Soprano Baritone
Viva Las Vegas Words and music by R. Doc Pomas and Mort Shuman, 1964 Watch Elvis on YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MFw5a5Bp_Pw ▼ Time: 4/4 Key of: G Sturm - 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 e! e Yo uTu b Watc h th Accent on the 2 and 4 Boom a - chuck Soprano Baritone G G F#m Em F#m Em C C A A D7 D7 G Bright light city gonna | set my soul, gonna | set my soul on | fire.... Got a | whole lot of money that’s | ready to burn... So | get those stakes up | higher... Em There’s a | thousand pretty women | waitin’ out there... And | they’re all livin’... | devil may care... And | I’m just the devil with | love to spare | < C G C G Viva Las | Vegas.... | Viva Las | Vegas ... | A G How I wish that | there were more than | the twenty-four hours in the | day... | ‘Cause even if there were | forty more... I | wouldn’t sleep a minute a- | way... Em Oh, there’s | black jack and poker and the | roulette wheel... A | fortune won and lost on | ev’ry deal... All you | need’s a strong heart and a | nerve of steel... | D7 C G C G Viva Las | Vegas.... | Viva Las | Vegas... | < B C Viva Las Vegas with your | neon flashin’... And your | one armbandits crashin’ | G All those hopes down the | drain... | C Viva Las Vegas turnin’ | day into nighttime... Turnin’ | night into daytime... A D7 If you see it once. You’ll | never be the same again! | .... | G I’m gonna | keep on the run, I’m gonna | have me some fun... If it costs me my very last | dime ... If I | wind up broke well I’ll | always remember... That | I had a swingin’ | time... Walk you chord path Moving from chord to chord, workout any problem movement areas. Try to always lead with your pointer finger when forming chord shapes. Part A. Slowly go through each chord in progression, strumming each... 4 times, if no mistakes then... 3 times, then... 2 times, then... 1 time. Part B. Do the same. Em (Well) I’m | gonna give it ev’re | thing I’ve got... Lady | luck please let the | dice stay hot... Let me | shoot a seven with | ev’re shot... | C G C G Viva Las | Vegas... | Viva Las | Vegas... | C Viva Las C D7 G Viva... | Viva... | Las... Vegassss | (Big Ending) G | Vegas... | UKULELE-WIKIWIKI.COM For educational and personal use only. Unlike most fun things, you should DO this at home. We are not professionals. UWW-2011 June Viva Las Vegas A G x9 C G B C A Em x3 progression x6 C G Soprano Baritone G G F#m Em F#m Em C C A A D7 D7 D7 G x2 C x3 D7 Practice part A first - that should be 3/4 of your song or more... by following these simple instructions. Firstly be sure to... “Walk your path” - know how you are going to move from one chord to the other... find solutions to problem areas... plan how your fingers will move. 4. Strum each chord for 4 beats.... no mistakes? 3. Now strum each chord for 3 beats... no mistakes? 2. Again, strum each chord for 2 beats and if no mistakes... 1. When you can strum each chord for 1 beat each at a moderate tempo without mistakes, you’re ready to move through the song with confidence. Repeat the steps above for part B.
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