Elvis Presley Blues chords by Grace Potter And The Nocturnals

Chords with lyrics

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

Key: E MajorE

Difficulty: Intermediate

Play the G+G by just bending G+G note on low E MajorE before playing E MajorE

Intro:
D MajorD  C# minorC#m  G+G E MajorE (4x)

Verse 1:
E MajorE
I was thinking that night about Elvis
               E7E7
Day that he died, day that he died
E MajorE
I was thinking that night about Elvis
               E7E7
Day that he died, day that he died
E MajorE
Just a country boy that combed his hair
  A augmentedA                 E MajorE
He put on a shirt his mother made and went on the air
    C# minorC#m          E MajorE
And he shook it like a chorus girl
    C# minorC#m          E MajorE
And he shook it like a Harlem Queen
  C# minorC#m           E MajorE
He shook it like a midnight rambler, baby
     A augmentedA             E MajorE      E7E7
Like you never seen, like you never seen, never seen

Instrumental:
D MajorD  C# minorC#m  G+G E MajorE (2x)

Verse 2:
E MajorE
I was thinking that night about Elvis
               E7E7
Day that he died, day that he died
E MajorE
I was thinking that night about Elvis
               E7E7
Day that he died, day that he died
E MajorE
How he took it all out of black and white
A augmentedA                     E MajorE
Grabbed his wand in the other hand and he held on tight
    C# minorC#m         E MajorE
And he shook it like a hurricane
  C# minorC#m           E MajorE
He shook it like to make it break
    C# minorC#m         E MajorE
And he shook it like a holy roller, baby
     A augmentedA                E MajorE       E7E7
With his soul at stake, with his soul at stake, soul at stake

Instrumental:
D MajorD  C# minorC#m  G+G E MajorE (2x)

Verse 3:
E MajorE
I was thinking that night about Elvis
               E7E7
Day that he died, day that he died
E MajorE
I was thinking that night about Elvis
               E7E7
Day that he died, day that he died
E MajorE
He was all alone in a long decline
A augmentedA                     E MajorE
Thinking how happy John Henry was that he fell down and died
    C# minorC#m            E MajorE
When he shook it and it rang like silver
  C# minorC#m            E MajorE
He shook it and it shine like gold
  C# minorC#m            E MajorE
He shook it and he beat that steam drill, baby
    A augmentedA
And he blessed my soul, were you long with me
  A augmentedA                       E MajorE      E7E7
And mentioned like a man on a fuzzy dream, a fuzzy dream, fuzzy dream

Instrumental:
D MajorD  C# minorC#m  G+G E MajorE (2x)

Outro:
    C# minorC#m            E MajorE
And he shook it and it rang like silver
    C# minorC#m             E MajorE
And he shook it and it shined like gold
  C# minorC#m            E MajorE
He shook it and he beat that steam drill, baby
    A augmentedA                 E MajorE        E7E7
And he blessed my soul, yes he blessed my soul, blessed my soul

D MajorD  C# minorC#m  G+G E MajorE (4x)