Elvis Presley – Its Now Or Never (Guitar Acoustic Tab)

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Title: It's Now Or Never Artist: Elvis Presley Author and Copyright: MississippiHans (arr.+tab.) Tempo: Q=120 Capo: 6 (optionally, for higher pitch) Play bass quarters with your right-hand thumb and insert eighths. Eighths are marked "+". The chord names above the tab lines indicate the left-hand position. Emphasize the melody notes. In the final chorus play the melody notes in brackets instead of the lower ones and end with a full G chord. Play the bass 2nd fret in the D chord with you left-hand thumb (thumb-fretting).
[Chorus]
   G   +            +       +                      +       +                      +       +
E|-----3--------3-------2-------|------------------------------|-----2--------2-------0-------|
B|-----0--------0-------0-------|-3--------3-------------------|-----0--------0-------0-------|
G|------------------0-------0---|------------------0-------0---|------------------0-------0---|
D|---------0------------0-------|------0---------------0-------|---------0------------0-------|
A|--------------2---------------|--------------2---------------|--------------2---------------|
E|-3----------------------------|-3----------------------------|-3----------------------------|
       It's     now     or        ne-      ver,                      come     hold    me 

   Am            +       +     D                +       +     Am       +       +       +
E|---------------------------|-----2--------2-------0-------|------------------------------|
B|-1-------------------------|-----3--------3-------3-------|-1--------1-------------------|
G|---------------2-------2---|------------------2-------2---|------------------2-------2---|
D|------2------------2-------|---------0------------0-------|------2---------------2-------|
A|-0-------------------------|-0----------------------------|-0----------------------------|
E|-----------0---------------|--------------2---------------|--------------0---------------|
   tight,                          kiss     me      my        dar-     ling, 

   D7  +            +       +     G             +       +                   +       +
E|------------------------------|---------------------------|---------------------------|
B|--------------0-------1-------|-3-------------------------|-------------------3-------|
G|-----2------------2-------2---|---------------0-------0---|---------------0-------0---|
D|---------0------------0-------|------0------------0-------|------0------------0-------|
A|-0----------------------------|-----------2---------------|-----------2---------------|
E|--------------2---------------|-3-------------------------|-3-------------------------|
       be       mine    to-       night.                                        To-

   Cm  +             +      C   +                  +     G             +       +
E|------------------------|---------------3------------|---------------------------|---------------------|
B|-4---4------------------|-----1------------------4---|-3-------------------------|------0--------------|
G|---------0---------0----|----------0---------0-------|---------------0-------0---|-----------2----0----|
D|------------------------|----------------------------|------0------------0-------|------0---------0----|
A|-3------------3---------|-3-------------3------------|-----------2---------------|---------------------|
E|------------------------|----------------------------|-3-------------------------|-3---------3---------|
   morrow,                      will      be       too   late,                            it's now  or

   D        +       +       +         +                 +     G             +       +
E|------------------------------|-------------(5)------(3)--|(3)------------------------|
B|-3--------3-------------------|-----0---------------------|---------------------------|
G|------------------2-------2---|--------------2--------0---|-0-------------0-------0---|
D|------0---------------0-------|---------0---------0-------|------0------------0-------|
A|-0----------------------------|-0-------------------------|-----------2---------------|
E|--------------2---------------|--------------2------------|-3-------------------------|
   ne-      ver,                      my       love     won't wait.

[Verse]
                 +       +              +                        +            +
E|---------------------------|------------------------|---------------------------|
B|-----------3--p1-------0---|------------------------|--------------0------------|
G|---------------------------|-2--------0-------------|------0--h2------------0---|
D|------0------------0-------|------0------------0----|------0------------0-------|
A|---------------------------|--------------2---------|---------------------------|
E|-3---------3---------------|-3----------------------|-3------------3------------|
             When I      first saw      you,                 with your smile so 
             Just like   a     willow,                       we would cry    an 

   Am       +                             +       +     D7       +              
E|------------------------|---------------------------|------------------------|
B|-1----------------------|---------------0------h1---|-0----------------------|
G|----------2-------------|-----------2---------------|----------2-------------|
D|------2------------2----|------2------------2-------|------0------------0----|
A|-0----------------------|-0-------------------------|-0----------------------|
E|--------------0---------|-----------0---------------|--------------2---------|   
   ten-     der,                      my  heart   was   cap-     tured,   
   o-       cean,                     If  we      lost  true     love,

                 +       +     G        +                             +       +    
E|---------------------------|------------------------|---------------------------|
B|---------------0-------1---|------------------------|-----------3--p1-------0---|
G|-----------2---------------|------------------------|---------------------------|
D|------0------------0-------|-2--------0-------------|------0------------0-------|
A|-0-------------------------|------0------------2----|---------------------------|
E|-----------2---------------|-3------------3---------|-3---------3---------------|
             my  soul    sur-  ren-     dered.                    I'd spend   a 
              and sweet  de-   vo-      tion.                     Your lips   ex-

            +                        +            +     Am       +              
E|------------------------|---------------------------|------------------------|
B|------------------------|--------------0------------|-1----------------------|
G|-2--------0-------------|------0--h2------------0---|----------2-------------|
D|------0------------0----|------0------------0-------|------2------------2----|
A|--------------2---------|---------------------------|-0---------------------|
E|-3----------------------|-3------------3------------|--------------0---------|
   life-    time,                waiting for      the   right    time,
   cite     me,                  let your arms    in-   vite     me,

   D7            +       +     G                     D7                    G   +
E|---------------------------|---------------------|---------------------|------------------------|
B|---------------0-------1---|-3---p0--------------|----------------0----|-0----------------------|
G|-----------2---------------|-----------2---p0----|-2-------------------|-----2--p0--------------|
D|------0------------0-------|------0---------0----|------0---------0----|---------0---------0----|
A|-0-------------------------|---------------------|-0-------------------|------------------------|
E|-----------2---------------|-3---------3---------|-----------2---------|-3------------3---------|
             Now that you're   near, the time is     here           at     last.
        For  who knows   when, we   will meet a-     gain           this   way?
************************************ | (5) note in bracket is alternative for finale ************************************