Suspicious Minds Chords

by Elvis Presley
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Difficulty: intermediate
Tuning: E A D G B E
Key: G
Capo: no capo
Author maguri [tm] 59,849. Last edit on Jul 11, 2022
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Chords

G
C/G
C
F/C
D
D5
D/C
G/B
Bm
Em
G/D
B7sus4
Baug

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          Suspicious Minds – Elvis Presley
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Written by: Mark James
Released in 1968.
Now on: "Elvis - 30 #1 Hits" and other Greatest Hits compilations.
        Bonus track on the re-issue of "From Elvis in Memphis"
 
Tabbed by: maguri
Tuning: Standard
 
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[Basic pattern]
 
 [G      [C/G     [G      [C/G
  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
e|----------------|----------------|
B|----0-----1-1---|----0-----1-1---|
G|----0-----0-0---|----0-----0-0---|
D|--0---0—-2-2--0-|--0---0—-2-2--0-|
A|----------------|----------------|
E|3-------3-------|3-------3-------|
 
 [C      [F/C     [C      [F/C
  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
e|----0-----1-1---|----0-----0-0---|
B|----1-----1-1---|----1-----1-1---|
G|--0---0--2-2--2-|--0---0--2-2--0-|
D|----------------|----------------|
A|3-------3-------|3-------3-------|
E|----------------|----------------|
 
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CHORDS
        E-A-D-G-B-e
G       3-x-0-0-0-x
C/G     3-x-2-0-1-x
C       x-3-2-0-1-0
F/C     x-3-x-2-1-1
D5      x-x-0-2-3-x
D/C     x-3-x-2-3-x
G/B     x-2-0-0-3-x
G/D     x-x-0-4-3-3
B7sus4  x-2-4-2-5-2  or (no barre): x-2-2-2-0-2
B7aug   x-2-4-2-4-3  or (no barre): x-2-1-2-0-3
  (called this chord simply "Baug" in the chord sheet
   because the actual "B7aug" is not recognised)
 
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[Intro]
| G C/G | % |
 
[Verse 1]
G       C/G         G     C/G
  We're caught in a trap
C   F/C        C    F/C
  I can't walk out
D           C                 | G C/G | % |
  Because I love you too much baby
 
[Verse 2]
G  C/G           G     C/G
   Why can't you see
C            F/C      C    F/C
 What you're doing to me?
D                 C              D5  D/C  G/B  D5
 When you don't believe a word I say?
 
[Chorus]
C            G
 We can't go on together
Bm               C         D      [ Em ]
 With suspicious minds (suspicious minds)
Em            Bm
 And we can't build our dreams
C             G/D D
 On suspicious mi-inds
 
[Verse 3]
G          C/G          G     C/G
 So, if an old friend I know
C            F/C    C    F/C
 Drops by to say hello
D              C             G       C/G   | G C/G |
 Would I still see suspicion in your eyes?
 
[Verse 4]
G        C/G G     C/G
 Here we go again
C       F/C        C    F/C
 Asking where I've been
D           C                            D5  D/C  G/B  D5
  You can't see these tears are real I'm crying
 
[Chorus]
C            G
 We can't go on together
Bm               C         D      [ Em ]
 With suspicious minds (suspicious minds)
Em            Bm
 And we can't build our dreams
C              B7sus4 Baug
 On suspicious mi-i-i-inds
 
[Middle 8]
Em             Bm
   Oh, let our love survive
C             D
   Or dry the tears from your eyes
Em                   Bm
   Let's don't let a good thing die
C                 D                 G
  When honey, you know that I never lied to you
C           G         D5
Mmh-mmh-mmh ... yeah, yeah
 
[Verse 5]
G       C/G         G     C/G
  We're caught in a trap
C   F/C        C    F/C
  I can't walk out
D           C                 | G C/G | % |
  Because I love you too much baby
 
[Verse 6]
G  C/G           G     C/G
   Why can't you see
C            F/C      C    F/C
 What you're doing to me?
D                 C              | G C/G | % |
 When you don't believe a word I say?      (Don’t you know I’m ...)
 
[Verse 7]
G  C/G         G     C/G
   Caught in a trap
C   F/C        C    F/C
  I can't walk out
D           C                 | G C/G | % |
  Because I love you too much baby       (Don’t you know I’m ...)
 
[Verse 8]
G  C/G         G     C/G
   Caught in a trap
C   F/C        C    F/C
  I can't walk out
D           C                 | G C/G | % |
  Because I love you too much baby       (Don’t you know I’m ...)
 
[Verse 9] FADE OUT
G  C/G         G     C/G
   Caught in a trap
C   F/C        C    F/C
  I can't walk out
D           C                 | G C/G | % |
  Because I love you too much baby       (Don’t you know I’m ...)
 
[Verse 10] FADE IN
G  C/G         G     C/G
   Caught in a trap
C   F/C        C    F/C
  I can't walk out
D           C                 | G C/G | % |
  Because I love you too much baby       (Don’t you know I’m ...)
 
[Verse 11]
G  C/G         G     C/G
   Caught in a trap
C   F/C        C    F/C
  I can't walk out
D           C                 | G C/G | % |
  Because I love you too much baby       (Don’t you know I’m ...)
 
[Outro]
G  C/G         G     C/G
   Caught in a trap
C   F/C        C    F/C
  I can't walk out
D           C                 | G C/G | % |
  Because I love you too much baby       (Don’t you know I’m ...)
 
(repeat and fade)
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7 comments
dkelber
Definitely the right one on here. Thanks!
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peterearle1011
Hi Maguri,I recently saw the Elvis movie which made me want to play some of Presley's songs. Thanks for this excellent tab; great to play and be 'King' for a day!
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knitfc78
spot on. thanks
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