How to Play Viva Las Vegas on Guitar?

Elvis Presley - Viva Las Vegas can be played in the key of G using the G, Em, Em7, C, D chords. For G, To play G, press fret 2 on the A string with finger 2, let D, G, B ring open, mute low E, high E. For Em, To play Em, let low E, G, B, high E ring open, mute A, D. For Em7, To play Em7, let low E, D, G, B, high E ring open, mute A. For C, To play C, press fret 1 on the B string with finger 2, let low E, G, high E ring open, mute A, D. For D, To play D, press fret 2 on the low E string with finger 2, press fret 2 on the G string with finger 2, press fret 2 on the high E string with finger 2, let A, D ring open, mute B. Barre: Use your index finger to press multiple strings on the same fret, keeping your finger flat. You can play Viva Las Vegas with the ↓-↓↑-↓-↓↑-↓↑↓↑ strumming pattern.

Elvis Presley - Viva Las Vegas Chords

Chord reference G, Em, Em7, C, D

Rhythm tips ↓-↓↑-↓-↓↑-↓↑↓↑

[G]Bright light city gonna set [G]my soul [G]Gonna [Em]set my [G]soul on fire Got a whole lot of money that’s ready [G]to burn, So [Em]get those [G]stakes up higher [G] [Em]There’s a [Em7]thousand pretty [Em]women [G]waitin’ out [Em]there And they’re all [Em7]livin the [G]devil may [Em]care And [Em7]I’m just the [Em]devil with [Em7]love to [Em]spare, [Em7]so!

[C]Viva Las [G]Vegas, [G] [C]Viva Las [G]Vegas [G]

[G]How I wish that there [G]were more Than the [Em]twenty-four [G]hours in the day Cause even if there were forty [G]more I [Em]wouldn’t [G]sleep a minute a[G]way [G]OH there’s [Em]black jack [Em7]and [Em]poker and the [G]roulette [Em]wheel A fortune [Em7]won [Em]and lost on [G]every [Em]deal [Em]All you need’s a [Em7]strong [Em]heart and a [Em7]nerve of [Em]steel, [Em7]well!

[C]Viva Las [G]Vegas, [G] [C]Viva Las [G]Vegas [G]

[C]Viva Las Vegas with you [Am7]neon [C]flashin’ [C]And your [Am7]one [C]arm bandits crashin’ And [G]all those hopes [G]down the drain [G] [C]Viva Las Vegas [Am7]turnin’ [C]day into nighttime [Am7]Turnin’ [C]night into daytime [Am7]If you [Am]see it once, [A]you’ll never [A7]be the same a[D]gain

[D]

[G]I’m gonna keep on the run I’m gonna have [G]me some fun If it [Em]costs me [G]my very last dime [G] If I wind up [G]broke up well I’ll always re[G]member That I [Em]had a [G]swingin’ time [G] [Em]I’m gonna [Em7]give [Em]it every[G]thing I’ve [Em]got Lady luck [Em7]please [Em]let the [G]dice stay [Em]hot Let me shoot a [Em7]seven with [Em]every shot, [Em7]Huh!

[C]Viva Las [G]Vegas, [G] [C]Viva Las [G]Vegas [G] [C]Viva Las [G]Vegas, [G] [C]Viva Las [G]Vegas [G]

[G]

Artist Elvis Presley

Album Single

Genres Rock, Rockabilly

Year 1964

Key G

Elvis Presley - Viva Las Vegas can be played in the key of G using the G, Em, Em7, C, D chords.

For G, To play G, press fret 2 on the A string with finger 2, let D, G, B ring open, mute low E, high E.
For Em, To play Em, let low E, G, B, high E ring open, mute A, D.
For Em7, To play Em7, let low E, D, G, B, high E ring open, mute A.
For C, To play C, press fret 1 on the B string with finger 2, let low E, G, high E ring open, mute A, D.
For D, To play D, press fret 2 on the low E string with finger 2, press fret 2 on the G string with finger 2, press fret 2 on the high E string with finger 2, let A, D ring open, mute B.

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

You can play Viva Las Vegas with the ↓-↓↑-↓-↓↑-↓↑↓↑ strumming pattern.