Blue Suede Shoes
Elvis Presley (Carl Perkins, 1955)
General rhythm like this:
4/4 | - - D - D - - - | D - - U - - - - |
(1) 2 3 (4) 1 2 & 3 4
Try doing the hits like this: [↑↓A↓]
Well it's [A↓] one for the money [A↓] two for the show
[A↓] Three to get ready, now [A7] go cat go
But [D7] don't you step on my blue suede [A] shoes [A]
You can [E7] do anything but lay [D7] off of my blue suede [A] shoes [A]
Well you can [A↓] knock me down, [A↓] step in my face
[A↓] Slander my name all [A↓] over the place
And [A↓] do anything that you [A↓] wanna do
But [A7↓] ah ah honey lay [A7] off of my shoes
And [D7] don't you step on my blue suede [A] shoes [A]
You can [E7] do anything but lay [D7] off of my blue suede [A] shoes [A]
Intrumental:
| [A] | [A] | [A] | [A7] |
| [D7] | [D7] | [A] | [A] |
| [E7] | [D7] | [A] | [A]
But you can [A↓] burn my house, [A↓] steal my car
[A↓] Drink my liquor from my [A↓] old fruit jar
[A↓] Do anything that you [A↓] wanna do
But [A7↓] ah ah honey lay [A7] off of them shoes
And [D7] don't you step on my blue suede [A] shoes [A]
You can [E7] do anything but lay [D7] off of my blue suede [A] shoes [A]Rock!
Intrumental:
| [A] | [A] | [A] | [A7] |
| [D7] | [D7] | [A] | [A] |
| [E7] | [D7] | [A] | [A]
Well it's a [A↓] one for the money, [A↓] two for the show
[A↓] Three to get ready, now [A7] go cat go
But [D7] don't you step on my blue suede [A] shoes [A]
You can [E7] do anything but lay [D7] off of my blue suede [A] shoes [A]
Well it's [A] blue blue, blue suede shoes
[A] Blue blue, blue suede shoes, yeah
[D7] Blue blue, blue suede shoes, baby
[A] Blue blue, blue suede shoes
You can [E7] do anything but lay [D7] off of my blue suede [A] shoes [A]↓ ↓
#Play along with original in this key.
#Last Updated 7/9/17 JJ
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Elvis Presley (Carl Perkins, 1955)
General rhythm like this:
4/4 | - - D - D - - - | D - - U - - - - |
(1) 2 3 (4) 1 2 & 3 4
Try doing the hits like this: [↑↓A↓]
Well it's [A↓] one for the money [A↓] two for the show
[A↓] Three to get ready, now [A7] go cat go
But [D7] don't you step on my blue suede [A] shoes [A]
You can [E7] do anything but lay [D7] off of my blue suede [A] shoes [A]
Well you can [A↓] knock me down, [A↓] step in my face
[A↓] Slander my name all [A↓] over the place
And [A↓] do anything that you [A↓] wanna do
But [A7↓] ah ah honey lay [A7] off of my shoes
And [D7] don't you step on my blue suede [A] shoes [A]
You can [E7] do anything but lay [D7] off of my blue suede [A] shoes [A]
Intrumental:
| [A] | [A] | [A] | [A7] |
| [D7] | [D7] | [A] | [A] |
| [E7] | [D7] | [A] | [A]
But you can [A↓] burn my house, [A↓] steal my car
[A↓] Drink my liquor from my [A↓] old fruit jar
[A↓] Do anything that you [A↓] wanna do
But [A7↓] ah ah honey lay [A7] off of them shoes
And [D7] don't you step on my blue suede [A] shoes [A]
You can [E7] do anything but lay [D7] off of my blue suede [A] shoes [A]Rock!
Intrumental:
| [A] | [A] | [A] | [A7] |
| [D7] | [D7] | [A] | [A] |
| [E7] | [D7] | [A] | [A]
Well it's a [A↓] one for the money, [A↓] two for the show
[A↓] Three to get ready, now [A7] go cat go
But [D7] don't you step on my blue suede [A] shoes [A]
You can [E7] do anything but lay [D7] off of my blue suede [A] shoes [A]
Well it's [A] blue blue, blue suede shoes
[A] Blue blue, blue suede shoes, yeah
[D7] Blue blue, blue suede shoes, baby
[A] Blue blue, blue suede shoes
You can [E7] do anything but lay [D7] off of my blue suede [A] shoes [A]↓ ↓
#Play along with original in this key.
#Last Updated 7/9/17 JJ
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