Tuning: Standard

(mute) = Strummed & Muted Chord

Author: Richard Grosser 


Announcer: "Get your matches ready.  Ladies and Gentlemen, 'The Plastic Ono Ba-nd'.  
Toronto welcomes 'The Plastic Ono Band'.  
Flower and Walker presents 'The Plastic Ono Band. 
Give Peace a Chance!  Give Peace a Chance!"

John Lennon:"Hello.  Good Eve-ning!"

(Tuning)

John Lennon:"OK, we are just goin' to do numbers that we know, ya know.  As we've 
never played together before, an...!"


Verse 1: 
 NC       A (mute)
Well, it's one for the money,
 A (mute)
Two for the show.
 NC
Three to get ready,
    A7 (mute)
Now go cat, go.
    D7
But don't you,
                      A
Step on my blue suede shoes.
              E
Well, you can do anything,
        D                      A     E
But lay off of them blue suede shoes.


Verse 2:
        A (mute)
You can knock me down,
 A (mute)
Tread in my face.
 A (mute)
Slander my name,
             A7 (mute)
All over the place.
   D7 (mute)
Do anything,
                 A (mute)
That you want to do.
  A (mute)
But uh, uh, honey,
    A7 (mute)               
Lay off of them shoes.
    D7
But don't you,
                      A
Step on my blue suede shoes.
              E
Well, you can do anything,
        D                      A     E
But lay off of them blue suede shoes.


Instrumental Break 1:
A A A7 D7 A E D A E


Verse 3:
        A (mute)
You can burn my house,
 A (mute)
Steal my car.
 A (mute)
Drink my liquor,
        A7 (mute)
From an old fruit jar.
   D7 (mute)
Do anything,
        A (mute)
That you want to do.
        A (mute)  
But uh, uh, honey,
    A7
Lay off of them shoes.
    D
But don't you,
                      A
Step on my blue suede shoes.
              E
Well, you can do anything.
        D                      A     E
But lay off of them blue suede shoes.


Instrumental Break 2:
A A A7 D7 A E D A E


Coda:
 A 
Well, blue, blue, blue, blue suede shoes, hey,
 A                      A7
Blue, blue, blue, blue, blue suede shoes, yeah.
 D7
Blue, blue, blue, blue suede shoes, yeah,
 A
Blue, blue, blue suede shoes.
 E
Well, you can do anything,
        D                    A      E
But lay off of my blue suede shoes.


(End)