Elvis Presley – Beach Boy Blues (Guitar)
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Written by Sid Tepper and Roy C. Bennett
Note: A "luau" (Hawaiian: lū'au) is a Hawaiian party or feast.
Normal tuning, no capo.
Intro: (My best effort - do suggest changes)
Over 4 bars, downstroke strum.
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(Alternatively, I find C G7 C G7 works nicely as a beach bum lazy intro)
I used to play this with G7 where the Gaug is till the suggestion below. G7 works okay if Gaug is too tricky.
[Intro]
C C#dim Dm Gaug/D#
[Verse 1]
C Gaug C Gaug I'm a poor Hawaiian beach boy, a long way from the beach C C/G C C7 'Cause someone shoved his face against my hand F F#dim C/G A7 D7 G7 C C/G Now I'm a kissing cousin to a ripe pineapple, I'm in a can
[Verse 2]
C Gaug C Gaug I was minding my own business but drinking daddy's juice C Gaug C C7 I swear I'll never touch that stuff again F F#dim C A7 D7 G7 C7 Just like a pig before he gave his all at the luau, I'm in a pen
[Bridge]
F Got those beach boy blues C Don't the time go slow F Lonely beach boy blues D7 D/A G7 Only 30 days and 90 years to go
[Verse 3]
C Gaug C Gaug I want a taste of honey from my wahini's lips C Gaug C C7 I want to be her ever loving man F F#dim C/G A7 D7 G7 C C7 But I'm a kissing cousin to a ripe pineapple, I'm in a can F F#dim C/G A7 D7 G7 C Yeah, I'm a kissing cousin to a ripe pineapple, I'm in a can