“Blue Suede Shoes” is well-known rock-and-roll, song originally recorded by Carl Perkins in 1955 but then more famously performed by Elvis Presley the year after in 1956. It has since been covered later by Buddy Holly, Eddie Cochran amongst many others.
The letter notes below are a great challenge for beginners, hope you enjoy =)
D D D D D F-F
Well, it’s one for the money
D D D F
Two for the show
D D D F-F A ^C G F
Three to get ready, now go cat go!
D F D
But don’t you
G# A G F# D D
Step on my blue suede shoes
A A A A A-A-A
Well you can do anything
.A .A C# C# E D-F D D
But stay off of my blue suede shoes!
D D D D D F
Well, you can knock me down
D D D C
Step in my face
D – D D F C D-D D C
Slander my name all over the place
D D D-D-F D .B D .B F
Or do anything that you want to do
.B D – D F-F A ^C A G F
But uh-uh honey lay off of them shoes
D F D
And don’t you
G# G# G F# D D
Step on my blue suede shoes
A A A A A-A-A
Well, you can do anything
.A .A C# C# E D-F D D
But stay off of my blue suede shoes
D D D F F D D C
You can burn my house, steal my car
D D F-F C C D D C
Drink my liquor from an old fruit jar
D D D-D-F D .B D-.B F
Well do anything that you wanna do
.B D-D F-F A ^C A G F
But uh-uh honey lay off of them shoes
D F D
And don’t you
G# G# G F# D D
Step on my blue suede shoes
A A A A A-A-A
Well, you can do anything
.A .A C# C# E D-F D D
But stay off of my blue suede shoes
D D D D D F-F
Well, it’s one for the money
D D D F
Two for the show
D D D F-F A ^C G F
Three to get ready, now go cat go!
A ^C D
But don’t you
G# G# G F D D
Step on my blue suede shoes
A A A A A-A-A
Well, you can do anything
.A .A C# C# E D-F D D
But stay off of my blue suede shoes
D D
Well, it’s…
D D D D F
Blue, blue, blue suede shoes
D D D D F ^C
Blue, blue, blue suede shoes, yeah!
D D D D F F-F
Blue, blue, blue, suede shoes, baby
D D D D F
Blue, blue, blue suede shoes
A A A ^C ^C-A-^C
Well, you can do anything
A A ^C# G A F D D
But stay off of my blue suede shoes!