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Elvis Presley Blues

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    September 27, 2015 4:23 PM PDT

    Elvis Presley Blues - Gillian Welch / David Rawlings

    Time (The Revelator) - song 7

    Capo 7(D  D7  G   D   Bm   A)

    (G7) = (3 x 3 0/2  0 1/0)

    CHORUS

    (G) I was thinking that night about Elvis

    The day that he died, the day that he (G7) died

    (G) I was thinking that night about Elvis

    The day that he died, the day that he (G7) died

     

    Just a (G) country boy that combed his hair, 

    and (C) put on the shirt that his mother made

    And (G) went on the air. 

    And he (Em) shook it like a chorus (G) girl. 

    And he (A/D) shook it like a Harlem (G) queen. 

    And he (Em) shook it like a midnight (G) rambler, baby, 

    Like you (C) never seen, never (G) seen

    Like he never (G7) seen

    CHORUS

    'Cause he took it all out of black and white

    Grabbed his wand in the other hand and he held on tight

    And he shook it like a hurricane

    And he shook it like to make it break

    And he shook it like a holy roller, baby

    With his soul at stake

    CHORUS

    He was all alone in a long decline

    Thinking how lucky John Henry was

    That he fell down and died

    When he shook it and it rang like silver

    And he shook it and it shine like gold

    Well he shook it and it beat that steam drill, baby

    Well bless my soul, bless my soul

    Well he (Em) shook it and he beat that (G) steam drill, baby

    Well (C) bless my soul, what's a wrong with me?

    I'm itching like a man on a fuzzy tree,

    On a (G) fuzzy tree, fuzzy (G7) tree

    CHORUS

    Just a (G) country boy that combed his hair

    (C) Put on the shirt his mother made

    And he (G) went on the air

    And he (Em) shook it like a chorus girl (G)

    And he (D) shook it like a Harlem (G) queen

    And he (C) shook it like a midnight (G) rambler, baby

    Like he (C) never seen, never (G) seen,

    Like he never (G7) seen, never (G) seen