Elvis Presley Blues 
Gillian Welch 
From Time The Revelator 
Written by Welch/Rawlings 
transcribed by Gemma Andrews gemma_andrews@hotmail.com



Capo 7 - All finger picked 


G 
I was thinkin that night about Elvis, 
Day that he died, 
Day that he died. 




G 
I was thinkin that night about Elvis, 
Day that he died, 
Day that he died. 




G 
Just a country boy that combed his hair, 
C G 
and put on a shirt his mother made and went on the air. 
Em G 
And he shook it like a chorus girl. 
Em G 
And he shook it like a harlan queen. 
Em G 
And he shook it like a midnight rambler, baby, 
C G 


like you'd never seen, never seen. 
I was thinkin that night about Elvis, 
Day that he died, 
Day that he died. 


I was thinkin that night about Elvis, 
Day that he died, 
Day that he died. 


Now they took it all out of black and white, 
Grabbing one in the other hand and he held on tight, 


And he shook it like a hurricane. 
And he shook it like to make it break. 
And he shook it like a holy roller, baby, 


With his soul at stake, soul at stake. 
Soul at stake, soul at stake. 


I was thinkin that night about Elvis, 
Day that he died, 
Day that he died. 


I was thinkin that night about Elvis, 
Day that he died, 
Day that he died. 


He was all alone, in a long decline, 
thinkin' how happy John Henry was that he fell down and died. 
When he shook it and he rang like silver, 


and he shook it and he shine like gold, 
and he shook it and he beat that steam drill, 


Well bless my soul, bless my soul. 
and he shook it and he beat that steam drill, 
Well bless my soul, what's wrong with me? 


I was thinkin that night about Elvis, 
Day that he died, 
Day that he died. 


I was thinkin that night about Elvis, 
Day that he died, 
Day that he died. 


Just a country boy that combed his hair, 
and put on a shirt his mother made and went on the air. 


And he shook it like a chorus girl. 
And he shook it like a harlan queen. 
And he shook it like a midnight rambler, baby, 


like you'd never seen, never seen. 
like you'd never seen, never seen.

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