D Em
elvis has just * left the building –
C D
those are his footprints , right there
D Em
elvis has just left the building –
F G
to climb up that heavenly stair %
Em D
he gave away cadillacs once in a while ,
F G
had sxx in his underpants , yes , he had style!
Em D
bell – bottom jump suits? that’s them in a pile ,
F G
but he don’t need ’em now , ’cause he’s makin’ jesus smile!
D Em
elvis has just * left the building –
C D
those are his footprints , right there
D Em
elvis has just left the building –
F G
to climb up that heavenly stair %
Em D
the angels all love him , he brings them relief
F G
with droplets of moisture from his handkerchief!
Em D
cher’bim ’n ser’phim whizz over his head –
F G
jesus , let him come back! we don’t want elvis dead!
D Em
elvis has just * left the building –
C D
those are his footprints , right there
D Em
elvis has just left the building –
F G
to climb up that heavenly stair %
Em D
so what if he looks like A wart – hog in heat?
F G
he knows we all love him – we’ll just watch him eat ,
Em D
so take down the foil from his hotel retreat ,
F G
and bring back the king for the man in the street!
D Em
elvis has just * left the building –
C D
those are his footprints , right there
D Em
elvis has just left the building –
F Am G D C D
he’s up there with jesus , in A big pur ple
chair
the interpretation of the last line is my own but may be close to
reality!
the * indicates where you can do the “hippie” lick , i . E . by fingering
a regular old first position D chord then momentarily dropping your
pinky down on the 3rd fret E string .
% indicates a good place to put in a little bass run ( eighth notes ) :
low E 3rd fret
low a open
low A 2nd fret
low a open
low E 3rd fret
then hit the Em chord on the down beat
copyright frank zappa , zappa family trust , etc .
D Em
elvis has just * left the building –
C D
those are his footprints , right there
D Em
elvis has just left the building –
F G
to climb up that heavenly stair %
Em D
he gave away cadillacs once in a while ,
F G
had sxx in his underpants , yes , he had style!
Em D
bell – bottom jump suits? that’s them in a pile ,
F G
but he don’t need ’em now , ’cause he’s makin’ jesus smile!
D Em
elvis has just * left the building –
C D
those are his footprints , right there
D Em
elvis has just left the building –
F G
to climb up that heavenly stair %
Em D
the angels all love him , he brings them relief
F G
with droplets of moisture from his handkerchief!
Em D
cher’bim ’n ser’phim whizz over his head –
F G
jesus , let him come back! we don’t want elvis dead!
D Em
elvis has just * left the building –
C D
those are his footprints , right there
D Em
elvis has just left the building –
F G
to climb up that heavenly stair %
Em D
so what if he looks like A wart – hog in heat?
F G
he knows we all love him – we’ll just watch him eat ,
Em D
so take down the foil from his hotel retreat ,
F G
and bring back the king for the man in the street!
D Em
elvis has just * left the building –
C D
those are his footprints , right there
D Em
elvis has just left the building –
F Am G D C D
he’s up there with jesus , in A big pur ple
chair
the interpretation of the last line is my own but may be close to
reality!
the * indicates where you can do the “hippie” lick , i . E . by fingering
a regular old first position D chord then momentarily dropping your
pinky down on the 3rd fret E string .
% indicates a good place to put in a little bass run ( eighth notes ) :
low E 3rd fret
low a open
low A 2nd fret
low a open
low E 3rd fret
then hit the Em chord on the down beat
copyright frank zappa , zappa family trust , etc .
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