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You Asked Me To

(Waylon Jennings / Billy Joe Shaver)


Copyright Baron Music

Original by Waylon Jennings in 1973


RCA studio session - December 10-16, 1973 - Stax Studios - Memphis

 December 11, 9 pm-2 am

CPA5 1619-06


Overdub for RCA studio session - January 2, 1974 - Studio A - Nashville

 CPA5 1619-06


Overdub for RCA studio session - September 24, 1974 - Studio A - Nashville

 CPA5 1619-06
January 1975 LP RCA APL 1 0873 Promised Land
Outtakes:
Take 1, 2A, 2B 3A and 3B: November 29, 2011 CD FTD 506020-975019 Promised Land
Take 1: April 1, 2006 CD FTD 82876 76965-2 Elvis Presley Made In Memphis
Take 2: August 11, 1998 CD RCA BMG 07863 67672-2 Rhythm And Country - Essential Elvis Vol. 5


Re-recording sessions - First session - Young 'un Sound Studio - Murfreesboro

 January 25, 1980
KWA5 8249


Re-recording sessions - Second session - Young 'un Sound Studio - Murfreesboro

 October 14, 1980
KWA5 8558
February 1981 LP RCA AAL1-3917 Guitar Man





Long ago and far away
In my old common labour shoes
I turned the world all which-a-way
Just because you asked me to


Likened to no other feel'
Summer love is simple true
There's no end to what I'd do
Just because you asked me to


* Let the world call me a fool
Let it; things are right with me and you
That's all that matters and I'll do
Anything you ask me to


Knowin' how much I love you
After all I've been through
I'd turn and walk away from you
Just because you asked me to


* Repeat


* Repeat


* Repeat 




Standard tuning.

    (tacet)           F
    Long ago and far away
                           C
    In my old common labor shoes
                                   G
    I turned the world all which-a-way
                              C
    Just because you asked me to

    (tacet)             F
    Likened to no other feel'
                          C
    Summer love is simple true
                               G
    There's no end to what I'd do
                              C
    Just because you asked me to

    (tacet)                 F
    Let the world call me a fool
                                         C
    Let it; things are right with me and you

                                     G
    That's all that matters and I'll do
                        C
    Anything you ask me to

    Solo: F   C   G   C

    (tacet)                 F
    Knowin' how much I love you
                        C
    After all I've been through
                                G
    I'd turn and walk away from you
                              C
    Just because you asked me to

    (tacet)                 F
    Let the world call me a fool
                                         C
    Let it; things are right with me and you
                                     G
    That's all that matters and I'll do
                        C
    Anything you ask me to

    (tacet)                 F
    Let the world call me a fool
                                         C
    Let it; things are right with me and you
                                     G
    That's all that matters and I'll do
                        C
    Anything you ask me to

    Solo:  F   C   G   C

    (tacet)                 F
    Let the world call me a fool
                                         C
    Let it; things are right with me and you
                                     G
    That's all that matters and I'll do     <-- Begin fade out
                        C
    Anything you ask me to