Western Union Chords

KeyD Capo1st fret TuningStandard Difficulty Plays489

Western Union by Elvis Presley is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of D with a capo on the 1st fret. It uses the chords A, D, E, F#m and E7. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

Transpose
D
Text
16
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Intro 
        A      D        E 
Western Union (clickety clack) 
            A      D        E 
Oh, Western Union (clickety clack) 

Verse 
A                      F#m 
 I had a fight with my baby 
D              E 
Ooh how sorry I am 
A                    F#m 
She won't talk to me no how 
                     1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 
    D            E   A       A 
I'm gonna send a telegram 
 (break)     (break)      (break) 

        E7 
Western Union ( Western Union - clickety clack) 
   A 
Oh yeah (When the heart ???, I’ll be back ???) 
E                          |  A  |  E  | 
 Send my lovin' baby back to me 

Verse 
A                 F#m 
She won't open my letters 
D                    E 
She won't answer the phone 
A                 F#m 
When I'm a-ringin' her doorbell 
                            1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 
    D                  E    A       A 
She says there ain't nobody home 
(break)     (break)      (break) 

        E7 
Western Union ( Western Union - clickety clack) 
   A 
Oh yeah (When the heart ???, I’ll be back ???) 
E                          |  A  |  E  | 
 Send my lovin' baby back to me 

Solo 
| A | F#m | D | E | 
| A | F#m | D E | A | 

        E7 
Western Union ( Western Union - clickety clack) 
   A 
Oh yeah (When the heart ???, I’ll be back ???) 
E                          |  A  |  E  | 
 Send my lovin' baby back to me 

Verse 
 A                  F#m 
“I love you!” is my message 
D                       E 
Just three words and no more 
   A                   F#m 
If she won't let you deliver 
                       1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 
D            E         A       A 
Slip it underneath her door 


        E7 
Western Union ( Western Union - clickety clack) 
   A 
Oh yeah (When the heart ???, I’ll be back ???) 
E                          |  A  |  
 Send my lovin' baby back to me 

        E7 
Western Union ( Western Union - clickety clack) 
   A 
Oh yeah (When the heart ???, I’ll be back ???) 
E                          |  A  |  
 Send my lovin' baby back to me 

(repeat and fade) 
    	

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).
No microphone? You can still tap any string above to hear its exact reference pitch.

Metronome

100 BPM Andante