Fun In Acapulco Chords

KeyC Capo1st fret TuningStandard Difficulty Plays481

Fun In Acapulco by Elvis Presley is a more advanced guitar song played in the key of C with a capo on the 1st fret. It uses the chords C, Am, Dm, G, C7, Fmaj7, Em, D7 and G6. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

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INTRO Guitar  C Am Dm G , C Am Dm G  

INTRO continued..  C Am  Dm  G   C  Am  Dm  G 
(vocal harmonies)  OOOOH OOOOH , OOOOH  OOOOH  

C   Am     Dm       G      C     C   Dm G       
Aca-pulco, sleeping in the bay  (OOH OOOOH) 
C   Am     Dm          G         C     C   Dm    
Aca-pulco, wake up and greet the day  (OOH OOH) 
Dm      C                    C7          C 
Time to tell the guitars and sleepy eyed stars 

   Fmaj7 
To be   on their way 
     Am     C          
It's such a beautiful morning 
G        Em   C      
For   a  holi-day 

C            Fmaj7      Am         C   
Hey now come on,    you old sleepy head 
        Am          D7        Fmaj7           G 
See the sky turning red   and you're still in bed    
     Fmaj7             C 
It's fun in Acapulco 

          Dm                  C   C  Dm G 
Acapulco, look here comes the sun 
C   Am     Dm             C   C  Dm 
Aca-pulco, it's a day for fun 

Dm      C                     G          G6 
I can't wait till I meet your sweet seno-ritas 
Am 
Kiss everyone 
D7         Fmaj7    C       Dm               C 
This is no time for siesta, this is time for fun 

Instrumental : C Dm G C , C Dm G C  

Am      C                     G          G6 
I can't wait till I meet your sweet seno-ritas 
Am         Fmaj7 
Kiss every-one 

D7         C                Dm               C 
This is no time for siesta, this is time for fun 

C                   Fmaj7   G                C                       
This is no time for siesta, this is time for fun 
D7         C                Dm               C 
This is no time for siesta, this is time for fun 
C                   Fmaj7   G                C  
This is no time for siesta, this is time for fun 
    	

Chord diagrams

Guitar tuner

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Start the tuner and play a string

Reference tones

Standard tuning, lowest to highest. Click a string to play it; the string the mic hears is highlighted.

Click Start tuner and allow microphone access. The needle centers and turns green when a string is in tune (within 5 cents).
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Metronome

100 BPM Andante