The Elvis Thing

Transcription Note: They do it in F. I do it in E. Use a capo or transpose. Chorded by: sixstring@centuryinter.net E In nineteen fifty-six, the United States of America Dropped a hi-fi needle on rock and B7 roll And coast to E coast, we started shakin' all A over E One nation, under B7 God and out of con{E}trol [Refrão]It's The Elvis A Thing It cuts right E through you It tangles you up inside, turns your world upside B7 down Like a mystery A train, screamin' through the E night There ain't nothin' been the same since The B7 Elvis Thing been a{E}round I grew up drivin' a tractor and playin' electric guitar It's a strange road full of detours and twists and B7 turns And when I ask my{E}self why I do what I A do The E answer is simple; there's a B7 reason my earthyly heart E burns Chorus Come on, love me A tender Come on, come on, love me E true Just like The Elvis Thing got a hold on me... I F#}wanna get a hold of B7 you A E B7 E When they write the history books and try to explain The second half of the twentieth centu{B7}ry They'll talk about puttin' a man on the E moon... They'll talk about Viet{A}nam... They'll talk about E Martin Luther King and B7 John F. Kennedy...... (But you know what they'll really be talkin' about) Chorus Like a mystery A train, screamin' through the E night There ain't nothin' been the same since The B7}Elvis Thing been a{A}round E