Key: E major•
Intro 1
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Verse 1
But we've been hanging around this town
Gonna take it out on the road
My head's going to explode
Pre-chorus 1
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Sure, I like country music and I like mandolins
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D/A
But right now I need a Telecaster
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D/A
Through a Vibrolux turned up to ten
Chorus 1
Memphis in the meantime, girl
Verse 2
Mixed up with these country blues
I want to trade in these ol' cowboy boots
For some fine Italian shoes
We don't need none of that
Underneath a pork pie hat
Pre-chorus 2
Maybe you can wait that long
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D/A
But I don't think Ronnie Mil sap's
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D/A
gonna e ver record this song
Chorus 2
Let's go to Memphis in the meantime, girl
Let's go to Memphis in the meantime, baby
Bridge 1
Let's go to Memphis in the meantime, girl
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A7
Maybe there's nothin' happenin' there
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Maybe there's somethin' in the air
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A7
Before our upper lips get stiff
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Maybe we need us a big ol' whiff
Verse 3
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If we could just get off-a that beat, little girl
At least we can get ourselves a decent meal
A
'Cause one more heartfelt steel guitar chord
Girl, that's gonna do me in
You know sound as sweet as sin
Pre-chorus 3
Baby, we can come on home
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D/A
Put the cowhorns back on the Cadillac
Chorus 3
Let's go to Memphis in the meantime, girl
Let's go to Memphis in the meantime, baby
Let's go to Memphis in the meantime, girl
Outro 1
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I'm only talkin' 'about Mem-phis
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[Repeat and fade]
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ChordsE A E7 B D/A...
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