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Elvis Presley : Misc: 1950s

  1. Mystery Train
  2. Blue Moon Of Kentucky
  3. Good Rockin' Tonight
  4. That's Alright Mama
  5. I'm Left, You're Right, She's Gone
  6. Blue Suede Shoes
  7. Don't Be Cruel
  8. Heartbreak Hotel
  9. Hound Dog
  10. Love Me Tender
  11. All Shook Up
  12. Jailhouse Rock
  13. (Let Me Be Your) Teddy Bear

Mystery Train
1953

<Junior Parker>
E
A
E
Train I ride, sixteen coaches long
E
A
E
Train I ride, sixteen coaches long
B
A
E
Well, that long black train, got my baby and gone
E
A
E
Train, train, comin' round, round the bend
E
A
E
Train, train, comin' round the bend
B
A
E
Well, it took my baby, but it never will again (No, not again)
E
A
E
Train, train, comin' down, down the line
E
A
E
Train, train, comin' down the line
B
A
E
Well, it's bringin' my baby, 'cause she's mine all, all mine (She's mine, all, all mine)
E
A
E
Train, train, comin' round, round the bend
E
A
E
Train, train, comin' round the bend
B
A
E
Well, it took my baby, but it never will again (No, not again)

Blue Moon Of Kentucky
1954

<Bill Monroe>
A
A7
D
Dm
Blue moon, blue moon
A
E
A
Blue moon keep shining bright
A
A7
Blue moon keep on shining bright
D
Dm
You gonna bring me back my baby tonight
A
E
A
Blue moon keep shining bright
A
A7
D
Dm
I said blue moon of Kentucky keep on shining
A
A7
E
Shine on the one that's gone and left me blue
A
A7
D
Dm
I said blue moon of Kentucky keep on shining
A
E
E7
A
Shine on the one that's gone and left me blue
D
Well it was on one moonlight night
A
A7
Stars shining bright
D
Whisper on high
A
E
Love said goodbye
A
A7
D
Dm
Blue moon of Kentucky just keep on shining
A
E
E7
A
Shine on the one that's gone and left me blue I said blue moon of Kentucky keep on shining Shine on the one that's gone and left me blue I said blue moon of Kentucky keep on shining Shine on the one that's gone and left me blue Well it was on one moonlight night Stars shining bright Whisper on high Love said goodbye Blue moon of Kentucky just keep on shining Shine on the one that's gone and left me blue

Good Rockin' Tonight
1954

<Roy Brown>
E
Well, I heard the news, there's good rockin' tonight
A
E
Well, I heard the news, there's good rockin' tonight
E
I'm gonna hold my baby as tight as I can
E7
Tonight she'll know I'm a mighty, mighty man
A
B
E
I heard the news, there's good rockin' tonight
E
I say, well, meet me in a hurry, behind the barn Don't you be afraid, darlin', I'll do you no harm
A
I want you to bring along, my rockin' shoes
B
'Cause tonight I'm gonna rock away all my blues
A
B
E
I heard the news, there's good rockin' tonight
E
Well, we're gonna rock. We're gonna rock
E
Let's rock. Come on and rock
B
We're gonna rock all our blues away
A
B
E
Have you heard the news? Everybody's rockin' tonight
A
B
E
Have you heard the news? Everybody's rockin' tonight

That's Alright Mama
1954

<Arthur Crudup>
A
Well, that's alright mama, that's alright for you
A7
That's alright mama, just anyway you do
D
Well, that's alright, that's alright
E7
A
That's alright now mama, anyway you do
A
Mama she done told me, papa done told me too
A7
"Son, that gal your foolin' with, she ain't no good for you"
D
But, that's alright, that's alright
E7
A
That's alright now mama, anyway you do
A
I'm leaving town, baby, I'm leaving town for sure
A7
Well, then you won't be bothered with me hanging round your door
D
Well, that's alright, that's alright
E7
A
That's alright now mama, anyway you do

I'm Left, You're Right, She's Gone
1955

<Bill Taylor/Stan Kesler>
E
B
E
Well, you're right, I'm left, she's gone
E
B
E
You're right, and I'm left all alone
A
E
Well, you tried to tell me so, but how was I to know
E
B
E
That she was not the one for me? You told me all along You're right, our love was so wrong But now I changed my mind, Because she broke the ties that bind And I know that she never cared for me
A
Well, I thought I knew just what she'd do
E
I guess I'm not so smart
A
Oh, you tried to tell me along
E
B
She'd only break my heart I'm left, you're right, she's gone You're right, and I'm left all alone Well, she's gone I know not where, but now I just don't care For now I'm falling for you If you'll forgive me now I'll make it up somehow So happy we will be, in a home just for three And I'll soon forget her, now I know Well, I thought I knew just what she'd do I guess I'm not so smart Oh, you tried to tell me along She'd only break my heart You're right, I'm left, she's gone You're right, and I'm left all alone Well, she's gone I know not where, but now I just don't care For now I'm falling for you

Blue Suede Shoes
1956

<Carl Perkins>
A
Well, it's one for the money, two for the show
A7
Three to get ready now go, cat, go
D
A
But don't you step on my blue suede shoes
E
D
A
You can do anything but lay off of my Blue suede shoes
A
Well, you can knock me down, step in my face Slander my name all over the place Do anything that you want to do
A7
But uh-huh honey, lay off of my shoes
D
A
Don't you step on my Blue suede shoes
E
D
A
Well you can do anything but lay off of my blue suede shoes
A
You can burn my house, steal my car Drink my liquor from an old fruitjar Do anything that you want to do, but uh-uh
A7
But uh-huh honey, lay off of my shoes
D
A
Don't you step on my Blue suede shoes
E
D
A
Well you can do anything but lay off of my blue suede shoes
A
Well it's a-blue, blue, blue suede shoes
A
Blue, blue, blue suede shoes
D
Blue, blue, blue suede shoes
A
Blue, blue, blue suede shoes
E
D
A
You can do anything but lay off of my blue suede shoes

Don't Be Cruel
1956

<Otis Blackwell>
D
You know I can be found Sitting home all alone
G
If you can't come around
D
At least please telephone
Em
A
D
Don't be cruel to a heart that's true Baby, if I made you mad For something I might have said Please, let's forget the past The future looks bright ahead Don't be cruel to a heart that's true
G
A
I don't want no other love
G
A
D
Baby it's just you I'm thinking of Don't stop thinking of me Don't make me feel this way Come on over here and love me You know what I want you to say Don't be cruel to a heart that's true Why should we be apart? I really love you baby, cross my heart Let's walk up to the preacher And let us say "I do" Then you'll know you'll have me And I'll know that I'll have you Don't be cruel to a heart that's true I don't want no other love Baby it's just you I'm thinking of
Em
A
D
Don't be cruel to a heart that's true
Em
A
D
Don't be cruel to a heart that's true I don't want no other love Baby it's just you I'm thinking of

Heartbreak Hotel
1956

<Mae Boren Axton/Tommy Durdon>
E
Well, since my baby left me
E
I found a new place to dwell
E7
It's down at the end of lonely street
E
At heartbreak hotel
A7
You make me so lonely baby
A7
I get so lonely
B7
E
I get so lonely I could die And although it's always crowded You still can find some room Where broken hearted lovers Do cry away their gloom You make me so lonely baby... Well, the bell hop's tears keep flowin' And the desk clerk's dressed in black Well they been so long on lonely street They ain't ever gonna look back You make me so lonely baby... Hey now, if your baby leaves you And you got a tale to tell Just take a walk down lonely street To heartbreak hotel You make me so lonely baby...
Break
And although it's always crowded You still can find some room Where broken hearted lovers Do cry away their gloom You make me so lonely baby...

Hound Dog
1956

<Big Mama Thornton>
C
You ain't nothin' but a hound dog, cryin' all the time
F
C
You ain't nothin' but a hound dog, cryin' all the time
G
Well, you ain't never caught a rabbit
F
C
And you ain't no friend of mine When they said you was high-class, well, that was just a lie Yeah they said you was high-class, well, that was just a lie Well, you ain't never caught a rabbit And you ain't no friend of mine You ain't nothin' but a hound dog, cryin' all the time You ain't nothin' but a hound dog, cryin' all the time Well, you ain't never caught a rabbit And you ain't no friend of mine
Instrumental verse
When they said you was high-class, well, that was just a lie Yeah they said you was high-class, well, that was just a lie Well, you ain't never caught a rabbit And you ain't no friend of mine
Instrumental verse
When they said you was high classed, well, that was just a lie You know they said you was high classed, well, that was just a lie Well, you ain't never caught a rabbit And you ain't no friend of mine You ain't nothin' but a hound dog, cryin' all the time You ain't nothin' but a hound dog, cryin' all the time
G
Well, you ain't never caught a rabbit
C#7
C7
And you ain't no friend of mine

Love Me Tender
1956

<George R. Poulton/Ken Darby>
D
D
E7
Love me tender, love me sweet
A7
D
Never let me go
E7
You have made my life complete
A7
D
And I love you so
F#7/c#
Bm
D7/a
Love me tender, love me true
G
Gm6
D
All my dreams fulfilled
B7
E7
For my darling I love you
A7
D
And I always will Love me tender, love me long Take me to your heart For it's there that I belong And will never part Love me tender, love me true All my dreams fulfilled For my darling I love you And I always will Love me tender love me dear Tell me you are mine I'll be yours through all the years Till the end of time Love me tender, love me true All my dreams fulfilled For my darling I love you And I always will

All Shook Up
1957

<Otis Blackwell>
Capo:
I
A
Well bless my soul, what's wrong with me? I'm itching like a man on a fuzzy tree My friends say I'm actin' wide as a bug I'm in love, I'm all shook up
D
E
A
Uh huh oh yeah, yeah! Well my hands are shaky and my knees are weak I can't seem to stand on my own two feet Now who do you thank when you have such luck? I'm in love, I'm all shook up Uh huh oh yeah, yeah!
D
Well please don't ask me what's on my mind
A
I'm a little mixed up, but I'm feelin' fine
D
When I'm near the girl that I love best
E
My heart beats so and it scares me to death! She touched my hand what a chill I got Her lips are like a volcano that's hot I'm proud to say she's my buttercup I'm in love, I'm all shook up Uh huh oh yeah, yeah! My tongue gets tied when I try to speak My insides shake like a leaf on a tree There's only one cure for this soul of mine That's to have that girl that I love so fine! She touched my hand what a chill I got Her lips are like a volcano that's hot I'm proud to say she's my buttercup I'm in love, I'm all shook up Uh huh oh yeah, yeah! Uh huh oh yeah, yeah Uh huh oh yeah, yeah I'm all shook up!

Jailhouse Rock
1957

<Leiber/Stoller>
Capo:
I
E
The warden threw a party in the county jail Prison band was there and they began to wail Band was jumpin' and the joint began to swing Should've heard those knocked out jail birds sing
A
E
Let's rock, everybody, let's rock
B7
Everybody in the whole cell block
E
Was dancing to the jailhouse rock Spider Murphy played the tenor saxophone Little Joe was blowin' on the slide trombone The drummer boy from Illinois went crash, boom, bang The whole rhythm section was the purple gang Let's rock, everybody, let's rock... Number forty-seven said to number three You're the cutest jailbird I ever did see I sure would be delighted with your company Come on and do the jailhouse rock with me Let's rock, everybody, let's rock... The sad sack was a sittin' on a block of stone Way over in the corner weepin' all alone The warden said, hey, buddy, don't you be no square If you can't find a partner use a wooden chair Let's rock, everybody, let's rock... Shifty Henry said to bugs, for heavens sake No one's lookin', now's our chance to make a break Bugsy turned to shifty and he said, nix nix I wanna stick around a while and get my kicks Let's rock, everybody, let's rock...

(Let Me Be Your) Teddy Bear
1957

<Kal Mann/Bernie Lowe>
C
F
C
Baby let me be your lovin' teddy bear
F
F
C
Put a chain around my neck and lead me anywhere
G7
C
Oh let me be your teddy bear
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
'Cause lions ain't the kind you love enough.
C
Just wanna be your teddy bear
F
F
C
Put a chain around my neck and lead me anywhere
G7
C
Oh let me be your teddy bear Baby let me be, around you every night Run your fingers through my hair And cuddle me real tight
F
G7
I don't wanna be a lion
F
G7
C
'Cause lions ain't the kind you love enough
C
Just wanna be your teddy bear
F
F
C
Put a chain around my neck and lead me anywhere
G7
C
Oh let me be your teddy bear