He Was The King chords

Neil Young

Key: 

Simplify chords 

  			Intro: | F | F | F | F | 

Verso 1: 
    F               C 
The last time I saw Elvis, 
       F                     C 
He was shooting at a colour TV. 
    F                          C 
The phones were ringing in the pink motel 
        G       F 
And the rest is history. 
           C    | D | F | F | 
He was the king 

Verso 2: 
    F               C 
The last time I saw Elvis, 
       F                C 
He was singing a gospel song. 
          F               C 
You could tell he had the feeling 
        G                 F 
And the whole world sang along. 
           C                C    | D | F | F | 
He was the king (He was the king) 

Verso 3: 
    F               C 
The last time I saw Elvis, 
       F                C 
He was up on the silver screen. 
F                     C 
Pushing a plough in a black and white movie 
    G                    F 
And everybody started to scream. 
                C    | D | F | F | 
Yes, he was the king 

Ponte:
    Bb              C 
The last time I saw Elvis, 
       Bb                 C 
it was some kind of Vegas dream. 
Bb                      C 
Spotlights flashed on a silver cape 
      Bb               C 
And a blue-haired lady screamed. 
           | D | F | F | F | 
He was the king. 

Instrumental 
| F | C | F | C | 
| F | C | G | F |  
| C | D | F | F | 

Verso 4: 
    F               C 
The last time I saw Elvis, 
       F                      C 
he was fronting a three-piece band. 
F                        C 
Rocking on the back of a flatbed truck, 
        G                 F 
With an old guitar in his hand. 
           C    | D | F | F | 
He was the king. 

Instrumental 
| F | C | F | C | 
| F | C | G | F |  
| C | D | F | F | F | 

    F               C      | F | C | 
The last time I saw Elvis. 
| F | C | G | F |  
| C | D | F | F | F | F7 | 

Verso 5: 
    F               C 
The last time I saw Elvis, 
       F                     C 
he was riding in a pink cadillac. 
F                C 
Wind was blowing through his hair 
       G              F 
And he never did look back. 
           C    | D | F | F | 
He was the king. 

Outro
| F | C | F | C | 
| F | C | G | F |  
| C | D | F | F | F | F7 | 
Thank you very much. 

| F | C | F | C | 
| F | C | G | F |  
| C | D | F | F | F | F7 | 

Verso 6: 
    F               C 
The last time I saw Elvis, 
       F                   C 
He was singing that gospel song. 
          F               C 
You could tell he had the feeling 
        G                 F 
And the whole world sang along. 
           C                | D | F | F | F | 
He was the king (He was the king) 
           | F | F | 
He was the king. 
           | F | F | 
He was the king. 

Outro 
| F | C | F | C | 
| F | C | G | F |  
| C | D | F | F | F | Fsus2 
                              Elvis has left the arena