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King Creole

by Elvis Presley

Written by: Leiber & Stoller

KING CREOLE Leiber & Stoller Elvis Presley Tacet There's a F ||: man in New Or | leans who pla ys | rock kk and roll | ll ll He's a | ||: king gg starts to | do it It's as | good dd as done | ee ee He ee | ||: sings ss a a | song a bout a | craw dad dd hole | ee ee He ee | ||: plays ss sum thing | ev il then he | plays some thing sweet | tt tt no oo | F | gui tar rr man | nn nn with a | great tt big soul | ll ll / He | lays ss down a | | holds ss his gui | tar rr like a | tom mm my gun | nn nn / He | starts ss to oo | | sings ss a a | song a bout a | jel ll ly roll | ll ll / He | sings ss a a | | mat ter what he | plays you got to | get up on your | feet tt when He | gets the rock ing | F F Tacet | beat tt like a | ton nn of coal | ll ll ll He | goes ss by the | | growl from way down | in nn his throat | tt tt tt He | bends ss a a | | song gg a bout | meat tt and greens | ss ss ss He | wails ss some ee | | fe ver ba by | hea aa ven sakes | ss ss ss He | don't tt stop pp | F Tacet | name ee of ff | King gg Cre ee | ole You know he's | | string and that's ss | all ll she ee | wrote You know he's | | blues a bout tt | New ww Or rr | leans You know he's | | play ing till his | gui ii tar rr | breaks You know he's | Bb7 F | gone ee gone ee | gone ee ee ee | Jump ing like a | cat fish on a | pole ee ee ee | ee ee ee ee | C7 Bb7 | yeah / / / | / You know he's | gone ee gone ee | gone ee / / | Hip pp shak ing | F Bb7 C7 Tacet 1. | King gg Cre ee | ole ee ee ee | ee ee ee ee | ee / / / | / / When the :|| 2. | King gg Cre ee | ole ee ee ee | ee ee ee ee | ee / / / | / / Well he :|| 3. | King gg Cre ee | ole ee ee ee | ee ee ee ee | ee / / / | / / Well he :|| C7 Bb7 4. | / You know he's | gone ee gone ee | gone ee / / | Hip pp shak ing | King gg Cre ee | F | ole ee ee ee | ee ee ee ee | ee ee ee / ||

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King Creole is performed by Elvis Presley and written by Leiber & Stoller. This page contains the lyrics and chords as part of Jerry's Songbook collection.

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