'Blue Suede Shoes' (2010)
by Carl Perkins
sung by The Plastic Ono Band
at 'Live Peace in Toronto' (1969)
from the'John Lennon Signature Box'
11 Remastered CD's
URL's:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Lennon_Signature_Box
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FuEMdfwmQTM&feature=autoshare
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plastic_Ono_Band
http://www.johnlennon.com/discography/live-peace-in-toronto
Tuning: Standard
(mute) = Strummed & Muted Chord
Author: Richard Grosser (grosserr@gmail.com)
Chords:
EADGBE
A 002220
A7 002020
D X00212
E 022100
Announcer: "Get your matches ready. Ladies and Gentlemen, 'The Plastic Ono Ba-nd'.
Toronto welcomes 'The Plastic Ono Band'.
Flower and Walker presents 'The Plastic Ono Band.
Give Peace a Chance! Give Peace a Chance!"
John Lennon:"Hello. Good Eve-ning!"
(Tuning)
John Lennon:"OK, we are just goin' to do numbers that we know, ya know. As we've
never played together before, an...!"
Verse 1:
NC A (mute)
Well, it's one for the money,
A (mute)
Two for the show.
NC
Three to get ready,
A7 (mute)
Now go cat, go.
D7
But don't you,
A
Step on my blue suede shoes.
E
Well, you can do anything,
D A E
But lay off of them blue suede shoes.
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/t/the_plastic_ono_band/blue_suede_shoes_crd.html ]
Verse 2:
A (mute)
You can knock me down,
A (mute)
Tread in my face.
A (mute)
Slander my name,
A7 (mute)
All over the place.
D7 (mute)
Do anything,
A (mute)
That you want to do.
A (mute)
But uh, uh, honey,
A7 (mute)
Lay off of them shoes.
D7
But don't you,
A
Step on my blue suede shoes.
E
Well, you can do anything,
D A E
But lay off of them blue suede shoes.
Instrumental Break 1:
A A A7 D7 A E D A E
Verse 3:
A (mute)
You can burn my house,
A (mute)
Steal my car.
A (mute)
Drink my liquor,
A7 (mute)
From an old fruit jar.
D7 (mute)
Do anything,
A (mute)
That you want to do.
A (mute)
But uh, uh, honey,
A7
Lay off of them shoes.
D
But don't you,
A
Step on my blue suede shoes.
E
Well, you can do anything.
D A E
But lay off of them blue suede shoes.
Instrumental Break 2:
A A A7 D7 A E D A E
Coda:
A
Well, blue, blue, blue, blue suede shoes, hey,
A A7
Blue, blue, blue, blue, blue suede shoes, yeah.
D7
Blue, blue, blue, blue suede shoes, yeah,
A
Blue, blue, blue suede shoes.
E
Well, you can do anything,
D A E
But lay off of my blue suede shoes.
(End)
