Chords for Elvis Presley - King Creole (Viva Elvis)
Tempo:
116.05 bpm
Chords used:
Bb
Eb
F
A
Gm
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Now he crowns his meteoric [G] rise to fame with a fiery burst of dramatic power
as hard-loving, [Bb] hard-hitting Danny Fisher, who sang his way up from the gutters of lusty, [A] brawling New Orleans.
[Bb]
New [Gm] [Bb] Orleans!
[A] [Bb]
[A] [Bb]
[Gm] [Bb]
[Eb] [Bb] Oh yeah!
Ha!
That means
[E]
[Bb] There's a man in New Orleans, he's a rock and roll
He's a geek, a man, with a big, thick soul
He lays down the beat like a jar of cola
He goes by the name of [Eb] King Creole, you know it's
Bon Bon Bon
He's [F] like a [Bb] catfish on a pool
Yeah, [F] you know it's
Bon Bon [Bb] Bon
The shaking King Creole
Now when the king [Dm] starts to do what this is what it's about
He holds his gin [F] tall like a Tommy Gun
[Bb] He starts to frown, a way down in his throat
He bends a string and that's all she [Eb] wrote tonight
Bon Bon Bon
He's like [F] a catfish [Bb] on a pool
You [F] know it's
Bon Bon Bon
The shaking King [Bb] Creole
He sings a song about a gaudy boy
He [F] sings a song [Bb] about a jerry boy
He sings a song about a pork and grill
He sings some blues about New Orleans
[Eb] You know it's
Bon Bon Bon
[A] Something like catfish [Bb] on a pool Yeah
[F] You know it's
Bon Bon Bon
The [Bb] shaking King Creole
Bon Bon Bon
[Gb] [Eb] He bends a string and that's all
[Bb]
[Eb] [Bb] He bends a string
[D] [Bb]
Bon [Eb] Bon Bon
He hits a little high and he's a hoppin' [Abm] and hoppin' [Bb] down with him
Bon Bon Bon
He's [F] like a catfish on a [Ab] pool
[Eb] Yeah, you know it's
Bon Bon Bon
[Bb] He's [Eb] like [Bb] a catfish on a pool
Yeah, you know it's
You know it's
He plays some people and he plays us
[Bb] No matter how he plays you gotta get up on him
Stop surrounding him for heaven's sake
He don't stop playing until his guitar [Eb] breaks
You know it's
Bon Bon Bon
[F] Catfish [Bb] on a pool Yeah
[F] You know it's
Bon Bon [Eb] Bon
The shaking [Bb] King [Fm] Creole
[Bb]
Bon Bon Bon
Bon Bon Bon
[F] [Eb] [Bbm]
[Bb] [F]
[Eb] [Bb]
[Gm]
[Bb] [Am] Bon Bon [Eb] Bon
Bon Bon Bon
Bon Bon Bon
Bon Bon Bon
Bon Bon Bon
Bon [G] Bon Bon
Bon Bon Bon Fa
as hard-loving, [Bb] hard-hitting Danny Fisher, who sang his way up from the gutters of lusty, [A] brawling New Orleans.
[Bb]
New [Gm] [Bb] Orleans!
[A] [Bb]
[A] [Bb]
[Gm] [Bb]
[Eb] [Bb] Oh yeah!
Ha!
That means
[E]
[Bb] There's a man in New Orleans, he's a rock and roll
He's a geek, a man, with a big, thick soul
He lays down the beat like a jar of cola
He goes by the name of [Eb] King Creole, you know it's
Bon Bon Bon
He's [F] like a [Bb] catfish on a pool
Yeah, [F] you know it's
Bon Bon [Bb] Bon
The shaking King Creole
Now when the king [Dm] starts to do what this is what it's about
He holds his gin [F] tall like a Tommy Gun
[Bb] He starts to frown, a way down in his throat
He bends a string and that's all she [Eb] wrote tonight
Bon Bon Bon
He's like [F] a catfish [Bb] on a pool
You [F] know it's
Bon Bon Bon
The shaking King [Bb] Creole
He sings a song about a gaudy boy
He [F] sings a song [Bb] about a jerry boy
He sings a song about a pork and grill
He sings some blues about New Orleans
[Eb] You know it's
Bon Bon Bon
[A] Something like catfish [Bb] on a pool Yeah
[F] You know it's
Bon Bon Bon
The [Bb] shaking King Creole
Bon Bon Bon
[Gb] [Eb] He bends a string and that's all
[Bb]
[Eb] [Bb] He bends a string
[D] [Bb]
Bon [Eb] Bon Bon
He hits a little high and he's a hoppin' [Abm] and hoppin' [Bb] down with him
Bon Bon Bon
He's [F] like a catfish on a [Ab] pool
[Eb] Yeah, you know it's
Bon Bon Bon
[Bb] He's [Eb] like [Bb] a catfish on a pool
Yeah, you know it's
You know it's
He plays some people and he plays us
[Bb] No matter how he plays you gotta get up on him
Stop surrounding him for heaven's sake
He don't stop playing until his guitar [Eb] breaks
You know it's
Bon Bon Bon
[F] Catfish [Bb] on a pool Yeah
[F] You know it's
Bon Bon [Eb] Bon
The shaking [Bb] King [Fm] Creole
[Bb]
Bon Bon Bon
Bon Bon Bon
[F] [Eb] [Bbm]
[Bb] [F]
[Eb] [Bb]
[Gm]
[Bb] [Am] Bon Bon [Eb] Bon
Bon Bon Bon
Bon Bon Bon
Bon Bon Bon
Bon Bon Bon
Bon [G] Bon Bon
Bon Bon Bon Fa
Key:
Bb
Eb
F
A
Gm
Bb
Eb
F
Now he crowns his meteoric [G] rise to fame with a fiery burst of dramatic power
as hard-loving, [Bb] hard-hitting Danny Fisher, who sang his way up from the gutters of lusty, [A] brawling New Orleans.
[Bb] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
New [Gm] [Bb] Orleans! _ _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [A] _ [Bb] _ _
[Gm] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _
_ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] Oh yeah!
_ Ha! _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ That _ means_
[E] _
[Bb] There's a man in New Orleans, he's a rock and roll
He's a geek, a man, with a big, thick soul
He lays down the beat like a jar of cola
He goes by the name of [Eb] King Creole, you know it's
Bon Bon Bon
He's [F] like a [Bb] catfish on a pool
Yeah, [F] you know it's
Bon Bon [Bb] Bon
The shaking King Creole
_ _ Now when the king [Dm] starts to do what this is what it's about
He holds his gin [F] tall like a Tommy Gun
[Bb] He starts to frown, a way down in his throat
He bends a string and that's all she [Eb] wrote tonight
Bon Bon Bon
He's like [F] a catfish [Bb] on a pool
_ You [F] know it's
Bon Bon Bon
The shaking King [Bb] Creole
_ _ _ He sings a song about a gaudy boy
He [F] sings a song [Bb] about a jerry boy
He sings a song about a pork and grill
He sings some blues about New Orleans
[Eb] You know it's
Bon Bon Bon
[A] Something like catfish [Bb] on a pool Yeah
[F] You know it's
Bon Bon Bon
The [Bb] shaking King Creole _ _
Bon Bon Bon _ _ _ _
_ _ [Gb] [Eb] He bends a string and that's all
[Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Eb] _ [Bb] He bends a string _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
Bon _ _ [Eb] Bon Bon _
He hits a little high and he's a hoppin' [Abm] and hoppin' [Bb] down with him
_ _ _ _ Bon Bon Bon
He's _ _ _ _ _ _ [F] like a catfish on a [Ab] pool
[Eb] Yeah, you know it's
Bon Bon Bon
[Bb] He's [Eb] like [Bb] a catfish on a pool
Yeah, you know it's
You know it's
He plays some people and he plays us
[Bb] No matter how he plays you gotta get up on him
Stop surrounding him for heaven's sake
He don't stop playing until his guitar [Eb] breaks
You know it's
Bon Bon Bon
[F] Catfish [Bb] on a pool Yeah
[F] You know it's
Bon Bon [Eb] Bon
The shaking [Bb] King [Fm] Creole
[Bb] _ _
Bon Bon Bon _ _ _ _ _
Bon Bon Bon
[F] _ [Eb] _ _ _ [Bbm] _ _
[Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _ [F] _ _
_ [Eb] _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _ _
_ [Bb] _ [Am] Bon Bon [Eb] Bon
Bon Bon Bon
Bon Bon Bon
Bon Bon Bon
Bon Bon Bon
Bon [G] Bon Bon
Bon Bon Bon Fa _ _ _ _
as hard-loving, [Bb] hard-hitting Danny Fisher, who sang his way up from the gutters of lusty, [A] brawling New Orleans.
[Bb] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
New [Gm] [Bb] Orleans! _ _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [A] _ [Bb] _ _
[Gm] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _
_ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] Oh yeah!
_ Ha! _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ That _ means_
[E] _
[Bb] There's a man in New Orleans, he's a rock and roll
He's a geek, a man, with a big, thick soul
He lays down the beat like a jar of cola
He goes by the name of [Eb] King Creole, you know it's
Bon Bon Bon
He's [F] like a [Bb] catfish on a pool
Yeah, [F] you know it's
Bon Bon [Bb] Bon
The shaking King Creole
_ _ Now when the king [Dm] starts to do what this is what it's about
He holds his gin [F] tall like a Tommy Gun
[Bb] He starts to frown, a way down in his throat
He bends a string and that's all she [Eb] wrote tonight
Bon Bon Bon
He's like [F] a catfish [Bb] on a pool
_ You [F] know it's
Bon Bon Bon
The shaking King [Bb] Creole
_ _ _ He sings a song about a gaudy boy
He [F] sings a song [Bb] about a jerry boy
He sings a song about a pork and grill
He sings some blues about New Orleans
[Eb] You know it's
Bon Bon Bon
[A] Something like catfish [Bb] on a pool Yeah
[F] You know it's
Bon Bon Bon
The [Bb] shaking King Creole _ _
Bon Bon Bon _ _ _ _
_ _ [Gb] [Eb] He bends a string and that's all
[Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Eb] _ [Bb] He bends a string _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
Bon _ _ [Eb] Bon Bon _
He hits a little high and he's a hoppin' [Abm] and hoppin' [Bb] down with him
_ _ _ _ Bon Bon Bon
He's _ _ _ _ _ _ [F] like a catfish on a [Ab] pool
[Eb] Yeah, you know it's
Bon Bon Bon
[Bb] He's [Eb] like [Bb] a catfish on a pool
Yeah, you know it's
You know it's
He plays some people and he plays us
[Bb] No matter how he plays you gotta get up on him
Stop surrounding him for heaven's sake
He don't stop playing until his guitar [Eb] breaks
You know it's
Bon Bon Bon
[F] Catfish [Bb] on a pool Yeah
[F] You know it's
Bon Bon [Eb] Bon
The shaking [Bb] King [Fm] Creole
[Bb] _ _
Bon Bon Bon _ _ _ _ _
Bon Bon Bon
[F] _ [Eb] _ _ _ [Bbm] _ _
[Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _ [F] _ _
_ [Eb] _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _ _
_ [Bb] _ [Am] Bon Bon [Eb] Bon
Bon Bon Bon
Bon Bon Bon
Bon Bon Bon
Bon Bon Bon
Bon [G] Bon Bon
Bon Bon Bon Fa _ _ _ _