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Wild in the Country– Elvis Presley
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Tabbed by: maguri
Tuning: Standard
Elvis Presley
Wild in the Country (1961)
(Hugo Peretti/Luigi Creatore/Lawrence Weiss)
Title track from Elvis’ eponymous movie.
Later on “Elvis' Golden Records, Vol. 3” and various other compilations.
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LINK
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Voicings for the arpeggio
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time signature: 6/8
INTRO
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VERSE
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A rose grows wild in the country
D G
A tree grows tall as the sky
G C
The wind blows wild in the country
D C D G
And part of the wild, wild country, am I
MIDDLE 8
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Wild, wild, like the deer and the dove
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Wild and free is this land that I love
VERSE (variation + coda)
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A dream grows wild in the country
D G
A love grows tall as the sky
G C
A heart beats wild in the country
D G
And here with a dream in my heart
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Part of the wild, wild country, am I
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Part of the wild, wild country, am I
