Chords with lyrics
Tuning: G C E A (G C E A)
VERSION 1
Unfinished recording from 1955
Released on “Elvis: A 🏷Legendary Performer Volume 4” (1983)
CHORDS
g-C-E-A
C 0-0-0-3
F9 2-3-3-3
F 2-0-1-0
G9 0-5-5-5
G6 0-7-7-7
Ebdim7 2-3-2-3
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Verse 1:
| C F | C |
You know what it takes, you've got it, baby
| C F | C |
You are the only one I chose
| F9 F | F9 |
Don't leave me here with all these heartaches
| C F | C |
Only you and heaven knows
| G9 G6 | G9 |
About my troubles troubles troubles (break)
| C F | C |
When it rains, it really pours
Verse:2
| C F | C |
You shouldn't have took away my loving
| C F | C |
You know you thrill me from head to toe
| F9 F | F9 |
I got a feeling for you, baby
| C F | C |
And you're the only one who knows
| G9 G6 | G9 |
About my troubles, troubles, troubles (breaks)
| C F | C |
When it rains, it really pours
Solo:
| C | % | % | % |
| F | % | C | % |
| G | F | C Ebdim7 | G9 |
(break)
Verse 3:
| C F | C |
You know what you did to make me love you
| C F | C |
You really opened up my nose
| F9 F | F9 |
You got what you wanted; now you left me
| C F | C |
That's the way the story goes
| G9 G6 | G9 |
Well, I got troubles, troubles, troubles (break)
| C | C Ebdim7 C
When it rains, it really pours
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VERSION 2
Remake of the 1955 Sun recording, recorded on February 24, 1957 for RCA
Finally released on the 1965 album “Elvis for Everyone”
Break
G7
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
A|----------------|----------------|
E|----------0-1-2-|3---------------|
C|--------2-------|2---------------|
g|----------------|0---------------|
g-C-E_A
C#9 1-3-1-2
C9 0-2-0-1
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Verse 1:
C
You know what it takes, you've got it, baby
C
You are the only one I chose
F
I got a feeling for you baby,
C
And you're the only one who knows
| G7 | G7 |
About my troubles, troubles, troubles (= break)
C
When it rains, it really pours
Solo:
| C | % | % | % |
| F | % | C | % |
| G7 | G7 |
(= break)
C
When it rains, it really pours
Verse 2:
C
You shouldn't have took away my love, dear
C
You know you thrill me from head to toe
F
You got what you want and now you left me,
C
Well that's the way the story goes
| G7 | G7 |
Well, I got troubles, troubles, troubles (= break)
1 + 2 +
| C | C C#9 C9
When it rains, it really pours