Ooh Las Vegas chords by Emmylou Harris

Chords with lyrics

Tuning: EADGBE

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Ooh, Las Vegas ain't no place for a poor boy like me
A augmentedA                         E MajorE
Ooh, Las Vegas ain't no place for a poor boy like me
    D MajorD
Ev'ry time I hit your crystal city
   A augmentedA                  E MajorE
You know you're gonna make a wreck out of me
      E MajorE
Well, the first time I lose a drink of whiskey

And the second time I lose a drink of gin,

Third time I lose a drink of anything

Cause I think I'm gonna win.
A augmentedA                         E MajorE
Ooh, Las Vegas ain't no place for a poor boy like me
A augmentedA                         E MajorE
Ooh, Las Vegas ain't no place for a poor boy like me
    D MajorD
Ev'ry time I hit your crystal city
  A augmentedA                   E MajorE
You know you're gonna make a wreck out of me
A augmentedA
Well, the queen of spades is a friend of mine

The queen of hearts is a bitch
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Some day when I clean up my mind
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I'll think I'm gonna win.
A augmentedA                         E MajorE
Ooh, Las Vegas ain't no place for a poor boy like me
A augmentedA                         E MajorE
Ooh, Las Vegas ain't no place for a poor boy like me
    D MajorD
Ev'ry time I hit your crystal city
   A augmentedA                  E MajorE
You know you're gonna make a wreck out of me

A augmentedA
Spend all night with a dealer

Just trying to get ahead,

Spend all day at the Holiday Inn

Just trying to get out of bed
A augmentedA                         E MajorE
Ooh, Las Vegas ain't no place for a poor boy like me
A augmentedA                         E MajorE
Ooh, Las Vegas ain't no place for a poor boy like me
    D MajorD
Ev'ry time I hit your crystal city
   A augmentedA                  E MajorE
You know you're gonna make a wreck out of me

    D MajorD
Ev'ry time I hit your crystal city
   A augmentedA                  E MajorE
You know you're gonna make a wreck out of me
    D MajorD
Ev'ry time I hit your crystal city
   A augmentedA                  E MajorE
You know you're gonna make a wreck out of me

From Emmylou Harris "Elite Hotel"
Reprise Records 1975
                          BMI