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Good Rockin’ Tonight – Elvis Presley
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Written by: Roy Brown
Released as a single in 1955
Now on: “Elvis at Sun” and other compilation albums
Tabbed by: maguri
Tuning: Standard
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[Chorus]
E
Well, I heard the news, there's good rockin' tonight
A E
Well, I heard the news, there's good rockin' tonight
E
I'm gonna hold my baby as tight as I can
B7
Tonight she'll know I'm a mighty, mighty man
A B7 E
I heard the news, there's good rockin' tonight
[Verse]
E
I say, well, meet me in a hurry, behind the barn
E B7
Don't you be afraid, you gotta do you no harm
E
I want you to bring along my rockin' shoes
E
Cause tonight I'm gonna rock away all my blues
(break)
A B7 E
I heard the news, there's good rockin' tonight
[Solo]
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| A | % | E | % |
| B7 | % | E | % |
[Middle 8]
E
Well, we're gonna rock
E
We're gonna rock
A
Let's rock
E
Come on and rock
B7 E
We're gonna rock all our blues away
[Chorus]
E
Have you heard the news, everybody's rockin' tonight
A7 E
Have you heard the news, everybody's rockin' tonight
E
I'm gonna hold my baby as tight as I can
E
Tonight she'll know I'm a mighty, mighty man
A B7 E
I heard the news, there's good rockin' tonight
[Solo]
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| A | % | E | % |
| B7 | % | E | % |
[Middle 8]
E
Well, we're gonna rock
E
We're gonna rock
A
Let's rock
E
Come on and rock
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B7 A7 E E
We're gonna rock all our blues away