I Want to Be Elvis

Written by John Stewart

‘I Want to Be Elvis’ is from the “Havana”-CD, Appleseed, 2003.

Hmmhmm, hmmm, hmmm, yea, yea, yea. I want to be Johnny, I want to be Stew, That´s what I want, and how about you?

Not quite true, but this is a fine song. Not that difficult to learn – so do.

Capo 2nd fret

(G) (G/A)(G/B)(C) (C/B)(C/A)(G) (G/A)(G/B)(C) (D) (Em)

I want to be (C)Elvis, I want to be (G)Dean.

I want to be (C)Elvis (D) in the cool ma(Em)chine.

I want to be (C)Elvis back in fifty-(G)five,

Singing "Mystery (C)Train" (D) in a Memphis (Em)dive.

I want to be (C)Elvis, want to be (G)Dean.

I want to be (C)Elvis (D) when the girls all (Em)screamed.

I want to be (C)Elvis on the Sullivan (G)stage.

I want to be (C)Elvis (D) in the glory (Em)days.

I want to be (C)Elvis when he drove a (G)truck.

I want to be (C)Elvis (D) singing "All Shook (Em)Up."

Hmmhmm, (C)Hmmm, (D)Hmmm, (G)Yea, Yea, Yea.

Oh, I want to be (C)Elvis on a Flaming (G)Star.

I want to be (C)Elvis (D) in the Cadillac (Em)car.

I want to be (C)Elvis, rocking the (G)blues.

I want to be (C)Elvis (D) in his Blue Suede (Em)Shoes.

Well, I want to be (C)Elvis and I want to be (G)Dean.

I want to be (C)Elvis (D) when the girls all (Em)scream.

If I could be (C)Elvis, won't I be (G)cool?

I want to be (C)singing (D) "Don't Be (Em)Cruel."

I want to be (C)Elvis, would I think (G)twice?

Do I want to be (C)Elvis (D) and pay that (Em)price?

Hmmhmm, (C)Hmmm, (D)Hmmm, (G)Yea, Yea, Yea.

Oh, I want to be (C)Elvis and I want to be (G)Dean.

I want to be (C)Elvis (D) when the girls all (Em)scream.

I want to be (C)Elvis in the (D)cool (Em)machine.

I want to be (C)Elvis (D) and I want to be (Em)Dean.

I want to be (C)Elvis, (D) Mmhmm, (G)hmm.

(highlight b on B-string, g on G-string and g on high E-string)

Ah, thank you very much, thank you.

Charlie Woodward, Art Faller & janhauenstein@gmx.de (The trio)

2003