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Elvis Presley - Blue Suede Shoes Chords

Chord reference A, A7, D7, E7
Rhythm tips ↓↑-↓↑-↓↑-↓↑

Well it’s a [A]one for the money, [A]two for the show [A]Three to get ready, now [A7]go cat go But [D7]don’t you step on my blue suede [A]shoes You can [E7]do anything but lay [D7]off of my blue suede [A]shoes [E7]

Well you can [A]knock me down, [A]step in my face [A]Slander my name all [A]over the place And [A]do anything that you [A]want to do But [A]ah ah honey lay [A7]off of my shoes And [D7]don’t you step on my blue suede [A]shoes You can [E7]do anything but lay [D7]off of my blue suede [A]shoes [E7]

[A] [A] [A] [A7] [D7] [D7] [A] [A] [E7] [D7] [A] [E7]

Well you can [A]burn my house, [A]steal my car [A]Drink my liquor from an [A]old fruit jar And [A]do anything that you [A]want to do But [A]ah ah honey lay [A7]off of my shoes And [D7]don’t you step on my blue suede [A]shoes You can [E7]do anything but lay [D7]off of my blue suede [A]shoes [E7]

[A] [A] [A] [A7] [D7] [D7] [A] [A] [E7] [D7] [A] [E7]

Well it’s a [A]one for the money, [A]two for the show [A]Three to get ready, now [A7]go cat go But [D7]don’t you step on my blue suede [A]shoes You can [E7]do anything but lay [D7]off of my blue suede [A]shoes [E7]

[A]Blue blue, blue suede shoes [A]Blue blue, blue suede [A7]shoes [D7]Blue blue, blue suede shoes [A]Blue blue, blue suede shoes You can [E7]do anything but lay [D7]off of my blue suede [A]shoes

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Artist Elvis Presley
Album Elvis Presley
Year 1956
Key A

How to Play Blue Suede Shoes on Guitar?

Elvis Presley - Blue Suede Shoes can be played in the key of A using the A, A7, D7, E7 chords.

  • For A, To play A, press fret 2 on the D string with finger 2, let low E, A, high E ring open, mute G, B.
  • For A7, To play A7, let low E, A, G, high E ring open, mute D, B.
  • For D7, To play D7, press fret 2 on the low E string with finger 3, press fret 2 on the G string with finger 3, press fret 1 on the B string with finger 2, press fret 2 on the high E string with finger 3, let A, D ring open.
  • For E7, To play E7, let low E, D, B, high E ring open, mute A, G.

Barre: Use your index finger to press multiple strings on the same fret, keeping your finger flat.

You can play Blue Suede Shoes with the ↓↑-↓↑-↓↑-↓↑ strumming pattern.