From a Jack To a King

Elvis Presley

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Key:
Capo:
tune guitar down one-half step (6 = Eb, etc) SEE NOTE BELOW CHORD CHART VERSE 1, 3 and 4:
|(E) |E |E |B |B |B |B |E | VERSE 2: |(E) |E |E |B |B |B |B |E A |E7 | BRIDGE: |A |A |E |E |F# |F# |B |B | SOLO: |B |B |E A |E7 |
VERSE 1
(E) E >From a jack to a king
B >From loneliness to a wedding ring I played an ace and I won a queen
E And walked away with your heart VERSE 2
(E) E >From a jack to a king
B With no regret I stacked the cards last night And lady luck played her hand just right
E A E7 To make me king of your heart
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BRIDGE
A E For just a little while I thought that I might lose the game
F# B Then just in time I saw the twinkle in your eye VERSE 3
(E) E >From a jack to a king
B >From loneliness to a wedding ring I played an ace and I won a queen
E You made me king of your heart SOLO (triple eighths) ____ ______________ ______________
|\ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |----12---12---12---|---12---11---11---11---11---------------------| |-------------------|----------------------------14---14---14------| |-------------------|----------------------------------------------| |-------------------|----------------------------------------------| |-------------------|----------------------------------------------| |-------------------|----------------------------------------------|
___________ ___ _____ ___ ________ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
|----------------------------------|--------------------11-14-|-12-| |-14--12--12--12--12---------------|----------12-----12-------|----| |---------------------13--14-13-11-|------13------14----------|----| |---------------------------\/-----|-14-----------------------|----| |----------------------------P-----|--------------------------|----| |----------------------------------|--------------------------|----|
BRIDGE
A E For just a little while I thought that I might lose the game
F# B Then just in time I saw the twinkle in your eye VERSE 4
(E) E >From a jack to a king
B >From loneliness to a wedding ring I played an ace and I won a queen
E You made me king of your heart * * * * * NOTE An alternative to tuning down is to put a capo on the first fret. No capo capo 1
E D
F# E
A G
B A
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Composition: Ned Miller (Usa 2)

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