Intro: | F | F | F | F |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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.
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D |
F |
F |
F |
He was the king.
Instrumental
| F | C | F | C |
| F | C | G | F |
| C | D | F | F |
Verse 4:
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 |
He was the king.
Instrumental
| F | C | F | C |
| F | C | G | F |
| C | D | F | F | F |
F C | F | C |
The last time I saw Elvis.
| F | C | G | F |
| C | D | F | F | F | F7 |
Verse 5:
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 |
He was the king.
Outro
| F | C | F | C |
| F | C | G | F |
| C | D | F | F | F | F7 |
Thank you very much.
| F | C | F | C |
| F | C | G | F |
| C | D | F | F | F | F7 |
Verse 6:
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 |
He was the king (He was the king)
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F |
F |
He was the king.
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F |
F |
He was the king.
Outro
| F | C | F | C |
| F | C | G | F |
| C | D | F | F | F | Fsus2
Elvis has left the arena