He Was The King
Neil Young Key
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F F F F
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Verse 1
F C
The last time I saw Elvis,
F C
He was shooting at a colour TV.
F C
The phones were ringing in the Pink Motel
G F
And the rest is history.
C D F F
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He was the king
Verse 2
F C
The last time I saw Elvis,
F C
He was singing a gospel song.
F C
You could tell he had the feeling
G F
And the whole world sang along.
C C D F F
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He was the king (He was the king)
Verse 3
F C
The last time I saw Elvis,
F C
He was up on the silver screen.
F C
Pushing a plough in a black and white movie
G F
And everybody started to scream.
C D F F
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Yes, he was the king
Bridge
Bb C
The last time I saw Elvis,
Bb C
it was some kind of Vegas dream.
Bb C
Spotlights flashed on a silver cape
Bb C
And a blue-haired lady screamed.
D F F F
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He was the king.
Instrumental
F C F C
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F C G F
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C D F F
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Verse 5
F C
The last time I saw Elvis,
F C
he was fronting a three-piece band.
F C
Rocking on the back of a flatbed truck,
G F
With an old guitar in his hand.
C D F F
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He was the king.
Instrumental
F C F C
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F C G F
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C D F F F
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F C F C
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The last time I saw Elvis.
F C G F
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C D F F F F7
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Verse 6
F C
The last time I saw Elvis,
F C
he was riding in a pink cadillac.
F C
Wind was blowing through his hair
G F
And he never did look back.
C D F F
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He was the king.
Outro
F C F C
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F C G F
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C D F F F F7
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Thank you very much.
F C F C
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F C G F
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C D F F F F7
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Verse 7
F C
The last time I saw Elvis,
F C
He was singing that gospel song.
F C
You could tell he had the feeling
G F
And the whole world sang along.
C D F F F
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He was the king (He was the king)
F F
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He was the king.
F F
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He was the king.
Outro
F C F C
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F C G F
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C D F F F Fsus2
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Elvis has left the arena
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