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Love Me Tender

(Vera Matson - Elvis Presley)


Copyright Williamson Music Co.

Derivative adaptation of the song Aura Lea an American Civil War song

Original recorded by The Shelton Brothers in 1937





Soundtrack recording for 20th Century Fox - Love Me Tender - August 24, 1956 - Fox Stage 1 - Hollywood

 1-6 pm

Studio matrix: S-16 (Take 2) - RCA matrix: G2WB 4767-02
September 28, 1956 Single A side RCA 47-6643 Love Me Tender / Any Way You Want Me (That's How I Will Be)
Computer enhanced version:
September 24, 2002 CD RCA BMG 07863 68079-2 Elvis 30 N° 1 Hits
Outtakes:
Stereo master: January 24, 1995 CD RCA BMG 07863 66532-2 Heart & Soul


Soundtrack recording for 20th Century Fox - Love Me Tender - September 4-5, October 1, 1956 - Fox Stage 1 - Hollywood

 October 1 - 1-4 pm

RCA matrix: SPA5 2875 End title version
January 1988 CD RCA 6738-2-R Essential Elvis
April 22, 1997 CD RCA 07863 67453 2 Jailhouse Rock / Love Me Tender


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

 G2WB 0209
February 16, 1998 CD RCA 07863-67458-2 Blue Suede Shoes A Ballet Set To The Music Of Elvis Presley


      End title version  


Version 1          Version 2          Version 3   

Version 4          Version 5          Version 6   





Love me tender, love me sweet,
Never let me go.
You have made my life complete,
And I love you so.


* Love me tender, love me true,
All my dreams fulfill.
For my darlin' I love you,
And I always will.


Love me tender, love me long,
Take me to your heart.
For it's there that I belong,
And we'll never part.


* Repeat


Love me tender, love me dear,
Tell me you are mine.
I'll be yours through all the years,
Till the end of time.


* Repeat 





Standard tuning.
Strum pattern:
     D                                               E7
E||-------2~--------2~---|--------2~--------2~---|-------0~--------0~---|
B||-------3~--------3~---|--------3~--------3~---|-------3~--------3~---|
G||-------2~--------2~---|--------2~--------2~---|-------1~--------1~---|
D||--0--------------0~---|---0--------------0~---|-------2~--------2~---|
A||------------0---------|-------------0---------|-------2~---2---------|
E||----------------------|-----------------------|--0-------------------|
                             Love me   ten- der     Love me   sweet
--- And so on....
~ = Strum (Low E to high e)
    D
    Love me tender,
    E7
    love me sweet,
    A7           D
    never let me go.
    D                E7
    You have made my life complete,
    A7             D
    and I love you so.
    D       F#
    Love me tender,
    Bm      D7
    love me true,
    G      Gm        D
    all my dreams fulfilled.
    D      B7      E7
    For my darlin' I love you,
    A7           D
    and I always will.

    Love me tender,
    love me long,
    take me to your heart.
    For it's there that I belong,
    and we'll never part.
    Love me tender,
    love me dear,
    tell me you are mine.
    I'll be yours through all the years,
    till the end of time.
    (When at last my dreams come true
    Darling this I know
    Happiness will follow you
    Everywhere you go).

End:
e||--2~--------5----5----|--2----------------||
B||--3~------------------|-------------------||
G||--2~---2--------------|-------------------||
D||--0~------------------|-------------------||
A||----------------------|-------------------||
E||----------------------|-------------------||



Bass Tab Love Me Tender

 

E---3------------------------
A----3-2-3----0----3-2-0-2-3-
D-----------0---0------------
G----------------------------
E---3------------------------
A----3-2-3----0----3-2-0-2-3-
D-----------0---0------------
G----------------------------
E--------------------------------------
A------------------------------3-------

D-----------2-2-2--2-2-2---2-0---0--2--
G--------------------------------------

E--------------------------------------
A----------------------0----3-2-----3--
D-----------2-2-3--2-0---0------2-0----
G--------------------------------------