Memphis Tennessee Chords
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| Difficulty: | beginner |
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| Tuning: | E A D G B E |
| Capo: | no capo |
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[Intro]
G G7 G G7
[Verse 1]
D D7 D D7
Long distance information, give me Memphis Tennessee
D D7 D D7
Help me find the party trying to get in touch with me
G
She could not leave her number, but I know who placed the call
D D7 D6 G
'Cause my uncle took the message and he wrote it on the wall
[Verse 2]
D D7 D D7
Help me, information, get in touch with my Marie
D D7 D D7
She's the only one who'd phone me here from Memphis Tennessee
G
Her home is on the south side, high up on a ridge
D D7 D6 G
Just a half a mile from the Mississippi Bridge
[Instrumental]
D D7 D D7
D D7 D D7
G G G G
D D7 D6 G
[Verse 3]
D D7 D D7
Help me, information, more than that I cannot add
D D7 D D7
Only that I miss her and all the fun we had
G
But we were pulled apart because her mom did not agree
D D7 D6 G
And tore apart our happy home in Memphis Tennessee
[Verse 4]
D D7 D D7
Last time I saw Marie she's waving me good-bye
D D7 D D7
With hurry home drops on her cheek that trickled from her eye
G
Marie is only six years old, information please
D D7 D6 G
Try to put me through to her in Memphis Tennessee
G
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Memphis Tennessee – Chuck Berry
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this tab, makes sense, thanks
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agree with rsan. Other sheets wrong. :(
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This chord-sheet is correct. Chuck's track is either slightly slowed down, or his guitar was slightly off A:440 thing (nothing unusual, considering). The rest of the chord sheets for this song are just WRONG.
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