I TRY TO THINK ABOUT ELVIS (Gary Burr)
performed by Patty Loveless (When Fallen Angels Fly, 1994)
E
I try to think about Elvis, Memphis Oprah in the afternoon
A
I try to think about palm trees, fig leaves
E
The creature from the black lagoon
E
I try to think about high heels, and good deals
C#m
Anything to get me through
B
I just can't concentrate
A B E
You're all I think about these days
E
I try to contemplate the cosmos, what goes Round and round the sky at night
A
I try to think about champagne, freight trains
E
Slowly rolling out of sight
E
I try to focus on the headlines, street crimes
C#m
Everytime I think I might
B
I just can't concentrate
A B E
You're all I think about these days
C#m F#
My mind wanders where it will
A E
When it settles right on you
C#m F#
I forget what I should say
A B
I forget what I should do
SOLO
|D |D |E |E |A |B |E |E |
C#m F#
My mind wanders where it will
A E
When it settles right on you
C#m F#
I forget what I should say
A B
I forget what I should do
F#
I try to think about Shakespeare, leap year The Beatles or the Rolling Stones
B
I try to think about hair-do's, tattoos
F#
Sushi bars and saxophones
F#
I try to think about the talk shows, new clothes
D#m
But I guess I should have known
C#
I just can't concentrate
B C# D#m G#
You're all I think about these days
B C# F#
You're all I think about these days
I TRY TO THINK ABOUT ELVIS (CHORD CHART) VERSE 1 AND 2
|E |E |E |E |A |A |E |E |
|E |E |E |C#m |B |B |B |B |
|A |B |E |E | BRIDGE
|C#m |F# |A |E |C#m |F# |A |B |B | SOLO
|D |D |E |E |A |B |E |E | BRIDGE REPRISE
|C#m |F# |A |E |C#m |F# |A |B |B | VERSE 3
|F# |F# |F# |F# |B |B |F# |F# |
|F# |F# |F# |D#m |C# |C# |C# |
|B |C# |D#m |G# |B |C# |F# |F# |
