home Again            2:33
 5. Dirty, Dirty Feeling            1:35
 6. Thrill of Your Love             2:59

 7. Soldier Boy                     3:04
 8. Such a Night                    2:58
 9. It Feels So Right               2:09
10. Girl Next Door Went A-Walking   2:12
11. Like a Baby                     2:38
12. Reconsider Baby                 3:39


Musicians

Elvis Presley – vocals, acoustic guitar
Scotty Moore - electric guitar
Hank Garland – electric guitar, electric bass
Floyd Cramer – piano
Bob Moore – double bass
D. J. Fontana – drums
Buddy Harman – drums
The Jordanaires – backing vocals
Boots Randolph – saxophone
Charlie Hodge – backing vocals (on I Will Be Home Again)



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             1. Make Me Know It – Elvis Presley
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Written by: Otis Blackwell

Capo: 1st fret
Play: D
Key: Eb

For chords in original key transpose +1

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[Intro]
D
 (Do-wop, do-wop, do-wop, doo-wop)
D
 (Do-wop, do-wop, do-wop, doo-wop)


[Verse]
D
You say that you love me
    G7             D
And swear it to be true
    D
But if you care to come over here
    D
And make me know you do
            G7
Come on now, make me know it
D
 Then go ahead and show it
    D
But if you care to come over here
    D                   | D   A        |
And make me know you do    (break)


[Verse]
D
You say you've got kisses
    G7                       D
And swear that they're brand new
  D
I think that's fine if you ain't lyin'
    D
But make me know you do
            G7
Come on now, make me know it
D
 Then go ahead and show it
  D
I think that's fine if you ain't lyin'
    D                   |    D    |
But make me know you do  (d-d-e-f#)


[Middle 8]
G7                       D
You won't have no trouble proving it to me
     G7
Come right along you'll find me
A
Helpful as can be
(break)


[Verse]
    D
You say you wanna hold me
    G7               D
And stick to me like glue
      D
Well, hearing’s deceiving
    D
And seein’s believing
D
Make me know you do
            G7
Come on now, make me know it
D
 Well go ahead and show it
       D
I say, hearin’s deceiving
D
Seein’s believing
D                   |    D    |
Make me know you do  (d-d-e-f#)


[Middle 8]
G7                       D
You won't have no trouble proving it to me
     G7
Come right along you'll find me
A
Helpful as can be
(break)


[Verse]
    D
You say you wanna hold me
    G7               D
And stick to me like glue
      D
Well, hearing’s deceiving
    D
And seein’s believing
D
Make me know you do
            G7
Come on now, make me know it
D
 Well go ahead and show it
       D
I say, hearin’s deceiving
D
Seein’s believing
D                   |    D    |
Make me know you do  (d-d-e-f#)


[Outro] (fade)
            G7
Come on now, make me know it
D
 Well go ahead and show it
G7
 Make me know it
D
 Well go ahead and show it


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             2. Fever – Elvis Presley
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Written by: Eddie Cooley/Otis Blackwell

For less barre chords transpose -3 to Am and use a capo 3rd fret to
match the original key.

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[Intro] swing feel
  Cm                                G                Cm
  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
e|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
B|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
G|----------------|----------------|----------------|--5-3-----------|
D|----------------|----------------|5---------------|--------6---5---|
A|3-------6-------|3-----6---6-3---|--------2-------|3---------------|
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|

[Verse] swing feel
  Cm
  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
e|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
B|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|------------5---|----------------|------------5---|
A|3-------6-------|3-----6---------|3-------6-------|3-----6---------|
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
  Cm                                G                Cm
  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
e|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
B|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|5---------------|----------------|
A|3-------6-------|3-----6-----3---|----------------|3---------------|
E|----------------|----------------|--------3-------|------------3---|
  Cm
  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
e|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
B|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|------------5---|----------------|----------------|
A|3-------6-------|3-----6---------|3-------6-------|3-----6---------|
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|------------5---|

  Cm                                G                Cm
  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
e|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
B|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
G|----------------|----------------|----------------|--5-3-----------|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|--------6---5---|
A|3---------------|3-----6-----3---|----------------|3---------------|
E|------------3---|----------------|3-------3-------|----------------|

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[Intro]
| Cm | % | G | Cm |


[Verse 1]
Cm
Never know how much I love you
Cm
Never know how much I care
Cm
When you put your arms around me
        G                       Cm
I get a fever that's so hard to bear
                   Cm
You give me fever ... when you kiss me
Cm
Fever when you hold me tight
Cm
Fever in the morning
G                     Cm
Fever all through the night.


[Verse 2 ]
Cm
 Sunlight’s up the daytime
Cm
Moonlight’s up the night
Cm
I light up when you call my name
        G                        Cm
And you know I'm gonna treat you right
                   Cm
You give me fever ... when you kiss me
Cm
Fever when you hold me tight
Cm
Fever in the morning
G                     Cm
Fever all through the night


[Middle 8]
Cm
 Ev'rybody's got the fever
Cm
 That is something you all know
Cm
 Fever isn't such a new thing
G                   Cm  | % | % | G | Cm |
Fever started long ago     (= Intro)


[Verse 3]
Cm
Romeo loved Juliet
Cm
Juliet she felt the same
Cm
When he put his arms around her
         G                      Cm
He said 'Julie, baby, you're my flame
                   Cm
Thou giv-est fever ... when we kisseth
Cm
Fever with thy flaming youth
Cm
Fever - I'm afire
G                     Cm
Fever, yeh, I burn forsooth'


[Verse 4]
Cm
Captain Smith and Pocahontas
Cm
Had a very mad affair
Cm
When her daddy tried to kill him
          G                   Cm
She said 'Daddy, o, don't you dare
                 Cm
He give me fever ... with his kisses
Cm
Fever when he holds me tight
Cm
Fever, I'm his misses,
   G                          Cm      | % | % | G | Cm |
Oh daddy, won't you treat him right'       (= Intro with some extra notes)


[Verse 5]
Cm
Now you listened to my story
Cm
Here's the point that I have made
Cm
Cats were born to give chicks fever
      G                  Cm
Be it Fahrenheit or Centigrade
                         Cm
O, they give-a you fever ... when we kiss you
Cm
Fever if you live and learn
Cm
Fever till you sizzle
G                    Cm
What a lovely way to burn


[Outro]
G                    Cm
What a lovely way to burn
G                    Cm
What a lovely way to burn
(repeat and fade)


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             3. Girl Of My Best Friend – Elvis Presley
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Written by: Beverly Ross/Sam Bobrick

Capo: 4th fret
Play: C
Key: E

For chords in original key transpose +4

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[Intro]
   C        Am
Ah ah ah ah ah
   C        Am
Ah ah ah ah ah
   C        Am
Ah ah ah ah ah


[Verse 1]
C            Am
 The way she walks
C            Am
 The way she talks
C             Am   G
 How long can I pretend?
    F       G           C      Am
Oh, I can't help I'm in lo-o-o-ove
         F       F       G       | G |
With the girl of my best friend


[Verse 1]
C           Am
 Her lovely hair
C            Am
 Her skin so fair
C           Am           G
 I could go on and never end
    F       G           C      Am
Oh, I can't help I'm in lo-o-o-ove
         F       G       C        | C |
With the girl of my best friend


[Middle 8]
F          G
 I want to tell her
      C        Am
How I love her so
    G        G               C     | C |
And hold her in my arms, but then
F            G                C        Am
 What if she got real mad and told him so?
        D7         D7          G      |  G  |  [ C ]
I could never face either one again     Uh, uh, uh


[Verse 3]
C            Am
 The way they kiss
C           Am
 Their happiness
C               Am         G
 Will my aching heart ever mend?
   F      G            C      Am
Or will I always be in lo-o-o-ove
         F       G       C         | Am |
With the girl of my best friend?
                       (Ah,ah,ah,ah,aaaaaah)


[Outro] (fade out)
     C        Am
        Never end
(Ah, ah,ah,ah,aaaaaah)
    C              Am
      Will it ever end?
(Ah, ah, ah, ah,   aaaaaah)
    C               Am
      Please let it end
(Ah, ah, ah, ah,    aaaaaah)



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             4. I Will Be Home Again – Elvis Presley
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Written by: Bennie Benjamin/Raymond Leveen/Lou Singer

[Lick]                  [Turnaround]
  E                     E       A        E
  1 + 2 + 3 + 4  +      1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
e|----0-------------|  |0---------------|
B|----0-------------|  |0---------------|
G|----1-------------|  |1---------------|
D|----2-------------|  |2---------------|
A|----2---2---0-1-2-|  |2--------0--0---|
E|0-----------------|  |0---0-2-4----4-2|0
            (triplet)        (triplets)

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[Verse 1]
                E
I will be home again [Lick]
            E
Don't worry dear (Lick)
        B
I'll be home again
B7                    | E A | E
 So won't you dry the tears [Turnaround]


[Verse 2]
                    E
The promise in your eyes [Lick]
            E
Will see me through [Lick]
            B
There'll be brighter skies
B7                  | E A | E    E7      |
 When I come back to you   (Aah, aah, aah)


[Middle 8]
A               B           E
Sweetheart, the love you're giving
A          B      E
Thrills my hungry heart
A           B              E
You make my life worth the living
  F#7            B7
Although we are apart
               (break)


[Verse 3]
                E
I will be home again  [Lick]
             E
We'll start anew   [Lick]
        B
Darling until then
B7                     | E A | E    E7      |
 Our dreams will have to do   (Aah, aah, aah)


[Middle 8]
A               B           E
Sweetheart, the love you're giving
A          B      E
Thrills my hungry heart
A           B              E
You make my life worth the living
  F#7            B7
Although we are apart
               (break)


[Verse 3]
                E
I will be home again  [Lick]
             E
We'll start anew   [Lick]
        B
Darling until then
  B               [ Am   B7 ]    E
    Our dreams will have to   do
(break)


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             5. Dirty, Dirty Feeling – Elvis Presley
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Written by: Jerry Leiber/Mike Stoller

For less barre chords transpose this chord sheet -1 and use a capo
1st fret to match the original key.

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[Break]
  C#  C   C#  C    C#
  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
e|----------------|----------------|
B|----------------|----------------|
G|6---5---6---5---|6---------------|
D|6---5---6---5---|6---------------|
A|4---3---4---3---|4---------------|
E|----------------|----------------|

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[Intro]
| C#    C     C#    C   | C#     |
 (Gone, gone, gone, gone, gone)
           (= Break)

[Verse]
                        F#
I've got a dirty, dirty feelin'
                     C#7
Dirty feelin's goin' on
                          G#
You know I almost hit the ceilin'
F#7                          | C#    C     C#    C   | C#     |
 When I woke up and you were gone
                            (Gone, gone, gone, gone, gone)
                                      (= Break)

[Verse]
                            F#
I took you in when you were hungry
                              C#7
And now you’re cuttin' out on me
                          G#
I'm gonna help you little darlin'
F#7                          | C#  C   C#  C | C#     |
 That ain't the way it's gonna be
                              (Be, be, be, be, be)
                                   (= Break)

[Verse]
                        F#
I hear you're pretty good at runnin'
                     C#7
But pretty soon you'll slip and fall
                                    G#
That's when I'll drag you home with me girl
F#7                        | C#    C     C#    C   | C#     |
 I'm gonna chain you to the wall
                            (Wall, wall, wall, wall, wall)
                                      (= Break)

[Solo]
| F# | % | C#7 | % |
| G#7 | F#7 | C#    C     C#    C   | C#     |
             (Gone, gone, gone, gone, gone)
                       (= Break)

[Verse]
                        F#
You know I'm lookin' for you baby
                     C#7
I ain't gonna take it layin' down
                                    G#
I heard that you were cookin' baby
F#7                      | C#   C     C#    C   | C#     |
 Way on the other side of town
                         (Town, town, town, town, town)
                                (= Break)

[Verse]
                        F#
I've got a dirty, dirty feelin'
                     C#7
Dirty feelin's goin' on
                          G#
You know I almost hit the ceilin'                    1  +   2  +  3
F#7                         | C#    C     C#    C  | C#           C#
 When I woke up and you were gone
                            (Gone, gone, gone, gone, gone – gone!)
                                      (= Break)


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             6. Thrill of your Love – Elvis Presley
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Written by: Stanley Kesler

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[Intro]
| G | A7 D7 | G C | G D |


[Verse]
       G             | G      G7  |
I have wished for the wealth
     C           G
Of a great millionaire
       G            Em            A7    D7
I have reached for a bright star above
        G           | G      G7  |
But the thrill of it all
   C           G
To me seems so small
        G            G     D7       | G | C | G | G7 |
When compared to the thrill of your love


[Middle 8]
           C
I'd rather give everything
       G
That I own in this world
        G       Em         A7      D7
Than to be all alone and unloved


[Verse]
       G      | G      G7  |
For no earthly price
    C       G
And no sacrifice
       G                                    D7
Is too much             to give
           (is too much)       (too much to give)
         G     C             | G | G7 |
For your love
              (give for your love)


[Middle 8]
           C
I'd rather give everything
       G
That I own in this world
        G       Em         A7      D7
Than to be all alone and unloved


[Verse]
       G      | G      G7  |
For no earthly price
    C       G
And no sacrifice
       G                                    D7
Is too much             to give
           (is too much)       (too much to give)
         G     C                    G
For your love
              (give for your love)



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       7. Soldier Boy – Elvis Presley
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Written by: Theodore Williams Jr./David Jones

Basic verse pattern
 Cadd9        C          Asus2       Am
  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 5 + 6 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 5 + 6 +
e|-----------------------|------------------------|
B|3-----------1----------|0-----------------------|
G|0-----------0----------|2-----------2-----------|
D|2-----------2----------|2-----------2-----------|
A|3-----------3----------|0-----------0-----------|
E|-----------------------|------------------------|
Dsus4         Dm          G6          G
  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 5 + 6 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 5 + 6 +
e|3-----------1----------|0-----------------------|
B|3-----------3----------|0-----------3-----------|
G|2-----------2----------|0-----------0-----------|
D|0-----------0----------|0-----------0-----------|
A|-----------------------|------------------------|
E|-----------------------|3-----------3-----------|

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[Intro] (freely)
G7


[Verse]
        Cadd9 C | Asus2 Am
Soldier boy
Dsus4 Dm      | G6 G |
      Why feel blue
Cadd9 C           Asus2 Am
      Don’t you believe
Dsus4 Dm        | G6  G
She      will be true?
     Cadd9  C      | Asus2 Am
It's written  in the book
     Dsus4   Dm        G6 G   [ C ]
That she was meant for on - ly you
C       Am  Dm        G
   (Doo-doo - doo-doo-doo)


[Verse]
        Cadd9 C | Asus2 Am
Soldier boy
        Dsus4 Dm      | G6 G |
Tell me why      do you cry
Cadd9 C     | Asus2 Am
When    you return
       Dsus4 Dm      | G6 G |
She’ll rush    to your side
     Cadd9  C      | Asus2 Am
It's written  in the book
     Dsus4   Dm        G6 G   [ C ]
That she was meant for on - ly you
C       F      C
Oooooh, ooooh, oooooh


[Middle 8]
    F                  F
So, prove your love is true
       C                  C
She’ll be there to say, I do.
    F                F
And if you go sea or land
       D             G
She’ll make you understand.


[Verse]
             Cadd9 C | Asus2 Am
While you're gone
    Dsus4 Dm      | G6 G |
Oh, try        to believe
Cadd9 C        | Asus2 Am
Her     love for you
   Dsus4 Dm      | G6 G |
Is real - ly   for real.
     Cadd9  C      | Asus2 Am
It's written  in the book
     Dsus4   Dm        G6 G   [ C ]
That she was meant for on - ly you
C       F      C
Oooooh, ooooh, oooooh


[Middle 8]
    F                  F
So, prove your love is true
       C                  C
She’ll be there to say, I do.
    F                F
And if you go sea or land
       D             G
She’ll make you understand.


[Verse]
             Cadd9 C | Asus2 Am
While you're gone
    Dsus4 Dm      | G6 G |
Oh, try        to believe
Cadd9 C        | Asus2 Am
Her     love for you
   Dsus4 Dm      | G6 G |
Is real - ly   for real.
     Cadd9  C      | Asus2 Am
It's written  in the book
     Dsus4   Dm        G      [ C ]
That she was meant for on - ly you
                      (break)


[Coda] (a cappella)
[ F  F    F/C  C ]  C
 (Soldier Bo – oy)



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             8. Such a Night – Elvis Presley
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Written by: Lincoln Chase

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[Intro]
| E | E | E | E |


[Verse]
         E
It was a night, ooh, what a night it was
   B
It really was such a night
    B
The moon was bright oh how so bright it was
   E
It really was such a night
    E                            B
The night was alight with stars above
              B                         |  E  |   E
Ooh, when she kissed me, I had to fall in love (break)


[Verse]
             E
Oh, it was a kiss, ooh, what a kiss it was
   B
It really was such a kiss
    B
Oh, how she could kiss, ooh, what a kiss it was
   E
It really was such a kiss
         E                              B
Just the thought of her lips, sets me a-fire
      B                          |  E  |  E  |
I reminisce and I'm filled with desire


[Middle 8]
      E                             B
But I gave my heart to her in sweet surrender
           B                      |  E  |   E
How well I remember, I'll always remember (break)


[Verse]
           E
Oh, what a night, ooh, what a night it was
   B
It really was such a night
         B
Came the dawn
       B                          E
And my heart and her love and the night was gone
         E
But I'll never forget-a the kiss
                B
The kiss in the moonlight
            B           |  E  |   E
Ooh, such a kiss, such a night  (break)


[Verse]
         E
It was a night, ooh, what a night
   B
It really was such a night
         B
Came the dawn
       B                          E
And my heart and her love and the night was gone
         E
But I'll never forget-a the kiss
                B
The kiss in the moonlight
             B                     |  E  |    E
How well I remember, I'll always remember   (break)

               E
Ph-ph ... that night,  ooh, what a night it wa
   B
It really was such a night
         B                      |  E  |  E  |
When we kissed, I had to fall in love


[Middle 8]
      E                             B
But I gave my heart to her in sweet surrender
           B                      |  E  |   E
How well I remember, I'll always remember (break)


[Verse]
           E
Oh, what a night, ooh, what a night it was
   B
It really was such a night
        B                       |  E  |  E  |
When we kissed, I had to fall in love


[Outro] + coda
           E
Well she's gone, gone, gone
           B
Yes, she's gone, gone, gone
         B
Came the dawn, dawn, dawn
       E
And my love was gone
      E7
But before that dawn
       A
Yes, before that dawn
      B
And before that dawn
B
 Ooh      ooh       ooh       yeah
    (Ah!)    (Ah!)      (Ah!)      (Ah!)
       E          E7
Such a night!



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             9. It Feels So Right – Elvis Presley
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Written by: Fred Wise/Ben Weisman

[Verse] basic pattern (swing feel)

(2 guitars)                      (single guitar surrogate)

  Eb7#9                           Eb7#9
  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +                  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
e|----------------|              e|----------------|
B|---/7/7---------|              B|----7-7---------|
G|---/6/6---------|              G|----6-6---------|
D|----------------|              D|-5----------4-5-|
A|----------------|              A|6-------6-6-----|
E|----------------|              E|----------------|

e|----------------|
B|----------------|
G|------3---5-----|
D|------------4-5-|
A|6---------------|
E|----------------|

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CHORDS
       E-A-D-G-B-e
Eb7#9  x-6-5-6-7-x
Cm7    x-3-5-3-4-3
Dbdim7 x-4-5-3-5-x
Bb/D   x-5-3-3-3-x

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[Intro]
| Eb7#9 | % | % |  Eb
                 (break)


[Verse]
              Eb7#9
Step in these arms
            Eb7#9
Where you belong
            Eb7#9
It feels so right
  | Eb   F            | Bb     Cm7 Dbdim7 | Bb/D |
So right, how can it be wrong?
                  Eb7
There's something in the way you kiss
              Ab7
That makes me want to hold you tight
            F
I know that nothing can be wrong
              | Bb     Cm7 Dbdim7 | Bb/D |
That feels so right                (break)


[Verse]
             Eb7#9
Each time we touch
              Eb7#9
You thrill me so
            Eb7#9
It means so much
  | Eb  F              | Bb   Cm7 Dbdim7 | Bb/D |
So much, I can't let you go
           Eb7
This isn't only for tonight
            Ab7
We're gonna love our whole life through
             F              Bb
Cause, baby, if it feels so right
             | Eb7#9  Ab7 | Eb7#9 |
How can it be wrong?


[Coda]
           Eb7
This isn't only for tonight
            Ab7
We're gonna love our whole life long
             F              Bb
Cause, baby, if it feels so right
             | Eb7  Ab7 | Eb
How can it be wrong?



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      10. Girl Next Door Went A-Walking – Elvis Presley
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Written by: Bill Rice/Thomas Wayne

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[Intro]
| E | % | % | % |


[Verse]
    E
The girl next door went a-walking
    E
She found the boy she likes
E
She wanted to get married
E
 Settle down for life


[Bridge]
    A
The girl next door went a-walking
    A
She knew it wasn't right
A
She came home at half past ten
B    B     B      B B  B B B
Late every night


[Verse]
    E
The girl next door went a-walking
    E
She found the boy she likes
E
She wanted to get married
E
 Settle down for life


[Middle 8]
F#m
 She didn't know love was so grand
G#m
 She never took love second hand
A
 But to my surprise
    B            B        B   B B  B B B
She thought that love was paradise


[Verse]
    E
The girl next door went a-walking
    E
She found the boy she likes
E
She wanted to get married
E
 Settle down for life


[Bridge]
    A
The girl next door went a-walking
    A
She knew it wasn't right
A
She came home half past ten
B    B     B      B B  B B B
Late every night


[Verse]
    E
The girl next door went a-walking
    E
She found the boy she likes
E
She wanted to get married
E
 Settle down for life


[Middle 8]
F#m
 She didn't know love was so grand
G#m
 She never took love second hand
A
 But to my surprise
    B            B        B   B B  B B B
She thought that love was paradise


[Verse]
    E
The girl next door went a-walking
    E
She found the boy she likes
E
She wanted to get married
E
 Settle down for life


[Bridge]
A
Now the two are married
A
Settled down for life
A
She walks by hand in hand
B    B     B   B B  B B B
Late every night


[Verse]
    E
The girl next door went a-walking
    E
She found the boy she likes
E
She wanted to get married
E
 Settle down for life


[Outro]
E
 Settle down for life
E
 Settle down for life
E
 Settle down for life

(repeat and fade)



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      11. Like a Baby – Elvis Presley
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Written by: Jesse Stone

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[Intro]

No chords, just a single guitar riff. It’s played on a baritone guitar, so
the last two notes are actually one octave lower.

standard tuning
[ E       A        E   C B
  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
e|----------------|----------------|
B|----------------|----------------|
G|----------------|----------------|
D|--------------2-|----------------|
A|------2-0---/4--|-----3-2--------|
E|0--/4-----------|0---------------|
                            [ You gave me love ...]

baritone guitar
[ E       A        E   C B
  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
B |----------------|----------------|
F#|----------------|----------------|
D |--------------2-|----------------|
A |------2-0---/4--|----------------|
E |0--/4-----------|0---------------|
B |----------------|-----1-0--------|
                            [ You gave me love ...]

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[Intro]
|  E  A  | E  C B       |
(see above)


[Verse]
            E
You gave me love to enjoy
       A7                    E
Like a bright shiny toy to a baby
          A7
No matter what you would do
    A7                   E
I depended on you like a baby
            B           A7
One thing I know I love you
                      |  E  |  E  B7  |
Yes I loved you like a baby


[Verse]
         E
It was a fool what you took
      A7                          E
And I fell 'cause you look like a baby
           A7
To lover's ways I was blind
          A7                    E
'Cause I just had a mind like a baby
              B
You're just a flirt
      A7                    E
And I had to be hurt like a baby


[Middle 8]
A7                            E
 (Woh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh ooh)
A7                            E
 (Woh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh ooh)
A7                            E
 (Woh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh ooh)
                          1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
           F#7            B7      B7
I need you so, I need you so    (break)


[Verse]
          E
The day I found how you lied
       A7                          E
Then I broke down and cried like a baby
            A7
Well it was then I could see
         A7                     E
You were playing with me like a baby
             B             A7
Well you can bet that some day
                      |  E  A  | E
I'll forget you like a baby



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           12. Reconsider Baby – Elvis Presley
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Written by: Lowell Fulson

CHORDS
       E-A-D-G-B-e
A7     x-0-2-2-2-3
B7     x-2-3-2-0-2

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[Intro]
| B | A7 A | E | E B7 |


[Verse]
E
Well, so long
A7                        | E | % |
 Oh, how I hate to see you go
        A7   | A |
Yes, so long
                          | E | % |
Oh, how I hate to see you go
          B
Well, the way that I will miss you
A7                    |  E  |  E  B7  |
  I guess you'll never know


[Verse]
           E
We've been together so long
A7                       | E7 | % |
 To have to separate this way
           A7
We've been together so long
                        | E | % |
To have to separate this way
                B
Well, I'm gonna let you go ahead on, baby.
A7                               |  E  |  E  B7  |
  But let you come back home some day


[Solo]
| E | A | E | % |
| A7 A | % | E | % |
| B | A7 A | E | E B7 |

| E | A | E | % |
| A7 A | % | E | % |
| B | A7 A | E | B7 |


[Verse]
             E
You said you once had loved me
A7                                  | E | % |
 But now I guess you've changed your mind
             A
You said you once had loved me
A7                                  | E | % |
 But now I guess you've changed your mind
              B
Why don't you reconsider, baby
A7                                | E | E A7  E |
 Give yourself just a little more time

Elvis Is Back chords and lyrics

Free chords for Elvis Is Back by Elvis Presley. Scroll the interactive sheet above or read the chord names inline below.

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             Elvis is Back! – Elvis Presley
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Album tabbed by: maguri
Tuning: Standard
Released  April 8, 1960
Recorded  March–April 1960
Studio    RCA Victor Studio B, Nashville, Tennessee
Genre     Rock and roll, rhythm and blues, pop, rock, blues
Length    31:54
Label     RCA Victor
Producer  Steve Sholes, Chet Atkins
Track List
 1. Make Me Know It                 1:58
 2. Fever                           3:31
 3. The Girl of My Best Friend      2:21
 4. I Will Be Home Again            2:33
 5. Dirty, Dirty Feeling            1:35
 6. Thrill of Your Love             2:59
 7. Soldier Boy                     3:04
 8. Such a Night                    2:58
 9. It Feels So Right               2:09
10. Girl Next Door Went A-Walking   2:12
11. Like a Baby                     2:38
12. Reconsider Baby                 3:39
Musicians
Elvis Presley – vocals, acoustic guitar
Scotty Moore - electric guitar
Hank Garland – electric guitar, electric bass
Floyd Cramer – piano
Bob Moore – double bass
D. J. Fontana – drums
Buddy Harman – drums
The Jordanaires – backing vocals
Boots Randolph – saxophone
Charlie Hodge – backing vocals (on I Will Be Home Again)
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             1. Make Me Know It – Elvis Presley
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Written by: Otis Blackwell
Capo: 1st fret
Play: D
Key: Eb
For chords in original key transpose +1
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[Intro]
[Verse]
[Verse]

Elvis Is Back Chords by Elvis Presley

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