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Blue Suede Shoes
(Carl Perkins)

Copyright Hill & Range Songs, Inc.

Original by Carl Perkins on December 19, 1955

RCA studio session - January 30-31, 1956 - RCA Studios - New York
January 30 - 11 am-2 pm

G2WB 1230-10

March 23, 1956 LP RCA LPM 1254 Elvis Presley

Soundtrack recording for Paramount - G.I. Blues - April 27-28, 1960 - RCA Studios - Hollywood
April 28 - 12:30-6:30 pm, 7:45-11:03 pm

Studio matrix: PO-01 - RCA matrix: L2PB 3687-01

November 1960 LP G.I. Blues - RCA LSP 2256

Warm-up Rehearsal for NBC TV Special "Elvis" - June 27 - NBC studios - Burbank
- Unreleased

Re-recording sessions - First session - Young 'un Sound Studio - Murfreesboro
January 24, 1980
KWA5 8242

February 1, 1980 - Evening
KWA5 8242

February 5, 1980
KWA5 8242

February 14, 1980
KWA5 8242

November 25, 2000 CD FTD 74321 81233-2 Too Much Monkey Business

Overdub sessions for Warner Brothers Motion Picture "This Is Elvis" - January 30, 1981 - T.B.S. - Hollywood
LPA5 5817

April 14, 1981 LP RCA CPL-2-4031 This Is Elvis

Re-recording sessions - March 1996 - Signet Sound Studio - Hollywood
G2WB 1230

February 16, 1998 CD RCA 07863-67458-2 Blue Suede Shoes A Ballet Set To The Music Of Elvis Presley

Re-recording sessions - March 1996 - Signet Sound Studio - Hollywood
G2WB 1230 - Instrumental

February 16, 1998 CD RCA 07863-67458-2 Blue Suede Shoes A Ballet Set To The Music Of Elvis Presley

Movie version

Version 1 Version 2 Version 3

* Well it's one for the money, two for the show
Three to get ready now go cat go
But don't you, step on my blue suede shoes
Well you can do anything but lay off of my blue suede shoes

Well, you can knock me down, step on my face
Slander my name all over the place
Well do anything that you wanna do
But uh uh honey lay off of them shoes
And don't you, step on my blue suede shoes
Well you can do anything but lay off of my blue suede shoes
Let's go cats

Well you can burn my house, steal my car
Drink my liquor from an old fruit jar
Well do anything that you wanna do
But uh uh honey lay off of my shoes
But don't you, step on my blue suede shoes
Well you can do anything but lay off of my blue suede shoes
Rock it

* Repeat

Well it's blue, blue, blue suede shoes
Blue, blue, blue suede shoes Yeh!
Blue, blue, blue suede shoes, baby!
Blue, blue, blue suede shoes
Well you can do anything but lay off of my blue suede shoes

Standard tuning. [NC] A Well, it's one for the money, [NC] A Two for the show, [NC] A Three to get ready, A Now go, cat, go.

(D9) (Aadd9) <-- Scotty Moore D A But don't you step on my blue suede shoes. (E9) (A) <-- Scotty Moore E A You can do anything but lay off of my Blue suede shoes.

Well, you can knock me down, Step in my face, Slander my name All over the place.

Do anything that you want to do, but uh-uh, Honey, lay off of my shoes Don't you step on my Blue suede shoes. You can do anything but lay off of my blue suede shoes.

Solo:

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Burn my house, Steal my car, Drink my cider From my old fruitjar.

Do anything that you want to do, but uh-uh, Honey, lay off of my shoes Don't you step on my blue suede shoes. You can do anything but lay off of my blue suede shoes.

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Well, it's blue, blue, blue suede shoes, Blue, blue, blue suede shoes, Yeah Blue, blue, blue suede shoes, baby Blue, blue, blue suede shoes Well, you can do anything but lay off of my blue suede shoes.

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