Kirsty MacColl - There’s a Guy Works Down the Chip Shop Swears He’s Elvis Chords
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Guitar A chord diagram
Guitar E7 chord diagram
Guitar A7 chord diagram
Guitar D chord diagram
Guitar F#m | G♭m chord diagram
[Opening]
[A]Oh darling why you talk so fast
Another evening just flew past to[E7]night
[E7]And now the daybreak’s coming in,,
And I can’t wait, and it ain’t [A]right
[verse 2]
[A]You told me all you’ve done and seen
And all the places [A7]you have been with[D]out me
Well I don’t really want to know but [A]I’ll stay quiet and then I’ll go
And [E7]you won’t have no cause to think a[A]bout me
[verse 3]
[A]There’s a guy works down the [E7]chip shop
swears he’s [A]Elvis [A7]
Just [D]like you swore to me that you’d be [E7]true
[verse 4]
There’s a [A]guy works down the [E7]chip shop
swears he’s [F#m]Elvis [D]
But [A]he’s a liar and [E7]I’m not sure about [A]you
[verse 5]
[A]Oh darling you’re so popular
You were the best thing new in [E7]Hicksville
[E7]With your mohair suits and foreign shoes
News is you changed your pick-up for a Se[A]ville
[Closing]
[A]And now I’m lying here alone
And you’re out there on the [A7]phone with some star in [D]New York
I can hear you laughing now and [A]can’t help feeling that somehow
You [E7]don’t mean anything you say at [A]all
[chorus]
[A]There’s a guy works down the [E7]chip shop swears he’s [A]Elvis [A7]
Just [D]like you swore to me that you’d be [E7]true
There’s a [A]guy works down the [E7]chip shop swears he’s [F#m]Elvis [D]
But [A]he’s a liar and [E7]I’m not sure about [A]you
[chorus]
[A]There’s a guy works down the [E7]chip shop swears he’s [A]Elvis [A7]
Just [D]like you swore to me that you’d be [E7]true
There’s a [A]guy works down the [E7]chip shop swears he’s [F#m]Elvis [D]
But [A]he’s a liar and [E7]I’m not sure about [A]you
How to play There's a Guy Works Down the Chip Shop Swears He's Elvis on Guitar (Step-by-step)
Kirsty MacColl - There's a Guy Works Down the Chip Shop Swears He's Elvis on guitar requires 5 chords and 7 core chord transitions. You can find the full step-by-step guide below. Before you start, tune your instrument. The song uses the ↓-↓↑ pattern; practice it muted first, or simplify to downstrokes while you learn the changes.
There's a Guy Works Down the Chip Shop Swears He's Elvis uses these transitions most often: A → E7 (13), E7 → A (13), and A → A7 (5). These transitions may feel a little challenging at first, but with steady practice you can play this song quickly.When you are ready, begin with A - E7 chord transition.
1. A → E7 chord transition
To move from A to E7;
- While playing A, lift your ring finger from B string fret 2.
- Lift your index finger from D string fret 2 and place it on G string fret 1.
- Slide your middle finger from G string fret 2 to A string fret 2.
2. A → A7 chord transition
To move from A to A7;
- While playing A, lift your ring finger from B string fret 2.
- Keep index finger on D string fret 2.
- Lift your middle finger from G string fret 2 and place it on B string fret 2.
3. A7 → D chord transition
To move from A7 to D;
- Lift your index finger from D string fret 2 and place it on G string fret 2.
- Slide your middle finger from B string fret 2 to E string fret 2.
- Place ring finger on B string fret 3.
4. D → A chord transition
To move from D to A;
- Lift your index finger from G string fret 2 and place it on D string fret 2.
- Slide your middle finger from E string fret 2 to G string fret 2.
- Slide your ring finger on B string from fret 3 to fret 2.
5. D → E7 chord transition
To move from D to E7;
- While playing D, lift your ring finger from B string fret 3.
- Slide your index finger on G string from fret 2 to fret 1.
- Slide your middle finger from E string fret 2 to A string fret 2.
6. E7 → F#m chord transition
To move from E7 to F#m;
- While playing E7, lift your middle finger from A string fret 2.
- Lift your index finger from G string fret 1 and place it on E string fret 2.
- Place ring finger on A string fret 4.
- Place pinky on D string fret 4.
7. F#m → D chord transition
To move from F#m to D;
- While playing F#m, lift your pinky from D string fret 4.
- Lift your index finger from E string fret 2 and place it on G string fret 2.
- Slide your ring finger from A string fret 4 to B string fret 3.
- Place middle finger on E string fret 2.
There's a Guy Works Down the Chip Shop Swears He's Elvis chord transition analysis
A short, data-driven summary of the chord flow in There's a Guy Works Down the Chip Shop Swears He's Elvis.
- There's a Guy Works Down the Chip Shop Swears He's Elvis includes 50 chord transitions, 7 of them unique.
- These transitions represent 0.01% of all chord transitions in Chordier.
- There's a Guy Works Down the Chip Shop Swears He's Elvis contains 1 of the top 10 transitions across Chordier.
- These transition patterns show how There's a Guy Works Down the Chip Shop Swears He's Elvis connects to the rest of Chordier. Mastering them helps you move to similar songs faster.After A, the most likely next chords across Chordier are D (29%), G (13%), and E (12%).
- A → E7: 4%
- A → A7: 3%
After E7, the most likely next chords across Chordier are A (31%), Am (28%), and A7 (7%).- E7 → A: 31%
- E7 → F#m: 3%