Neil Young — He Was the King

[Intro: Neil Young & Ben Keith] Okay, we're gonna start with a, um, start on an F. Just riding on the F. Maybe that's a good way to start. Or maybe the D. What do you think, Ben? Uh, the F sounds good... Just like a— [Verse 1] The last time I saw Elvis He was shootin' at a color TV The phones were ringing in the pink motel And the rest is history He was the king [Verse 2] The last time I saw Elvis He was singin' a gospel song You could tell he had the feeling And the whole world sang along He was the king (He was the king) [Verse 3] The last time I saw Elvis He was up on the silver screen Pushin' a plow in a black and white movie And everybody started to scream 'Cause he was the king [Bridge] The last time I saw Elvis It was some kind of Vegas dream Spotlights flashed on a silver cape And a blue-haired lady screamed He was the king [Verse 4] The last time I saw Elvis He was frontin' a three-piece band Rockin' on the back of a flatbed truck With an old guitar in his hand He was the king [Verse 5] The last time I saw Elvis [Verse 6] The last time I saw Elvis He was ridin' in a pink Cadillac Wind was blowin' through his hair And he never did look back He was the king [Verse 7] Thank you very much [Verse 8] The last time I saw Elvis He was singin' that gospel song You could tell that he had the feelin' And the whole world sang along He was the king (He was the king) He was the king He was the king [Outro: Various band members] Elvis has left the arena. But he was rockin' while he was gettin' out of there. Ah man, you put me right out of my seat when you said "Thank you very much." I almost stopped playing. Thank you very much. Thank you very much. Thank you very much. Thank you. Thank you very much.