Ooh Las Vegas Chords

KeyA CapoNone TuningStandard Difficulty Plays454

Ooh Las Vegas by Emmylou Harris is a beginner-friendly guitar song played in the key of A. It uses the chords A, E and D. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

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A                                                  E 
Ooh, Las Vegas ain't no place for a poor boy like me 
A                                                  E 
Ooh, Las Vegas ain't no place for a poor boy like me 
       D 
Ev'ry time I hit your crystal city 
      A                                    E 
You know you're gonna make a wreck out of me 
           E 
Well, the first time I lose a drink of whiskey 

And the second time I lose a drink of gin, 

Third time I lose a drink of anything 

Cause I think I'm gonna win. 
A                                                  E 
Ooh, Las Vegas ain't no place for a poor boy like me 
A                                                  E 
Ooh, Las Vegas ain't no place for a poor boy like me 
       D 
Ev'ry time I hit your crystal city 
    A                                     E 
You know you're gonna make a wreck out of me 
A 
Well, the queen of spades is a friend of mine 

The queen of hearts is a bitch 
A 
Some day when I clean up my mind 
A 
I'll think I'm gonna win. 
A                                                  E 
Ooh, Las Vegas ain't no place for a poor boy like me 
A                                                  E 
Ooh, Las Vegas ain't no place for a poor boy like me 
       D 
Ev'ry time I hit your crystal city 
      A                                    E 
You know you're gonna make a wreck out of me 

A 
Spend all night with a dealer 

Just trying to get ahead, 

Spend all day at the Holiday Inn 

Just trying to get out of bed 
A                                                  E 
Ooh, Las Vegas ain't no place for a poor boy like me 
A                                                  E 
Ooh, Las Vegas ain't no place for a poor boy like me 
       D 
Ev'ry time I hit your crystal city 
      A                                    E 
You know you're gonna make a wreck out of me 

       D 
Ev'ry time I hit your crystal city 
      A                                    E 
You know you're gonna make a wreck out of me 
       D 
Ev'ry time I hit your crystal city 
      A                                    E 
You know you're gonna make a wreck out of me  
    	

Chord diagrams

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Reference tones

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

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100 BPM Andante