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Version 1 Version 1 Version 2 Version 3 Version 4 Version 5--------------------------------------------------------------------------- Loving You – Elvis Presley --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Album chords and tabs by: maguri Released July 1, 1957 Recorded January 12 – February 24, 1957 Genre Rock and roll, rockabilly Length 26:23 Label RCA Victor Producer Steve Sholes Track List Side one (songs from the film “Loving You”) A1. Mean Woman Blues (Claude Demetrius) 2:15 A2. (Let Me Be Your) Teddy Bear (Kal Mann and Bernie Lowe) 1:48 A3. Loving You (Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller) 2:12 A4. Got a Lot o' Livin' to Do (Aaron Schroeder and Ben Weisman) 2:31 A5. Lonesome Cowboy (Sid Tepper and Roy C. Bennett) 3:07 A6. Hot Dog (Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller) 1:17 A7. Party (Jessie Mae Robinson) 1:27 Side two (songs not included in the film) B1. Blueberry Hill (Vincent Rose, Al Lewis, Larry Stock) 2:38 B2. True Love (Cole Porter) 2:07 B3. Don't Leave Me Now (Aaron Schroeder and Ben Weisman) 2:00 B4. Have I Told You Lately That I Love You? (Johnny Russell and Scott Wiseman) 2:30 B5. I Need You So (Ivory Joe Hunter) 2:40 Musicians The Blue Moon Boys Elvis Presley – vocals, acoustic guitar, percussion on “(Let Me Be Your) Teddy Bear” Scotty Moore – electric guitar Bill Black – double bass D. J. Fontana – drums The Jordanaires Gordon Stoker – piano, backing vocals Hoyt Hawkins – organ on "Blueberry Hill", "Have I Told You Lately That I Love You?" and piano, backing vocals on "Is It So Strange" Hugh Jarrett – backing vocals Neal Matthews – backing vocals Additional personnel Dudley Brooks – piano George Fields – harmonica Tiny Timbrell – acoustic guitar --------------------------------------------------------------------------- A1 Mean Woman Blues – Elvis Presley --------------------------------------------------------------------------- CHORDS E-A-D-G-B-e C9 x-3-2-3-3-x --------------------------------------------------------------------------- [Chorus] | C | % | I-hi got a woman, mean as she can be F | C | % | I-hi got a woman, mean as she can be G7 F7 | C | % | Sometimes I think she's almost mean as me [Verse 2] C C A black cat up and died of fright C Because she crossed his path last night [Chorus] F | C | % | I-hi got a woman, mean as she can be G7 F7 | C | % | Sometimes I think she's almost mean as me [Verse 3] C C Kissed so hard, she bruise my lips C [ C9 C9 C9 ] Hurts so good, my heart just flips [Chorus] F | C | % | I-hi got a woman, mean as she can be G7 F7 | C | % | Sometimes I think she's almost mean as me [Solo] | C | C | C | | F7 | % | C | % | | G7 | F7 | C | % | [Verse 4] C C Strangest gal I ever had C [ C9 C9 C9 ] Never happy unless she's mad [Chorus] F | C | % | I-hi got a woman, mean as she can be G7 F7 | C | % | Sometimes I think she's almost mean as me [Solo] | C | C | C | Yeah, huh, yeah | F7 | % | C | % | | G7 | F7 | C | % | [Verse 5] C C She makes love without a smile C [ C9 C9 C9 ] Ooh, hot dog, it drives me wild [Chorus] F | C | % | I-hi got a woman, mean as she can be G7 F7 | C | % | Sometimes I think she's almost mean as me [Outro] G7 F7 | C | % | Sometimes I think she's almost mean as me G7 F7 | C | % | Sometimes I think she's almost mean as me (repeat and fade) --------------------------------------------------------------------------- A2 (Let Me Be Your) Teddy Bear– Elvis Presley --------------------------------------------------------------------------- G6 F#6 F6 F#6 G6 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + e|3-3-2-2-1-1-2-2-|3---------------| B|5-5-4-4-3-3-4-4-|5---------------| G|4-4-3-3-2-2-3-3-|4---------------| D|5-5-4-4-3-3-4-4-|5---------------| A|----------------|----------------| E|----------------|--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-| CHORDS E-A-D-G-B-e C6 x-3-2-2-1-0 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- [Intro] | G6 F#6 F6 F#6 | G6 | [Verse 1] C Baby let me be C Your lovin' teddy bear F Put a chain around my neck F C And lead me anywhere G G7 | C | % | Oh, let me be ... you-our teddy bear (Oh, let him be) (stop) [Bridge] F G7 I don't wanna be a tiger F G7 Cause tigers play too rough F G7 I don't wanna be a lion F G7 | C | C | 'Cause lions ain't the kind you love enough (stop) [Verse 2] | C | % | I just wanna be | C | % | Your teddy bear F Put a chain around my neck F C And lead me anywhere G G7 | C | % | Oh, let me be ... you-our teddy bear (Oh, let him be) (stop) [Verse 3] C Oh, baby, let me be C Around you every night F Run your fingers through my hair F C And cuddle me real tight G G7 | C | % | Oh, let me be ... your teddy bear (Oh, let him be) (stop) [Bridge] F G7 I don't wanna be a tiger F G7 Cause tigers play too rough F G7 I don't wanna be a lion F G7 | C | C | 'Cause lions ain't the kind you love enough (stop) [Verse 4] | C | % | Just wanna be | C | % | Your teddy bear F Put a chain around my neck F C And lead me anywhere G G7 | C | % | Oh, let me be ... you-our teddy bear (Oh, let him be) (stop) [Coda] G G7 Oh, let me be ... (Oh, let him be ...) | C6 | % | C C6 I just wanna be your te-eddy bear (... your teddy bear) (Oooooh) (stop) --------------------------------------------------------------------------- A3 Loving You – Elvis Presley --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Capo: 1st fret Play: C Key: Db For chords in original key transpose +1 (and "use flats") Links Amaj7(-13) Gmaj7(-13) A A6 A7 alternative G G6 G7 alternative 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + e|----2---1---0---| |----5---4---3---| |----------------| |----3---2---1---| B|----------------| |----7---6---5---| |----5---4---3---| |----5---4---3---| G|----2---1---0---| |----------------| |----------------| |0---------------| D|----------------| |----------------| |----5---4---3---| |----------------| A|0---------------| |0---------------| |----------------| |----------------| E|----------------| |----------------| |3---------------| |----------------| [Coda] one octave down Cmaj C6(add9) Cmaj C6(add9) e|-----------15---| |---------3------| B|---12------15---| |---0-----3------| G|--12-12/14-14---| |--0------2------| D|-14--------14---| |-2—-5/7--2------| A|15---------15---| |3--------3------| E|----------------| |----------------| CHORDS E-A-D-G-B-e G13 3-5-3-4-5-3 Ab7 4-x-3-4-3-x G7 3-x-3-4-3-x F#7 2-x-2-3-2-x --------------------------------------------------------------------------- [Intro] | G13 | (arpeggio) [Verse 1] C [ Ab7 G7 ] I will spend my whole life through G7 [ F#7 G7 ] Loving you, just loving you G7 Winter, summer, springtime too C C7 Loving you loving you F Fm Makes no difference where I go C E7 | A [ A6 Amaj7(-13) A7 ] | Or what I-I-I do (Link) D7 You know that I'll always be ... G D7 | G [ G6 Gmaj7(-13) G7 ] | Lo-ving you just you and ... (Link) [Verse 2] C [ Ab7 G7 ] If I'm seen with someone new G7 [ F#7 G7 ] Don't be blue, don't you be blue G7 I'll be faithful I'll be true C C Cmaj7 C7 Always true, ... true to you F Fm There is only one for me C E7 | A [ A6 Amaj7(-13) A7 ] | And you know-ow-ow who (Link) D7 You know that I'll always be ... G7 C [ Cmaj7 C6(add9) ] Lo-ving ... you (Coda) --------------------------------------------------------------------------- A4 Got a Lot o' Livin' to Do – Elvis Presley --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tip for novice players to get rid of barre chords: Transpose -3 and use a capo 3rd fret to match Presley's recording. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- [Intro] | F | % | % | % | [Chorus] C Oh yes I've got a lot o' living to do F Whole lot o' loving to do Bb F Come on baby, to make it fun it takes two C Oh yes I've got a lot o' living to do F Whole lot o' loving to do Bb C F And there's no one who I'd rather do it with-a than you [Verse 1] F There's a moon that's big and bright F In the milky way tonight Bb F But the way you act you never would know it's there C So baby, time's a-wasting C A lot of kisses I ain't been tasting Bb C F I don't know about you but I'm gonna get my share [Chorus] C Oooh, I've got a lot o' living to do F Whole lot o' loving to do Bb F Come on baby, to make it fun it takes two C Oh yes, I've got a lot o' living to do F Whole lot o' loving to do Bb C F And there's no one who I'd rather do it with-a than you [Verse 2] F There's a balmy little breeze F That's whistling through the trees Bb F And it's telling you to pitch a little woo with me C Why don't you take a listen C You'll never know what you've been missing Bb C F Cuddle up a little closer and be my little honey bee [Chorus] C Oooh, I've got a lot o' living to do F Got a lot o' loving to do Bb F Come on baby, to make it fun it takes two C Oh yes, I've got a lot o' living to do F Whole lot o' loving to do Bb C F And there's no one who I'd rather do it with-a than you [Verse 3] F You're the prettiest thing I've seen F But you treat me so doggone mean Bb F Ain't you got no heart, I'm dying to hold you near C Why do you keep me waiting C Why don't you start co-operating Bb C F And the things I say are things you want to hear [Chorus] C Oooh, I've got a lot o' living to do F Got a lot o' loving to do Bb F Come on baby, to make it fun it takes two C Oh yes, I've got a lot o' living to do F Got a lot o' loving to do Bb C F And there's no one who I'd rather do it with-a than you [Outro] Bb C F And there's no one who I'd rather do it with-a than you Bb C F F And there's no one who I'd rather do it with-a than you --------------------------------------------------------------------------- A5 Lonesome Cowboy – Elvis Presley --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Capo: 3rd fret Play: Am / C Key: Cm / Eb For chords in original key transpose +3 (and “use flats”) --------------------------------------------------------------------------- CHORDS E-A-D-G-B-e C6 x-3-2-2-1-0 Am7 x-0-2-0-1-0 Am6 x-0-4-2-1-0 F#dim7 2-x-1-2-1-x D9 x-x-0-2-1-0 or x-5-4-5-5-x --------------------------------------------------------------------------- [Intro] (freely) Am Am Am I am just a lonesome cowboy Am And I'm travelling all alone Am I ain’t even got a nickel Am [ C ] To call my baby on the phone | C | % | C | % | (whistling) | C6 | % | Ride, ride, ride [Verse 1] C C6 Just beyond the mountain lies a city C C6 And I hear it calling me C Saddle up and ride, you lonesome cowboy C6 | Am | % | Here is where you'll find your destiny (destiny) [Verse 2] C In my dreams the lights shine bright and pretty C6 Near to me and yet so far (fa-ar) C Will I always be a lonesome cowboy C6 Am Am7 Am6 Am I only reaching for a star (for a star, for a star, for a star) [Bridge] F F#dim7 | C | % | Ride. ride, ride (ride along cowboy) Cowboy, cowboy Am AmMaj7 Am7 D9 | G | % | Sing, sing, sing, sing a song cowboy [Verse 2] C Will I ever leave this lonesome valley C C6 Really see the lights that shine (shi-ine) C Got to find what lies beyond the mountain C6 Am Am6 D9 Got to rope and tie that dream of mine (dream of mine, dream of mine, dream of mine) [Outro] (freely) Am I am just a lonesome cowboy Am6 And I'm travelling all alone Am6 Am6 If you don't call me baby Am6 Am6 Then I'm never coming home Am Then I'm never coming home --------------------------------------------------------------------------- A6 Hot Dog – Elvis Presley --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Capo: 1st fret Play: A Key: Bb For chords in original key transpose +1 (and “use flats”) CHORDS E-A-D-G-B-e A#dim7 x-1-2-0-2-x Bdim7 x-2-3-1-2-x Cdim7 x-3-4-2-4-x C#dim7 x-4-5-3-5-x Ddim7 x-5-6-4-6-x D#dim7 x-6-7-5-7-x Edim7 x-7-8-6-8-x Fdim7 x-8-9-7-9-x --------------------------------------------------------------------------- [Intro] 1 2 3 | N.C. | % | % | E | Wah-wah, wah-wah (break) [Chorus] A Hot dog, you say you're really coming back A Hot dog, I'm waiting at the railway track D7 Hot dog, you say you're coming home for good A Hot dog, I'm going to keep on knocking wood E7 And baby, I can hardly wait D7 I'm going to meet you at the gate | A | % | Hot dog [Verse 1] A A I fell in love with you and then you, you went away A#dim7 Bdim7 Cdim7 C#dim7 Ddim7 D#dim7 Edim7 [ Fdim7 D7 ] But now you're co- ming home to stay [Hot dog] [Chorus] Fdim7 D7 Hot dog, soon everything will be all right A7 Hot dog, we're going to have a ball tonight E7 I've got a pocketful of dimes D7 It's going to be just like old times | A | % | Hot dog [Verse 2] A A You went away and every day was misery A#dim7 Bdim7 Cdim7 C#dim7 Ddim7 D#dim7 Edim7 [ Fdim7 D7 ] But now you're co- ming back to me [Hot dog] [Chorus] Fdim7 D7 Hot dog, my heart is going insane A7 Hot dog, when you come walking off the train E7 Oh, how lonely I have been D7 But when that Santa Fe pulls in | A7 | % | Hot dog, baby, hot dog | A7 | % | (Hot dog) (fast fade) --------------------------------------------------------------------------- A7 Party – Elvis Presley --------------------------------------------------------------------------- CHORDS E-A-D-G-B-e C6 x-3-2-2-1-0 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- [Verse 1] C Some people like to rock C Some people like to roll C But movin' and a-groovin' going to satisfy my soul [Chorus] F Let's have a party Ooh (Let's have a party) C Let's have a party (Let's have a party) D7 G7 Send 'em to the store C6 And let's buy some more D7 G7 C6 And let's have a party tonight [Verse 2] C I never kissed a bear F I never kissed a goon C But I can shake a chicken in the middle of the room [Chorus] F Let's have a party Ooh (Let's have a party) C Let's have a party (Let's have a party) D7 G7 Send 'em to the store C6 And let's buy some more D7 G7 C6 And let's have a party tonight [Verse 3] C Now Honky Tonky Joe F Is knocking at the door C Bring him in and fill him up and set him on the floor [Chorus] F Let's have a party Ooh (Let's have a party) C Let's have a party (Let's have a party) D7 G7 Send 'em to the store C6 And let's buy some more D7 G7 C6 And let's have a party tonight [Verse 4] C The meat is on the stove F The bread is gettin' hot C Everybody come and taste the possum poppa shot [Chorus] F Let's have a party Ooh (Let's have a party) C Let's have a party (Let's have a party) D7 G7 Send 'em to the store C6 And let's buy some more D7 G7 C6 And let's have a party tonight [Chorus] D7 G7 C6 C6 C6 C6 C6 C6 We'll have a party tonight (Toni-i-i-igh-igh-igh-igh-ight) --------------------------------------------------------------------------- B1 Blueberry Hill – Elvis Presley --------------------------------------------------------------------------- CHORDS E-A-D-G-B-e G* x-x-5-4-3-3 C#7 x-x-6-6-6-7 (coda) C7 x-x-5-5-5-6 (coda) --------------------------------------------------------------------------- [Intro] | F | % | C | C (stop) [Verse 1] F C I found my thrill on Blueberry hill G C On Blueberry hill where I found you [Verse 2] F C The moon stood still on Blueberry hill G | C F Fm | C And lingered until my dreams came true (stop) [Bridge] [ G* ] C The wind in the willow played G7 C Love's sweet melody B7 Em But all of those vows we made B7 | Em | G7 Were never to be [Verse 3] F C Tho' we're apart, you're part of me still G | C F Fm | C For you were my thrill on Blueberry hill (stop) [Bridge] [ G* ] C The wind in the willow played G7 C Love's sweet melody B7 Em But all of those vows we made B7 | Em | G7 Were never to be [Verse 4] F C Tho' we're apart, you're part of me still | G | G For you were my thrill | C F Fm | C C#7 C7 On Blueberry hill (stop) --------------------------------------------------------------------------- B2 True Love - Elvis Presley --------------------------------------------------------------------------- CHORDS E-A-D-G-B-E Gdim7 3-x-2-3-2-x D9aug x-x-0-3-3-0 C#m7-5 x-4-5-4-5-x --------------------------------------------------------------------------- [Intro] G D7 Suntanned, windblown G G#dim7 D Honeymooners at last alone G C Cm Feelings far above par G A7 D Oh, how lucky we are [Verse 1] G C Gdim7 G While I give to you and you give to me D D7 Daug G True love, true love [Verse 2] G C Gdim7 G So on and on it will always be D D7 G True love, true love [Middle 8] Eb Bb G7 For you and I have a guardian angel Cm F7 | Bb | D7 | On high, with nothing to do [Verse 3] (+coda) G C Gdim7 G But to give to you and to give to me D7 | G | C#m7-5 | Love forever true D7 | G | Eb | G Love forever true --------------------------------------------------------------------------- B3 Don't Leave Me Now – Elvis Presley --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Elvis recorded two versions of this song. One was relased on the album "Loving You", the other one was used in the soundtrack of the movie "Jailhouse Rock". CHORDS E-A-D-G-B-e C#dim7 x-4-5-3-5-x G/D x-5-x-0-0-x --------------------------------------------------------------------------- [Verse 1] C Don't leave me now F Now that I need you G How blue and lonely I'd be C If you should say we're through C#dim7 G/D (Don’t say we’re through) [Verse 2] C Don't break my heart F This heart that loves you G They'll just be nothing for me C If you should leave me now F7 C (Don’t leave me now) [Middle 8] F7 What good is dreamin' C If I must dream all alone by myself D7 Without you darling G My arms would just gather dust N.C. (Like a book on a shelf) [Verse 3] C Come to these arms F These arms that need you G Don't close your eyes to my plea C Don't leave me now F7 C (Don’t leave me now) [Coda] G Don't close your eyes to my plea C Don't leave me now G G7 C (Don’t you leave me now) --------------------------------------------------------------------------- B4 Have I Told You Lately That I Love You - Elvis Presley --------------------------------------------------------------------------- [Intro] G6 G7 G6 G7 G G7 C F C/E G/D C 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + e|0-----------0---|1-------0-------|--------1--0----| B|0---3-------0---|0-------0---3---|1-------1--1--3-|1 G|0---0-------0---|0-------0---0---|0-------2--0--0-|0 D|----3-----------|------------3---|2-------3--2--0-|2 A|----------------|----------------|3---------------|3 E|3---------------|3---------------|----------------| (triplets) --------------------------------------------------------------------------- [Intro] | G | % | C F C/E G/D | C | [Verse 1] C G7 Have I told you lately that I love you? G7 | C | C7 | Could I tell you once again somehow? F C C6 | C C6 | Have I told with all my heart and soul how I adore you? G7 | C F C/E G/D | C | Well, darling, I'm telling you now [Verse 2] C G7 Have I told you lately when I'm sleeping G7 | C | C7 | Every dream I dream is you somehow? F C C6 | C C6 | Have I told you why the nights are long when you're not with me? G7 | C F C/E G/D | C | Well, darling, I'm telling you now (break) [Bridge] F | C C6 | % | My heart would break in two if I should lose you G7 | C | C7 | I'm no good without you anyhow F | C C6 | % | And have I told you lately that I love you? G7 | C F C/E G/D | C | Well, darling, I'm telling you now (break) [Bridge] F | C C6 | % | My heart would break in two if I should lose you G7 | C | C7 | I'm no good without you anyhow F | C C6 | % | And have I told you lately that I love you? G7 | C F C/E G/D | C | Well, darling, I'm telling you now [Coda] G7 | C F C/E G/D | C Well, darling, I'm telling you now --------------------------------------------------------------------------- B5 I Need You So - Elvis Presley --------------------------------------------------------------------------- CHORDS E-A-D-G-B-E F#dim7 2-x-1-2-1-x --------------------------------------------------------------------------- [Intro] | F F#dim7 | C7 | (break) [Verse 1] F I need you so | Bb | Bbm | To keep me happy F If I can't have you G7 | Gm7 | C7 | I cannot go on (break) [Verse 2] F 'Cause I need yu so | Bb | Bbm | Around me tightly F Yes, I miss them nightly G7 C7 | F Bb | F | When you're not at home (break) [Bridge] Bb When the day is done Bb7 F I miss you so D7 Gm7 I lie and wait G7 | C7 Gm7 | C7 | To hear you knock o-o-on the door (break) [Verse 3] F When you leave me F7 | Bb | Bbm | I try not to worry F Come back in a hurry G7 C7 | F Bb | F | 'Cause I need you so (break) [Bridge] Bb When the day is done Bb7 F I miss you so D7 Gm7 I lie and wait G7 | C7 Gm7 | C7 | To hear you knock o-o-on the door (break) [Verse 4] F When you leave me F7 | Bb | Bbm | I try not to worry F Come back in a hurry G7 C7 | F Bb | F 'Cause I need you so