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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Elvis Presley - King Creole (Viva Elvis) chords
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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
Key:  
Bb
12341111
Eb
12341116
F
134211111
A
1231
Gm
123111113
Bb
12341111
Eb
12341116
F
134211111
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To jam and learn the simple chords for Elvis Presley - (Viva Elvis) King Creole chords, practice playing Gm, Bb, F, Bb, Eb, Bb, A and Bb in sequence. For best results, commence at 58 BPM and progress to the song's BPM of 116. With Bb Major as the song's key, tweak the capo to cater to your vocal pitch and chord likes.

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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 _ _ _ _

Facts about this song

This song was composed by Mike Stoller and Jerry Leiber.