
Almost Always True
Elvis Presley
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Almost Always True – Elvis Presley
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Written by: Wise/Weisman
From: "Blue Hawaii" (1961)
Tabbed by: maguri
Tuning: Standard
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CHORDS
E-A-D-G-B-e
F6 1-3-x-2-3-1
F#6 2-4-x-3-4-2
G6 3-5-x-4-5-3
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[Intro]
| F6 | % |
| F6 | C F6 | F6 | C F6 |
| F6 | % | C C | C C7 |
(breaks)
| F6 | C F6 | F6 | % |
[Verse]
F6 C F6
I was always, baby, I was always
F6 C F6
Well almost always true to you
F6
Met a pretty mademoiselle
F6
Her papa owned a small hotel
| C C | C C7 |
(breaks) Oh ...
F C F
I was almost always true to you
[Interlude]
| F#6 | % |
[Verse]
F#6 C# F#6
I resisted tho' my arm was twisted
F#6 C# F#6
I was almost always true to you
F#6
Stayed away from drinkin' wine
F#6
Thought about you all the time
| C# C# | C# C# | C# C#7 |
(breaks) Oh ...
F#6 C# F#6
I was almost always true to you
[Interlude]
| G6 | % |
[Verse]
G6 D G6
Kept refusin' don't jump to conclusions
G6 D G6
I was almost always true to you
G6
I would never grab like this
G6
I would never steal a kiss
| D D | D D | D D | D D7 |
(breaks) Oh ...
G6 D G6
I was almost always true to you
G6 D G6
I was almost always true to you
[Outro]
G6 D G6 D G6 D G6 D G6
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