Elvis Has Just Left The Building

	  		        D       Em 
         Elvis has just *left the        building - 
        C       D 
         Those are his footprints, right         there 
        D       Em 
         Elvis has just left the         building - 
        F       G 
To       climb up that heavenly          stair % 

        Em      D 
He gave away     Cadillacs       once in a while, 
        F       G 
Had      sex in his underpants,          Yes, he had style! 
        Em      D 
         Bell-bottom jump suits? That's          them in a pile, 
        F       G 
But he   don't need 'em now, 'Cause he's         makin' Jesus smile! 

        D       Em 
         Elvis has just *left the        building - 
        C       D 
         Those are his footprints, right         there 
        D       Em 
         Elvis has just left the         building - 
        F       G 
To       climb up that heavenly          stair % 

        Em      D 
The      Angels all love him, He         brings them relief 
        F       G 
With     droplets of moisture from       his handkerchief! 
        Em      D 
         Cher'bim 'n ser'phim whizz      over his head - 
        F       G 
Jesus,   let him come back! We don't     want Elvis dead! 

        D       Em 
         Elvis has just *left the        building - 
        C       D 
         Those are his footprints, right         there 
        D       Em 
         Elvis has just left the         building - 
        F       G 
To       climb up that heavenly          stair % 

        Em      D 
So       what if he looks like a         wart-hog in heat? 
        F       G 
He       knows we all love him - We'll   just watch him eat, 
        Em      D 
So       take down the foil from his     hotel retreat, 
        F       G 
And      bring back The King for the     man in the street! 

        D       Em 
         Elvis has just *left the        building - 
        C       D 
         Those are his footprints, right         there 
        D       Em 
         Elvis has just left the         building - 
        F       Am      G       D       C       D 
He's     up there with   Jesus, in a     big     pur     ple     
chair 

The interpretation of the last line is my own but may be close to 
reality! 

The * indicates where you can do the "hippie" lick, i.e. by fingering 
a regular old first position D chord then momentarily dropping your 
pinky down on the 3rd fret E string. 

% indicates a good place to put in a little bass run (eighth notes): 
Low E 3rd fret 
Low A open 
Low A 2nd fret 
Low A open 
Low E 3rd fret 
then hit the Em chord on the down beat 

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