Elvis Presley – Gi Blues (Guitar)

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[Intro] N.C. Hup! Hup! Hup hup hup! [Verse 1]
     E                                                 
They give us a room with a view of the beautiful Rhine  (hup, 2, 3, 4, hup, 2, 3, 4)

     A                                           E
They give us a room with a view of the beautiful Rhine   (hup, 2, 3, 4, hup, 2, 3, 4)

        B                   A            E     
Gimme a muddy old creek in Texas any ol' time!
[Chorus]
            E                                                                
I got those hup, two, three, four, occupation G.I. blues.    (hup, 2, 3, 4, hup, 2, 3, 4)

        A                                 E
From my G.I. hair to the heels of my G.I. shoes              (hup, 2, 3, 4, hup, 2, 3, 4)

         B                   A                       E
And if I don't go state-side soon, I'm gonna blow my fuse
[Verse 2]
   E                                                 
We get Hasenpfeffer and black pumpernickel for chow         (Hasenpfeffer, hasenpfeffer)

   A                                           E
We get Hasenpfeffer and black pumpernickel for chow          (Hasenpfeffer, hasenpfeffer)

            B                      A              E
I'd blow my next month’s pay for a slice of Texas cow
[Verse 3]
      E                                                   
We'd like to be heroes but all that we do here is march      (hup, 2, 3, 4, march! 2, 3, 4)

     A                                            E
We'd like to be heroes but all that we do here is march      (hup, 2, 3, 4, march! 2, 3, 4)

         B                     A                  E
And they don’t give the Purple Heart for a fallen arch
[Chorus]
          E                                                                     (E7)
I got the hup, two, three, four, occupation G.I. blues         (G.I. blues, G.I. blues)

        A7                                E
From my G.I. hair to the heels of my G.I. shoes                (G.I. shoes, G.I. blues)

         B7                  A                       E
And if I don't go state-side soon, I'm gonna blow my fuse      
[Verse 4]
    E
The Frauleins are pretty as flowers but we can’t make a pass         (Frauleins, frauleins)

    A                                                   E
The Frauleins are pretty as flowers but we can’t make a pass          (Frauleins, frauleins)

               B7                         A                  E       
’Cause they're all wearing signs saying, “Keepen Sie off the grass!”
[Chorus]
          E 
I got the hup, two, three, four, occupation G.I. blues                 (G.I. blues)

        A                                 E 
From my G.I. hair to the heels of my G.I. shoes                        (G.I. shoes, G.I. blues)  

         B7                  A                       E
and if I don't go state-side soon, I'm gonna blow my fuse
[Coda]
                 E7
(Occupation G.I. blues)

                E
Occupation G.I. blues

E
Occupation G.I. blues - At ease ... (Hut, ho!)