Steam Roller Blues Chords

KeyE CapoNone TuningStandard Difficulty Plays572

Steam Roller Blues by Elvis Presley is a more advanced guitar song played in the key of E. It uses the chords F#7, B9, E, A, B7, E7 and C#m9. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

Transpose
E
Text
16
Speed
  			Intro:  F#7   B9   E  

E                             A                            E  
   Well, I'm a steamroller Babe.  I'm bound to roll all over you.  
  A                                                               E  
   Yes, I'm a steamroller, now, Babe.  I'm bound to roll all over you.  
  B7                        A  
   I'm gonna inject your soul with some sweet Rock-and-Roll    
       E                           F#7     B9   E  
   And shoot you full of Rythm and Blues.  

E                          A                          E  
   Well, I'm a cement mixer; a churning urn of burning funk.  
  A                                                                  E  
   Well, I'm a cement mixer for you, Babe; a churning urn of burning funk.  
  B7                          A  
   Well, I'm a demolition derby, yeah;   
     E                       F#7     B9   E  
   a hefty hunk of steaming junk.  

E                                A                             E  
   Well, I'm a napalm bomb, Babe. just guaranteed to blow your mind.  
  A                                                                   E  
   Yes, I'm a napalm bomb for you, Babe. just guaranteed to blow your mind.  
  B7                             A  
   And if I can't have your love for my own ,now, sweet child,  
   E                     F#7     B9   E  
   Won't be nothin left behind.  

E7    C#m9      F#7                             B9          E  
   It seems how lately, Babe, got a bad case of steamroller blues. 

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Chord diagrams

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Reference tones

Standard tuning, lowest to highest. Click a string to play it; the string the mic hears is highlighted.

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Metronome

100 BPM Andante