Showing posts with label That's Alright. Show all posts
Showing posts with label That's Alright. Show all posts
Saturday, March 1, 2025
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Elvis Presley: That's Alright, Mama
Elvis heard bluesman Arthur Crudup play this as a medium shuffle; The King,
himself played it in a rockabilly style with a bass pattern alternating
between the root and the fifth. Both are great.
[Verse]
A
Well, that's alright, mama
A
That's alright for you
A A7
That's alright mama, just anyway you do
A7 D
Well, that's alright, that's alright.
D E7 A
That's alright now mama, anyway you do
[Verse]
A
Mama she done told me,
A
Papa done told me too
A
'Son, that gal your foolin' with,
A A7
She ain't no good for you'
A7 D
But, that's alright, that's alright.
D E7 A
That's alright now mama, anyway you do
[Solo]
| A | A | A | A |
| D | D | E | E |
| A | A |
[Verse]
A
I'm leaving town, baby
A
I'm leaving town for sure
A
Well, then you won't be bothered with
A A7
Me hanging 'round your door
A7 D
Well, that's alright, that's alright.
D E7 A
That's alright now mama, anyway you do
[Outro]
A
A da-da dee dee dee-dee
A
Dee, dee dee-dee
A
Dee, dee, dee-dee, I need your
D
Loving, That's alright,
E7 A
That's alright now mama, anyway you do