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Elvis Presley Blues

Gillian Welch
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 I was  thinking that night about Elvis
 Day that  he died, day that he died
 I was  thinking that night about Elvis
 Day that  he died, day that he died
 Just  a country boy that combed his hair
 And put  on a shirt his mother made and went  on the air
 And he shook  it like a chorus girl
 And he shook  it like a Harlem queen
 He shook  it like a midnight rambler,  baby,
 Like you never  seen
 I was thinking that night about Elvis
 Day that he died, day that he died
 I was thinking that night about Elvis
 Day that he died, day that he died
 How 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
 He shook it like to make it break
 And he shook it like a holy roller, baby
 With his soul at stake
 I was thinking that night about Elvis
 Day that he died, day that he died
 I was thinking that night about Elvis
 Day that he died, day that he died
 He was all alone in a long decline
 Thinking how happy John Henry was that he fell down and died
 When he shook it and he rang like silver
 He shook it and he shine like gold
 He shook it and he beat that steam drill, baby
 Well bless my soul
 He shook it and he beat that steam drill, baby
 Well bless my soul
 I was thinking that night about Elvis
 Day that he died, day that he died
 I was thinking that night about Elvis
 Day that he died, day that he died
 Just a country boy that combed his hair
 Put on a shirt his mother made and he went on the air
 And he shook it like a chorus girl
 He shook it like a Harlem queen
 He shook it like a midnight rambler, baby
 Like he never seen

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Readable chord sheet for Elvis Presley Blues by Gillian Welch

I wa[G]s thinking that night about Elvis
Day [G]that he died, day that he died
I wa[G]s thinking that night about Elvis
Day [G]that he died, day that he died
Just[G] a country boy that combed his hair
And [C]put on a shirt his mother made and [G]went on the air
And he [Em]shook it like a chorus girl [G]
And he [Em]shook it like a Harlem queen [G]
He [Em]shook it like a midnight rambler,[G] baby,
Like you [C]never seen    [G]

I was thinking that night about Elvis
Day that he died, day that he died
I was thinking that night about Elvis
Day that he died, day that he died
How 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
He shook it like to make it break
And he shook it like a holy roller, baby
With his soul at stake

I was thinking that night about Elvis
Day that he died, day that he died
I was thinking that night about Elvis
Day that he died, day that he died
He was all alone in a long decline
Thinking how happy John Henry was that he fell down and died
When he shook it and he rang like silver
He shook it and he shine like gold
He shook it and he beat that steam drill, baby
Well bless my soul

He shook it and he beat that steam drill, baby
Well bless my soul

I was thinking that night about Elvis
Day that he died, day that he died
I was thinking that night about Elvis
Day that he died, day that he died
Just a country boy that combed his hair
Put on a shirt his mother made and he went on the air
And he shook it like a chorus girl
He shook it like a Harlem queen
He shook it like a midnight rambler, baby
Like he never seen

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