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That's All Right

(Arthur "Big boy" Crudup)



Copyright St Louis Music/Washbash Music

Original by Arthur "Big Boy" Crudup on September 6, 1946


Session for Sun - July 5-6, 1954 - Sun Studio - Memphis, Tennessee

 July 5

F2WB 8040-04 (U-128)
Without additional echo:
July 19, 1954 Single A side Sun 209 That's All Right / Blue Moon Of Kentucky
August 16, 2012 CD FTD 506020-975049 A Boy From Tupelo - The Complete 1953-55 Recordings
Outtakes:
Takes 1 (fs), 2 (fs) and 3: August 1984 LP RCA CPM6 5172-2 A Golden Celebration
Takes 1 (fs), 2 (fs) and 3: June 30, 1987 LP 6414-1-R The Complete Sun Sessions
Takes 1 (fs), 2 (fs) and 3: June 30, 1987 CD 6414-2-R The Sun Sessions CD
Takes 1 (fs), 2 (fs) and 3: July 29, 1997 CD RCA 07863-67469-2 Platinum A Life In Music
Takes 1 (fs), 2 (fs) and 3: September 2, 1999 CD RCA 07863 67675-2 Sunrise
Takes 1 (fs), 2 (fs) and 3: 2007 Single 50th Anniversary That's All Right

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

 - Unreleased


Private recordings - November 1973 - The Thompson Home - Memphis
April 1, 2006 CD FTD 82876 76965-2 Elvis Presley Made In Memphis







Version 1   
Version 2    
Version 3    


Well, that's alright, mama
That's alright for you
That's alright mama, just anyway you do
Well, that's alright, that's alright.
That's alright now mama, anyway you do


Well, mama she done told me,
Papa done told me too
Son, that gal your foolin' with,
She ain't no good for you'
Well, that's alright, that's alright.
That's alright now mama, anyway you do


I'm leaving town, baby
I'm leaving town for sure
Well, then you wont be bothered with
Me hanging 'round your door
But, that's alright, that's alright.
That's alright now mama, anyway you do


Oh da-da di-di-di-di di-di-di-di di-di-di-di
I don't need your lovin', that's alright.
That's alright now mama, anyway you do 



Standard tuning.
Intro: A
(Fast country shuffle)
E||-------5------5-------|--9--------12----9-------|-------5------5-------|
B||-------5---------5----|--10---------------------|-------5---------5----|
G||----------------------|--------9-----------9----|----------------------|
D||----------------------|-------------------------|----------------------|
A||----------------------|-------------------------|----------------------|
E||--5-------------------|-------------------------|--5-------------------|
E||--9--------12----9-------|-------5------5-------|--9--------12----9-------|
B||--10---------------------|-------5---------5----|--10---------------------|
G||--------9-----------9----|----------------------|--------9-----------9----|
D||-------------------------|----------------------|-------------------------|
A||-------------------------|----------------------|-------------------------|
E||-------------------------|--5-------------------|-------------------------|
E||--9---9---9---9---9---9-----9---|--9---9---9---9---9---9---------|
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E||----------------------|--5-------------------|----------------------|
B||-------7--------------|--7-------7------5----|-------7--------------|
G||-------5------5-------|-------5--------------|-------5------5-------|
D||-----------------7----|----------------------|-----------------7----|
A||--5-------------------|--5-------------------|--5-------------------|
E||----------------------|----------------------|----------------------|
E||--5-------------------|------7--7--7--7--7----|--7-------7----7--7----|
B||--7-------7------5----|------7--7--7--7--7----|--7-------7----7--7----|
G||-------5--------------|------7--7--7--7--7----|--7----7--7----7--7----|
D||----------------------|-----------------------|-------6---------------|
A||--5-------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|
E||----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|
E||------7--7--7--7--7----|--7--7--7--9----7--7----|
B||------7--7--7--7--7----|--7--7--7--9----7--7----|
G||------7--7--7--7--7----|--7--7--7--7----7--7----|
D||-----------------------|------------------------|
A||-----------------------|------------------------|
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                         +-----------------------       +------
                         | 1, 3                         | 2 = Solo
E||-------5--------------|--5------------5-------||
B||--------------7p-5----|----------7------------||
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A||----------------------|-----------------------||
E||--5-------------------|--5--------------------||
    A
    Well, that's all right, mama
    A
    That's all right for you
    A
    That's all right mama, just anyway you do
                     D
    Well, that's all right, that's all right.
           E7                             A
    That's all right now mama, anyway you do

    Mama she done told me,
    Papa done told me too
    'Son, that gal your foolin' with,
    She ain't no good for you'
    But, that's all right, that's all right.
    That's all right now mama, anyway you do
Solo:
E||---------------------|----------------------|-----------------------|
B||---------------------|-------5----3----2----|--3/-5-----------------|
G||---------------------|-------6----4----2----|--4/-6-----------------|
D||---------------------|----------------------|-----------------------|
A||---------------------|----------------------|-----------------------|
E||------0----2----4----|--5-------------------|--------0----2----4----|
E||----------------------|-----------------------|----------------------|
B||-------5----3----2----|--3/-5-----------------|-------5----3----2----|
G||-------6----4----2----|--4/-6-----------------|-------6----4----2----|
D||----------------------|-----------------------|----------------------|
A||----------------------|-----------------------|----------------------|
E||--5-------------------|--------0----2----4----|--5-------------------|
E||----------------------|----------------------|----------------------|
B||--3/-5----7----5------|--7r-------5----------|----------------------|
G||--4/-6----------------|----------------7--6--|----4-----------------|
D||----------------------|----------------------|-----------7--6--5----|
A||----------------------|----------------------|----------------------|
E||----------------------|----------------------|----------------------|
E||-------5--------------|--5------5------------|-------5--------------|
B||--------------5-------|--------------5-------|--------------5-------|
G||-----------------5----|-----------------5----|-----------------5----|
D||--4-------------------|----------------------|--4-------------------|
A||----------------------|----------------------|----------------------|
E||----------------------|----------------------|----------------------|
E||--5------5------------|-------0--------------|--3----3------0-------|
B||--------------5-------|--------------0-------|-----------------0----|
G||-----------------5----|-----------------1----|----------------------|
D||----------------------|----------------------|----------------------|
A||----------------------|----------------------|----------------------|
E||----------------------|--0-------------------|----------------------|
E||-------0--------------|--3----3------0-------|-------5------5-------|
B||--------------0-------|-----------------0----|-------5---------5----|
G||-----------------1----|----------------------|----------------------|
D||----------------------|----------------------|----------------------|
A||----------------------|----------------------|----------------------|
E||--0-------------------|----------------------|--5-------------------|
E||--9--------12----9-------|-------5------5-------|--9--------12----9-------||
B||--10---------------------|-------5---------5----|--10---------------------||
G||--------9-----------9----|----------------------|--------9-----------9----||
D||-------------------------|----------------------|-------------------------||
A||-------------------------|----------------------|-------------------------||
E||-------------------------|--5-------------------|-------------------------||

    I'm leaving town, baby
    I'm leaving town for sure
    Well, then you won't be bothered with
    Me hanging 'round your door
    Well, that's all right, that's all right.
    That's all right now mama, anyway you do