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Capo: 5
Tuning: E A D G B E
Title: It's Now Or Never
Artist: Elvis Presley
Author and Copyright: MississippiHans (arr.+tab.)
Time: 4/4
Tempo: Q=120
Capo: 6 (optionally, for higher pitch)
Play bass quarters with your right-hand thumb and insert eighths. Eighths are marked "+".
The chord names above the tab lines indicate the left-hand position. Emphasize the melody notes.
In the final chorus play the melody notes in brackets instead of the lower ones and end with a full G chord.
Play the bass 2nd fret in the D chord with you left-hand thumb (thumb-fretting).
[Chorus]
G + + + + + + +
E|-----3--------3-------2-------|------------------------------|-----2--------2-------0-------|
B|-----0--------0-------0-------|-3--------3-------------------|-----0--------0-------0-------|
G|------------------0-------0---|------------------0-------0---|------------------0-------0---|
D|---------0------------0-------|------0---------------0-------|---------0------------0-------|
A|--------------2---------------|--------------2---------------|--------------2---------------|
E|-3----------------------------|-3----------------------------|-3----------------------------|
It's now or ne- ver, come hold me
Am + + D + + Am + + +
E|---------------------------|-----2--------2-------0-------|------------------------------|
B|-1-------------------------|-----3--------3-------3-------|-1--------1-------------------|
G|---------------2-------2---|------------------2-------2---|------------------2-------2---|
D|------2------------2-------|---------0------------0-------|------2---------------2-------|
A|-0-------------------------|-0----------------------------|-0----------------------------|
E|-----------0---------------|--------------2---------------|--------------0---------------|
tight, kiss me my dar- ling,
D7 + + + G + + + +
E|------------------------------|---------------------------|---------------------------|
B|--------------0-------1-------|-3-------------------------|-------------------3-------|
G|-----2------------2-------2---|---------------0-------0---|---------------0-------0---|
D|---------0------------0-------|------0------------0-------|------0------------0-------|
A|-0----------------------------|-----------2---------------|-----------2---------------|
E|--------------2---------------|-3-------------------------|-3-------------------------|
be mine to- night. To-
Cm + + C + + G + +
E|------------------------|---------------3------------|---------------------------|---------------------|
B|-4---4------------------|-----1------------------4---|-3-------------------------|------0--------------|
G|---------0---------0----|----------0---------0-------|---------------0-------0---|-----------2----0----|
D|------------------------|----------------------------|------0------------0-------|------0---------0----|
A|-3------------3---------|-3-------------3------------|-----------2---------------|---------------------|
E|------------------------|----------------------------|-3-------------------------|-3---------3---------|
morrow, will be too late, it's now or
D + + + + + G + +
E|------------------------------|-------------(5)------(3)--|(3)------------------------|
B|-3--------3-------------------|-----0---------------------|---------------------------|
G|------------------2-------2---|--------------2--------0---|-0-------------0-------0---|
D|------0---------------0-------|---------0---------0-------|------0------------0-------|
A|-0----------------------------|-0-------------------------|-----------2---------------|
E|--------------2---------------|--------------2------------|-3-------------------------|
ne- ver, my love won't wait.
[Verse]
+ + + + +
E|---------------------------|------------------------|---------------------------|
B|-----------3--p1-------0---|------------------------|--------------0------------|
G|---------------------------|-2--------0-------------|------0--h2------------0---|
D|------0------------0-------|------0------------0----|------0------------0-------|
A|---------------------------|--------------2---------|---------------------------|
E|-3---------3---------------|-3----------------------|-3------------3------------|
When I first saw you, with your smile so
Just like a willow, we would cry an
Am + + + D7 +
E|------------------------|---------------------------|------------------------|
B|-1----------------------|---------------0------h1---|-0----------------------|
G|----------2-------------|-----------2---------------|----------2-------------|
D|------2------------2----|------2------------2-------|------0------------0----|
A|-0----------------------|-0-------------------------|-0----------------------|
E|--------------0---------|-----------0---------------|--------------2---------|
ten- der, my heart was cap- tured,
o- cean, If we lost true love,
+ + G + + +
E|---------------------------|------------------------|---------------------------|
B|---------------0-------1---|------------------------|-----------3--p1-------0---|
G|-----------2---------------|------------------------|---------------------------|
D|------0------------0-------|-2--------0-------------|------0------------0-------|
A|-0-------------------------|------0------------2----|---------------------------|
E|-----------2---------------|-3------------3---------|-3---------3---------------|
my soul sur- ren- dered. I'd spend a
and sweet de- vo- tion. Your lips ex-
+ + + Am +
E|------------------------|---------------------------|------------------------|
B|------------------------|--------------0------------|-1----------------------|
G|-2--------0-------------|------0--h2------------0---|----------2-------------|
D|------0------------0----|------0------------0-------|------2------------2----|
A|--------------2---------|---------------------------|-0---------------------|
E|-3----------------------|-3------------3------------|--------------0---------|
life- time, waiting for the right time,
cite me, let your arms in- vite me,
D7 + + G D7 G +
E|---------------------------|---------------------|---------------------|------------------------|
B|---------------0-------1---|-3---p0--------------|----------------0----|-0----------------------|
G|-----------2---------------|-----------2---p0----|-2-------------------|-----2--p0--------------|
D|------0------------0-------|------0---------0----|------0---------0----|---------0---------0----|
A|-0-------------------------|---------------------|-0-------------------|------------------------|
E|-----------2---------------|-3---------3---------|-----------2---------|-3------------3---------|
Now that you're near, the time is here at last.
For who knows when, we will meet a- gain this way?
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| (5) note in bracket is alternative for finale
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