The Newsroom - Thats How I Got To Memphis Chords

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Difficulty: intermediate
Tuning: E A D G B E
Capo: no capo
Author xrlane [a] 47.
3 contributors total, last edit on Feb 4, 2025

Chords

E
A
C#m
F#m
B

Strumming

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The E and A are open except the A after the F#m go to the fifth fret bar chord. Then I prefer to
do a seventh fret bar of the B so I can just go down.
 
 
[Verse 1]
 
E                      A           E                    C#m
If you love somebody enough you’ll follow wherever they go
                    F#m     A
That’s how I got to Memphis
A                   E
That’s how I got to Memphis
 
E                      A                E                            C#m
If you love somebody enough then you’ll go where your heart wants to go
                    F#m     A
That’s how I got to Memphis
A                   E
That’s how I got to Memphis
 
 
[Refrain]
 
B                               A                         E
I know if you’ve seen her you’d tell me cause you are my friend…
B                        A                            E          B
I’ve got to find her to find out what troubles she’s in…
 
 
[Verse 2]
 
E                         A        E                       C#m
If you tell me she’s not here I’ll follow the trail of her tears
                    F#m     A
That’s how I got to Memphis
A                   E
That’s how I got to Memphis
 
E                                  A         E                     C#m
She would get mad and she used to say she’d go back to Memphis someday
                    F#m     A
That’s how I got to Memphis
A                   E
That’s how I got to Memphis
 
E                        A             E                   C#m
Cause I haven’t eaten a bite I haven’t slept three days or nights
                    F#m     A
That’s how I got to Memphis
A                   E
That’s how I got to Memphis
 
 
[Solo]
 
e|------------------0---------------------------------------------------------------|
B|–0---0-0--0--0h2----2p0--0-0-2-0---------------------2>5p7--5-<2-2-1--------------|
G|---1-------1---------------------1------------------------6-----------------------|
D|------------------------------------2---------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------0-----------------------2-0--------|
E|---------------------------------------2>4-2-4-----------------------------4-0----|
 
 
[Refrain]
 
B                       A                       E
I’ve got find her and tell her that I love her so
B                       A                      E         B
I’ll never rest till I find out why she had to go
 
 
[Outro]
 
E                            A          E                        C#m
Thank you for your precious time Please forgive me if I start to cry
                    F#m     A
That’s how I got to Memphis
A                   E         A  E
That’s how I got to Memphis
 
 
 
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| p  Pull-off
| >  Accented note
 
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7 comments
roach969
Jsten419, you're kind of right except I played E A E C#m F#m A E instead and sounds closer to what I hear on the show. I could be wrong.
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coosaw122
What strumming/picking pattern does he use?
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swamir
What is the strumming pattern
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