I Can See Elvis

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I can see Elvis... skinny like he was... back in fifty-seven 

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razor-quiffed and leather-squeezed... sideburns flickering in the breeze 

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that blows across the vale of heaven   (riff) 



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I can see Elvis... throned like a king... astride a golden Harley 

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smoking a reefer he just rolled... full of acapulco gold 

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with Hendrix, Dean and Marley    (riff) 



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I can see Elvis(doo-wap) prowling like a cat(doo-wap) 

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across a funky bandstand (doo-wap) 

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Keith Moon behind him banging drums (doo-wap) 

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Charlie Parker all thumbs (doo-wap) 

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John Lennon doing handstands (doo-wap) (riff)(doo-wap) 



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I can see Elvis... talking philosophy and law 

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with Joan Of Arc and Plato 

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quizzing Shakespeare on his plays 

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showing Crazy Horse and Marvin Gaye 

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how to dance the mashed potato (riff) 



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I can see Elvis  (doo-wap) 

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high and low and high  (doo-wap) 

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and low and high he's hunting  (doo-wap) 

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looking for a special prey  (doo-wap) 

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who only just arrived up here today  (doo-wap) 

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break out the bunting  (doo-wap) (riff) (doo-wap) 



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I can see Elvis... he's writin' something down 

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in a litle leather journal 

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and here are all the words he wrote: 

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"I am gonna slit the throat of that skinflint, the Colonel" 

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I can see Elvis... I can see Elvis... I can see Elvis... 

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I can see Elvis... I can see Elvis... I can see Elvis... Elvis... Elvis 



solo organ + electric guitar over F#  G#m  B F#