Don't Be Cruel tab by Elvis Presley

Tabs

• Difficulty: Intermediate

Tuning: Standard (E MajorE A augmentedA D MajorD G+G BB E MajorE)

🎸 Intro:
 /--------3x------------------\
  G+G    +    +    +       +    +
E MajorE|------------------------------|----------------------0----|
BB|------------------------------|---------------------------|
G+G|------------------------------|---------------------------|
D MajorD|----------0-------0--h2--p0---|----------0-------0--------|
A augmentedA|------2---------------2-------|------2---------------2----|
E MajorE|-3------------3---------------|-3------------3------------|


🎸 Verse:   (2x)
  G+G   +     +    +   +         +     +    +   +      C majorC   +     +
E MajorE|---------------0--3--|-----------------0--|---------------0--3--|--------------------|-0a--0-----0------0--|
BB|-3a--3-----3---------|----0m-------0------|-3---3-----3---------|----0m-------0---3--|-1a------------3-----|
G+G|-0a-----0------------|----0m----0---------|--------0------------|----0m----0---------|-0------0------------|
D MajorD|-----0---------0-----|-------0---------0--|-----0---------0-----|-------0---------0--|-----2---------2-----|
A augmentedA|-----------2---------|-------------2------|-----------2---------|-------------2------|-3a--------3---------|
E MajorE|-3a------------------|-3------------------|-3-------------------|-3------------------|---------------------|
You know I  can be found,          sitting home all alone,        If  you can't come around
  Baby, if I made you mad        for something I might have said,    Please, let's forget the past

   +   +      G+G   +     +    +   +      A minorAm        D MajorD +   +
E MajorE|------------------0---|---------------0--3--|---------------------|-----------------|---------------------|
BB|----1m--------1-------|-3---3-----3---------|----0m-------0---3---|-----------------|----0----------------|
G+G|----0m-----0----------|--------0------------|----0m----0----------|-2---------------|----------2-p0---2---|
D MajorD|-------2----------2---|-----0---------0-----|-------0---------0---|-----2-------2---|-------0---------0---|
A augmentedA|-3------------3-------|-----------2---------|-------------2-------|-0---------------|-------------0-------|
E MajorE|----------------------|-3-------------------|-3-------------------|---------0-------|-2-------------------|
          at  least please telephone.      Don't be cruel        to  a heart that's
          the  future looks bright ahead,    Don't be cruel        to  a heart that's

 /--------------1st pass---------------\ /------------2nd pass-------------\
  G+G   +          +      G+G
E MajorE|-------------------|-------------------|-----------------|-----------------|
BB|-0-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G+G|--------0----------|--------0----------|-0---------------|-------------0---|
D MajorD|-----0---------0---|-----0---------0---|-----0-------0---|-----0-------0---|
A augmentedA|-----------2-------|-----------2-------|---------2-------|---------2-------|
E MajorE|-3-----------------|-3-----------------|-3---------------|-3---------------|
  true.                  true.             I don't


🎸 Chorus:
  C majorC   +     D MajorD  +   +   C majorC   +     D MajorD   +    +  G+G  +  +      +  +
E MajorE|-0a--0---0---0--|-2a--------------|-0a--0---0---0--|-2a--2------------|-3a-------------|------------0:-|
BB|-1a--1---1---1--|-3a---3m----3----|-1a--1---1---1--|-3a--3------------|-0a-------------|--------(0---3)-|
G+G|-0a----0--------|-2a---2m----2----|-0a----0--------|-2a--2-2----------|-0a---0----0----|-------0---0----|
D MajorD|-----2-------2--|----0---------0--|-----2-------2--|-----0-------2/4--|----0--------0--|-----0-------0--|
A augmentedA|-3a------3------|---------0-------|-3a------3------|---------0--------|---------2------|---------2------|
E MajorE|----------------|-2a--------------|----------------|-2a---------------|-3a-------------|-3--------------|
  want no other  love,       Baby it's just  you I'm  thinking of.          (Don't be)

🎸 Verse: (1x)   ... as above ...
Don't stop thinking of me,
don't make me feel this way,
Come on over here and love me,
you know what I want you to say.
Don't be cruel to a heart that's true.


🎸 Chorus:      ... as above ...
Why should we be apart?
I really love you baby, cross my heart.


🎸 Verse: (1x)   ... as above ...
Let's walk up to the preacher
and let us say I do,
Then you'll know you'll have me,
and I'll know that I'll have you,
Don't be cruel to a heart that's true.


🎸 Chorus:      ... as above ...
I don't want no other love,
Baby it's just you I'm thinking of.


Final🎸 Verse:  (2x)
                  /-----------1st pass------------\ /-----------2nd pass------------\
  A minorAm        D MajorD +  +     G+G   +        +  +   G+G
E MajorE|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
BB|---------0---3--|---0------------|-0--------------|---------0---3--|----------------|----------------|
G+G|-2--------------|-2-----2p0---2--|-------0--------|-------0---0----|-0--------------|-------------0--|
D MajorD|-----2-------2--|-----0-------0--|-----0-------0--|-----0-------0--|-----0-------0--|-----0-------0--|
A augmentedA|-0--------------|---------0------|---------2------|---------2------|---------2------|---------2------|
E MajorE|---------0------|-2--------------|-3--------------|-3--------------|-3--------------|-3--------------|
  cruel       to a heart that's true..             true.            I don't

🎸 Chorus:
  C majorC   +     D MajorD  +   +   C majorC   +     D MajorD   +    +  G+G   +  +
E MajorE|-0a--0---0---0--|-2a--------------|-0a--0---0---0--|-2a--2------------|-3a-p0----------|---------3a-----|
BB|-1a--1---1---1--|-3a---3m----3----|-1a--1---1---1--|-3a--3------------|-0a------3--p0--|---------0a-----|
G+G|-0a----0--------|-2a---2m----2----|-0a----0--------|-2a--2-2----------|-0a----0---0----|-0-------0a-----|
D MajorD|-----2-------2--|----0---------0--|-----2-------2--|-----0-------2/4--|-----0-------0--|-----0-------0--|
A augmentedA|-3a------3------|---------0-------|-3a------3------|---------0--------|---------2------|---------2a-----|
E MajorE|----------------|-2a--------------|----------------|-2a---------------|-3a-------------|-3--------------|
  want no other  love,       Baby it's just  you I'm  thinking of.

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| a  Arpeggio: all notes in the chord are played harp-like in one beat in fast sequence
| h  Hammer-on
| m  Muded = left hand stopped
| p  Pull-off
| /  Slide up
|(0) Play for FinalVerse
|0: Play for Regular Verse

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