Blue Suede Shoes

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How to read this tab — notation key

+: Blow note
−: Draw note
b or ': Half-step bend
bb or '': Two half-step bend
bbb or ''': Three half-step bend
(###): Chord — relevant hole numbers in parentheses
< or *: Push the button in (chromatic harmonica)

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Words and Music by Carl Lee Perkins
Performed By Elvis Presley


  3  -3b   4   4   4   5  5 
Well it's one for the money
 4   4   4    5
Two for the show
  4   4   4   5  5  6   -7  6   5 
Three to get ready now, go cat go
 4    5    5     6   6  6   5    4     4 
But don't you, step on my blue suede shoes
 6   6   6  6 6   6
You can do an-y-thing
 3   3  -3b  -3b 4   5     4     4
But lay off  of  my blue suede shoes
 3   -3b  3    4   4    5
Well you can knock me down
  4   4  4   5
Step on my face
 4   4   4   5   4  4  4  4   -3b 
Slander my name all over the place
 4  4 4   5   -3b   3    4   4  5
Do an-y-thing that you want to do
-3b  4  4  5  5   6   -7  6 -5   5    
But uh uh honey, lay off of my shoes
  5    5    6    6 -5   5    4     4     
Don't you, step on my blue suede shoes
 6   6   6  6 6  6
You can do an-y-thing
 3   3  -3b -3b 4   5    4     4    
But lay off of my blue suede shoes

  3  -3b  3   4    4   5   
Well you can burn my house
  4    4  5
Steal my car
  4    4  5  5    4  4   4    4   -3b   
Drink my liquor from my old fruit jar


4  4 4   5   -3b   3    4   4  5
Do an-y-thing that you want to do
-3b  4  4  5  5   6   -7  6 -5   5    
But uh uh honey, lay off of my shoes
  5    5    6    6 -5   5    4     4     
Don't you, step on my blue suede shoes
 6   6   6  6 6  6
You can do an-y-thing
 3   3  -3b -3b 4   5    4     4    
But lay off of my blue suede shoes

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