back to wentzville chords by George Thorogood & The Destroyers

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Intro 1

I'm goin' back

Verse 1
to Wentzville
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Have myself a really good time
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Back to Wentzville
Leave these Memphis blues behind
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Verse 2
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Do you remember Marie?
Or sweet Betty Jean?
They used to call me long
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distance from New Orleans
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I'd ride'em around in my Cadillac car
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They were sweet rock 'n' rollers,
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I was their star
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Cruisin Highway Z in my coupe de ville
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Until the wee wee hours
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outside of Wentzville
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Back to Wentzville, I'll take any airline
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Back to Wentzville, leave these
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Memphis blues behind

Verse 3
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Every Saturday night I had
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a little rendez- vous
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Beautiful Delilah I'm a talkin' bout you
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You pulled the strings to
my driftin' heart
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To  gether we always will
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be from the start
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She's only 16 but oh what a thrill
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I can hardly wait to get
back to Wentzville
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Back to Wentzville, long distance
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get me there on time
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Back to Wentzville, leave these Memphis
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blues behind
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Alright

Verse 4
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Well the good times in St. Louie
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I can still recall
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Yeah, the show- me state
Sure is great
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But one of those girls is Baby Doll
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Woo, back to Wentzville, I'll
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take any airline
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Back to Wentzville, leave these Memphis blues be
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hind

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Verse 5
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I took the downbound train for ole Mexico
I ran into Lawanda at a rock n roll show
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We danced right around
til our feet got sore
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Split for Californey in my Mustang Ford
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She's in the promised land
where she waits for me still
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Cause the law wouldn't let me bring
her back to Wentzville
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Back to Wentzville long distance
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get me there on time
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Back to Wentzville, leave these
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Memphis blues behind
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Back to Wentzville long distance
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get me there on time
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Back to Wentzville, leave these