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Best of the King. Disc 1

Hound Dog

Artist: Presley, Elvis
Album: Best of the King. Disc 1 (2000)
Lyrics and music by Jerry Leiber, Mike Stoller
Added on Friday, 11 October 2024
Hits: 244
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Lyrics and Chords

Verse 1: 0:00
                         C
You ain't nothin' but a hound dog,
                C
Cryin' all the time.
                         F7
You ain't nothin' but a hound dog,
                C
Cryin' all the time.
0:11
                 G
Well, you ain't never caught a rabbit
        F                   C  | C!
And you ain't no friend of mine.

Verse 2: 0:17
                        C
When they said you was high classed,
                       C
Well, that was just a lie.
                         F7
Yeah, they said you was high classed,
                       C
Well, that was just a lie.
0:28
                 G
Well, you ain't never caught a rabbit
        F                   C  | C!
And you ain't no friend of mine.

Verse 3: ( = [Verse 1]) 0:33
                         C
You ain't nothin' but a hound dog,
                C
Cryin' all the time.
                         F7
You ain't nothin' but a hound dog,
                C
Cryin' all the time.
0:44
                 G
Well, you ain't never caught a rabbit
        F                   C  | C
And you ain't no friend of mine.

Solo: 0:51
C | C | C | C
F7 | F7 | C | C
1:02
G | F | C | C

Verse 4: ( = [Verse 2]) 1:06
                        C
When they said you was high classed,
                       C
Well, that was just a lie.
                         F7
Yeah, they said you was high classed,
                       C
Well, that was just a lie.
1:17
                 G
Well, you ain't never caught a rabbit
        F                   C  | C
And you ain't no friend of mine.

Solo: 1:23
C | C | C | C
F7 | F7 | C | C
1:34
G | F | C | C

Verse 5: ( ~ [Verse 2]) 1:38
                        C
When they said you was high classed,
                       C
Well, that was just a lie.
                             F7
You know, they said you was high classed,
                       C
Well, that was just a lie.
1:49
                 G
Well, you ain't never caught a rabbit
        F                   C  | C!
And you ain't no friend of mine.

Verse 6: ( ~ [Verse 1]) 1:54
                         C
You ain't nothin' but a hound dog,
                C
Cryin' all the time.
                         F7
You ain't nothin' but a hound dog,
                C
Cryin' all the time.
2:05
                 G              G!
Well, you ain't never caught a rabbit
                               | C#:C(III)!
And you ain't no friend of mine.

Key

key
D
original
key
D
D# C#
transpose
capo
on
0 fret
not in use
C
C#
D
D#
E
F
F#
G
G#
A
A#
B

Chord Fingerings

Ed Sullivan Show, 1956
Las Vegas, 1970
Live in Honolulu, 1973

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