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It's Now Or Never

(Traditional - Aaron Schroeder / Wally Gold)


Copyright Gladys Music Inc.

Original by Francesco Daddi in 1901

Old italian song O Sole Mio written by Di Capua in 1898


RCA studio session - April 3-4, 1960 - RCA Studio B - Nashville

April 3 - 7:30 pm-12 am

L2WB 0100-04
July 1960 Single A side RCA 47-7777 It's Now Or Never /A Mess Of Blues
January 1961 EP RCA LPC-128 Elvis By Request - Flaming Star
Undubbed master:
September 24, 1993 CD RCA BMG 66160-2 From Nashville To Memphis The Essential 60's Masters I
Re-mixed version:
September 24, 2002 CD RCA BMG 07863 68079-2 Elvis 30 N° 1 Hits
Outtakes:
Take 1: June 1, 2000 CD FTD 74321 76749-2 Long Lonely Highway - Nashville 1960-1968
Takes 2 and 3 (fs): April 1, 2002 CD FTD 74321 92856-2 Fame And Fortune
Takes 1, 2, 3 and end of 4: April 1, 2005 CD FTD 82876-67968-2 Elvis Is Back!


Overdub session - April 5, 1960 - RCA Studio B - Nashville

L2WB 0100-04


Private recordings - February 1966 - Early 1967 (Exact date unknown) - Rocca Place - Hollywood

- With Charlie Hodge - Unreleased











* It's now or never, come hold me tight
Kiss me my darling, be mine tonight
Tomorrow will be too late, it's now or never
My love won't wait.


When I first saw you with your smile so tender
My heart was captured, my soul surrendered
I've spent a lifetime waiting for the right time
Now that you're near the time is here at last.


* Repeat


Just like a willow, we would cry an ocean
If we lost true love and sweet devotion
Your lips excite me, let your arms invite me
For who knows when we'll meet again this way


* Repeat


It's now or never my love won't wait.
It's now or never my love won't wait.
It's now or never my love won't wait.




When I first sa[E]w you, with your smile so [F#m]tender
My heart was[B7] captured, my soul surr[E]endered
I've spent a [E]lifetime, waiting for the [F#m]right time,
Now that you're [E]near, the time is [B7]here at [E]last.
It's now or [E]never, come hold me [F#m]tight,
kiss me my [B7]darling, be mine to[E]night,
To[Am]morrow, will be too [E]late,
It's now or [B7]never, my love won't [E]wait.
Just like a [E]willow, we would cry an [F#m]ocean,
If we lost [B7]true love, and sweet de[E]votion,
Your lips ex[E]cite me, let your arms in[F#m]vite me,
For we know [E]when, we'll meet a[B7]gain, this [E]way.
It's now or [E]never, come hold me [F#m]tight,
kiss me my [B7]darling, be mine to[E]night,
To[Am]morrow, will be too [E]late,
It's now or [B7]never, my love won't [E]wait.
It's now or [B7]never, my love won't [E]wait.
It's now or [B7]never, my love won't [E]wa[Am]it.[E]

Version 2

Intro
	
It's now or never intro, played like mandolin (tremolo) 
E---------11------------7----------5----------4---------- 
B---------12------------9----------7----------5---------- 
G-------------------------------------------------------- 
D-------------------------------------------------------- 
A-------------------------------------------------------- 
E-------------------------------------------------------- 
(ooh  ooh oooh ooh)
CHORUS
E
It's now or never, 
              F#m
 come hold me tight
               B
Kiss me my darling, 
            E
be mine tonight
Am                   Em / E
Tomorrow will be too late, 
 E          B
it's now or never
              E
My love won't wait.
VERSE
E
When I first saw you 
                    A
with your smile so tender
                B
My heart was captured, 
             E
my soul surrendered
E
I'd spend a lifetime 
                 A
waiting for the right time
               E
Now that your near 
             B           E
the time is here at last.

CHORUS
It's now or never, 
come hold me tight
Kiss me my darling, 
be mine tonight
Tomorrow will be too late, 
it's now or never
My love won't wait.
Just like a willow, 
we would cry an ocean
If we lost true love 
and sweet devotion
Your lips excite me, 
let your arms invite me
For who knows when 
we'll meet again this way
It's now or never, 
come hold me tight
Kiss me my darling, 
be mine tonight
Tomorrow will be too late, 
it's now or never
My love won't wait.