Little Egypt Chords

KeyD Capo1st fret TuningStandard Difficulty Plays611

Little Egypt by Elvis Presley is a more advanced guitar song played in the key of D with a capo on the 1st fret. It uses the chords D, G, A, D#, E, F, F# and G#. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

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D 
I went and bought myself a ticket  
and I sat down in the very first row 
G 
They pulled the curtain then  
they turned the spotlight way down low 
A 
Little Egypt came out a-struttin'  
wearin' nothin' but a button and a bow 
 
(HOLD) 
Singing, yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah 
 
She had a ruby on her tummy  
and a diamond big as Texas on her toe 
She let her hair down and she  
did the hoochie-coochie real slow 
When she did her special number on the zebra skin  
I thought she'd stop the show 
Singing, yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah 
 
D 
She did her triple somersault  
    D# 
and when she hit the ground 
    E 
She winked at the audience  
     F 
and then she turned around 
          F# 
She had a picture of a cowboy  
G 
tatooed on her spine 
      G# 
Said, Phoenix, Arizona 1949 
 
Yeh, let me tell you people  
Little Egypt doesn't dance there anymore 
She's too busy mopping and  
a takin' care of shopping at the store 
'Cos we've got seven kids and  
all day long they crawl around the floor 
Singing, yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah 
 

    	

Chord diagrams

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Reference tones

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Metronome

100 BPM Andante