Chords for Elvis Presley - Always On My Mind (Elvis On Tour Interviews)
Tempo:
92.15 bpm
Chords used:
G
D
C
Em
Am
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Back in the 70s, Elvis's career was like a split career.
He would pick songs for [D] his live shows, and for that matter, [Em] sometimes for his recording [G] sessions.
Simply because I like that song, [C] I'll do that.
He did what he wanted [D] to do, [G] selected the songs himself, he'd chosen his own [D] band, and
if he wanted to change a song during [Em] the show, he [G] did and everybody followed.
I always [A] loved that air of Elvis, but when you [C] really get to pull back some of the layers
on the audio, it's really [G] amazing to hear.
That's what's really cool about the [C] 72 stuff is [G] more, it's the [Am] songs he wants to do.
[C] Always on my mind is [D] a slower song, [E] but it's obviously one that [G] Elvis wants to perform
[C] and wants to hear the band do.
To hear Elvis [D] directing the band [G] in the sessions [C] is really amazing.
[C#] Here's take three.
[G]
[D] Oh, [Em] [G]
[C] [D]
[D] he sounds so [Em] good.
[G]
[A] [C]
[G] Pretty [C] amazing.
It [G]
gets the moment.
It's emotional because [C] we know where he is in his life.
[D] Priscilla had just left him and he was [G] saddened by that, [Am] and the song [C] choices sometimes [D] reflect
that in these [G] shows, and certainly in the new studio recordings he made at the time.
This is why we [D] have all these ballads for The Good Time, Separate [Em] Ways, always on my mind.
[G] And I think what [C] we hear here is, it's [G] a man singing very [D] honestly.
Hearing it now, when you have that [Em] in mind, it's hearing it [G] a whole new way, I feel.
[C#] You're getting a curated look at Elvis's favorite [C] songs over his career.
This is not [G] the obvious choice, but it's Elvis's choice, so I think [C] that adds a little bit
more to it that it's one he wants [Am] to perform, and I think you can hear that in his vocal
[D] delivery as well.
[E] There's something simple about the presentation here, and because [C] the melody is so strong.
[D] Yeah, you don't need the [G] big strings and horns.
It sounds like music is something [F#] that you sit and play.
[Em] It's not something you [G] construct.
I play piano, you play guitar, and [D] he'll sing.
[G] Elvis didn't [D] talk a lot during his [Em] recording sessions.
[G] He drove them by [C] showing, [G] pointing to, [Am] and by his soul [D] voice, show them where to go.
[A] I really love the bridge.
I'm going to play it.
Yeah, it's absolutely stunning.
[G] [Em] Tell [G] me, tell me, your sweet [Am] love has left.
[E]
[G] By 1972, [D] the Elvis band [Em] was as good as it [G] could ever get.
[C] It's just funny that [G] always on my mind was the [Am] B-side in America.
[D] How can you imagine that?
[G] [D] [Em] [G] [A]
He would pick songs for [D] his live shows, and for that matter, [Em] sometimes for his recording [G] sessions.
Simply because I like that song, [C] I'll do that.
He did what he wanted [D] to do, [G] selected the songs himself, he'd chosen his own [D] band, and
if he wanted to change a song during [Em] the show, he [G] did and everybody followed.
I always [A] loved that air of Elvis, but when you [C] really get to pull back some of the layers
on the audio, it's really [G] amazing to hear.
That's what's really cool about the [C] 72 stuff is [G] more, it's the [Am] songs he wants to do.
[C] Always on my mind is [D] a slower song, [E] but it's obviously one that [G] Elvis wants to perform
[C] and wants to hear the band do.
To hear Elvis [D] directing the band [G] in the sessions [C] is really amazing.
[C#] Here's take three.
[G]
[D] Oh, [Em] [G]
[C] [D]
[D] he sounds so [Em] good.
[G]
[A] [C]
[G] Pretty [C] amazing.
It [G]
gets the moment.
It's emotional because [C] we know where he is in his life.
[D] Priscilla had just left him and he was [G] saddened by that, [Am] and the song [C] choices sometimes [D] reflect
that in these [G] shows, and certainly in the new studio recordings he made at the time.
This is why we [D] have all these ballads for The Good Time, Separate [Em] Ways, always on my mind.
[G] And I think what [C] we hear here is, it's [G] a man singing very [D] honestly.
Hearing it now, when you have that [Em] in mind, it's hearing it [G] a whole new way, I feel.
[C#] You're getting a curated look at Elvis's favorite [C] songs over his career.
This is not [G] the obvious choice, but it's Elvis's choice, so I think [C] that adds a little bit
more to it that it's one he wants [Am] to perform, and I think you can hear that in his vocal
[D] delivery as well.
[E] There's something simple about the presentation here, and because [C] the melody is so strong.
[D] Yeah, you don't need the [G] big strings and horns.
It sounds like music is something [F#] that you sit and play.
[Em] It's not something you [G] construct.
I play piano, you play guitar, and [D] he'll sing.
[G] Elvis didn't [D] talk a lot during his [Em] recording sessions.
[G] He drove them by [C] showing, [G] pointing to, [Am] and by his soul [D] voice, show them where to go.
[A] I really love the bridge.
I'm going to play it.
Yeah, it's absolutely stunning.
[G] [Em] Tell [G] me, tell me, your sweet [Am] love has left.
[E]
[G] By 1972, [D] the Elvis band [Em] was as good as it [G] could ever get.
[C] It's just funny that [G] always on my mind was the [Am] B-side in America.
[D] How can you imagine that?
[G] [D] [Em] [G] [A]
Key:
G
D
C
Em
Am
G
D
C
_ _ _ Back in the 70s, Elvis's career was like a split career.
He would pick songs for [D] his live shows, and for that matter, [Em] sometimes for his recording [G] sessions.
Simply because I like that song, [C] I'll do that.
He did what he wanted [D] to do, [G] selected the songs himself, he'd chosen his own [D] band, and
if he wanted to change a song during [Em] the show, he [G] did and everybody followed.
I always [A] loved that air of Elvis, but when you [C] really get to pull back some of the layers
on the audio, it's really [G] amazing to hear.
That's what's really cool about the [C] 72 stuff is [G] more, it's the [Am] songs he wants to do.
[C] Always on my mind is [D] a slower song, [E] but it's obviously one that [G] Elvis wants to perform
[C] and wants to hear the band do.
To hear Elvis [D] directing the band [G] in the sessions [C] is really amazing.
[C#] _ _ Here's take three.
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ Oh, _ [Em] _ _ [G] _ _
[C] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ he sounds so [Em] good.
_ [G] _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ Pretty [C] amazing.
It [G]
gets the moment.
It's emotional because [C] we know where he is in his life.
[D] Priscilla had just left him and he was [G] saddened by that, [Am] and the song [C] choices sometimes [D] reflect
that in these [G] shows, and certainly in the new studio recordings he made at the time.
This is why we [D] have all these ballads for The Good Time, Separate [Em] Ways, always on my mind.
[G] And I think what [C] we hear here is, it's [G] a man singing very [D] honestly.
Hearing it now, when you have that [Em] in mind, it's hearing it [G] a whole new way, I feel.
[C#] You're getting a curated look at Elvis's favorite [C] songs over his career.
This is not [G] the obvious choice, but it's Elvis's choice, so I think [C] that adds a little bit
more to it that it's one he wants [Am] to perform, and I think you can hear that in his vocal
[D] delivery as well.
[E] There's something simple about the presentation here, and because [C] the melody is so strong.
[D] Yeah, you don't need the [G] big strings and horns.
It sounds like music is something [F#] that you sit and play.
[Em] It's not something you [G] construct.
I play piano, you play guitar, and _ [D] he'll sing.
[G] Elvis didn't [D] talk a lot during his [Em] recording sessions.
[G] He drove them by [C] showing, [G] pointing to, [Am] and by his soul [D] voice, show them where to go.
[A] I really love the bridge.
I'm going to play it.
Yeah, it's absolutely stunning.
_ [G] _ _ _ _ [Em] Tell [G] me, _ tell me, your sweet [Am] love has left.
[E] _
[G] By 1972, [D] the Elvis band [Em] was as good as it [G] could ever get.
[C] It's just funny that [G] always on my mind was the [Am] B-side in America.
[D] How can you imagine that?
[G] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ [G] _ _ [A] _ _ _
He would pick songs for [D] his live shows, and for that matter, [Em] sometimes for his recording [G] sessions.
Simply because I like that song, [C] I'll do that.
He did what he wanted [D] to do, [G] selected the songs himself, he'd chosen his own [D] band, and
if he wanted to change a song during [Em] the show, he [G] did and everybody followed.
I always [A] loved that air of Elvis, but when you [C] really get to pull back some of the layers
on the audio, it's really [G] amazing to hear.
That's what's really cool about the [C] 72 stuff is [G] more, it's the [Am] songs he wants to do.
[C] Always on my mind is [D] a slower song, [E] but it's obviously one that [G] Elvis wants to perform
[C] and wants to hear the band do.
To hear Elvis [D] directing the band [G] in the sessions [C] is really amazing.
[C#] _ _ Here's take three.
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ Oh, _ [Em] _ _ [G] _ _
[C] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ he sounds so [Em] good.
_ [G] _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ Pretty [C] amazing.
It [G]
gets the moment.
It's emotional because [C] we know where he is in his life.
[D] Priscilla had just left him and he was [G] saddened by that, [Am] and the song [C] choices sometimes [D] reflect
that in these [G] shows, and certainly in the new studio recordings he made at the time.
This is why we [D] have all these ballads for The Good Time, Separate [Em] Ways, always on my mind.
[G] And I think what [C] we hear here is, it's [G] a man singing very [D] honestly.
Hearing it now, when you have that [Em] in mind, it's hearing it [G] a whole new way, I feel.
[C#] You're getting a curated look at Elvis's favorite [C] songs over his career.
This is not [G] the obvious choice, but it's Elvis's choice, so I think [C] that adds a little bit
more to it that it's one he wants [Am] to perform, and I think you can hear that in his vocal
[D] delivery as well.
[E] There's something simple about the presentation here, and because [C] the melody is so strong.
[D] Yeah, you don't need the [G] big strings and horns.
It sounds like music is something [F#] that you sit and play.
[Em] It's not something you [G] construct.
I play piano, you play guitar, and _ [D] he'll sing.
[G] Elvis didn't [D] talk a lot during his [Em] recording sessions.
[G] He drove them by [C] showing, [G] pointing to, [Am] and by his soul [D] voice, show them where to go.
[A] I really love the bridge.
I'm going to play it.
Yeah, it's absolutely stunning.
_ [G] _ _ _ _ [Em] Tell [G] me, _ tell me, your sweet [Am] love has left.
[E] _
[G] By 1972, [D] the Elvis band [Em] was as good as it [G] could ever get.
[C] It's just funny that [G] always on my mind was the [Am] B-side in America.
[D] How can you imagine that?
[G] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ [G] _ _ [A] _ _ _