Memphis chords by Janis Ian, Willie Nelson
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Intro 1
(D major)
Verse 1
We were (A major) standing by the (D major) river,
(G major) staring into town. (D major)
All the (Asus4) world (A major) was on his shoulder (B minor) s,
the (Esus4) tears were (E major) raining down (A major)
(Asus4) All (A major) (G major) along the (A major) southern sky (B minor) line
City lights (G major) began (D major) to bloom (G major)
(Asus4) He (A major) (Asus4) said if (D major) you only knew
The (G major) way that I (E minor) do so
You (D major) would be (B minor) crying too (A major) (Asus4)
(A major) If (E minor) you could see (D major) Memphis
the (G major) way that I (D major) do
She (E minor) would look (D major) different to (Asus4) you (A major)
Queen (E minor) of the Delta, (D major) (B flatdim) tip your (B minor) tiara
Memph (G major) is, the (Asus4) belle of the (D major) blues
(Asus4) Streets were (A major) filled with cot (D major) ton
And (G major) music filled the (D major) air
All (Asus4) the paddle boat (A major) s came (B minor) rollin'
from (Esus4) east of (E major) every (A major) (E major) where
(Asus4) (A major) Now the (G major) streets are
(A major) filled with (B minor) si lence
and (G major) songs no (D major) one can (A major) hear
But (D major) her memory lingers,
it (G major) slips through my (E minor) fin gers
And (D major) into this (B minor) river of (Asus4) tears
(A major) If (E minor) you could see (D major) Memphis
the (G major) way that I (D major) do
She (E minor) would look (D major) different to (Asus4) you (A major)
(Asus4) Queen (E minor) of the (D major) deltas, (B flatdim) tip your (F sharp major) tiara
(B minor) Reverse (G major) the (Asus4) bell on the (D major) blues (G major) (E minor) (D major) (B minor)
(Asus4) (A major) (E minor) (D major) (B flatdim) (B minor) (E minor) (Asus4) (D major) (G major)
(D major) So roll (A major) on, (Asus4) (A major) roll (D major) on,
my (E major) sweet (B minor) Magno (E major) lia
(A major) How (Asus4) the (D major) memory lingers,
it (G major) slips through my (E minor) fingers,
(D major) and into this (B minor) river of (A major) tears. (Asus4)
(A major) If (E minor) you could see (D major) Memphis
the (G major) way that I (D major) do,
(E minor) she would look (D major) different.
(Asus4) (A major) (E minor) (D major) (B flatdim)
(B minor) Memph (G major) is, (Asus4) bell (D major) of (Asus4) the (B minor) blues,
Mem (Esus4) ph (E major) is,
(E minor) the (A major) bell (D major) of (A major) the (D major) blues.
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Memphis
Janis Ian, Willie Nelson
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