Carl Perkins – Everybodys Trying To Be My Baby (Guitar)

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Everybody's Tryin' To Be My Baby:Carl Perkins. Top of the charts in 1956. The Beatles did this song again with Perkins in 1964. (The original Sun Records recording was G C D. On later recordings it was done in E.) #1.
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Well, they took some honey from a tree,

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Dressed it up and they called it me.

A
Everybody's tryin' to be my baby,

E
Everybody's tryin' to be my baby,

B           B7                    E
Everybody's tryin' to be my baby, now.
#2.
E
I woke up last night, half past four,

              E7
fifteen women knockin' at my door.

A
Everybody's tryin' to be my baby,

E
Everybody's tryin' to be my baby,

B           B7                    E
Everybody's tryin' to be my baby, now.
#3.
E
Went out last night, didn't stay late,

                      E7
before I'm home I had nineteen dates.

A
Everybody's tryin' to be my baby.

E
Everybody's tryin' to be my baby,

B           B7                    E
Everybody's tryin' to be my baby, now.
#4.
E
Me and my gal sittin' in the shade,

                             E7
talkin' 'bout the money that she has made.

    A
And everybody's tryin' to be my baby,

E
everybody's tryin' to be my baby.

B           B7                    E
Everybody's tryin' to be my baby, now.
#5.
E
Well, they took some honey from a tree,

                       E7
Dressed it up and they called it me.

A
Everybody's tryin' to be my baby,

E
Everybody's tryin' to be my baby.

B           B7                    E
Everybody's tryin' to be my baby, now.(Verse x2)
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