Memphis chords by Lester Flatt & Earl Scruggs

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Intro 1

Verse 1
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Long dis
tance information,
give me Memphis, Tennessee
Help me find the party,
try to get in touch with me
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She could not leave a number,
but I know a place to call
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My uncle took the message
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and he wrote it on the wall
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Help the operator get in
touch with my Marie
She's the only one
who called me here
from Memphis, Tennessee
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Her home is on the south side,
high up on the ridge
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Just a half a mile from the

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Interlude 1

Mississippi Bridge

Verse 2
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The last time I saw my Marie,
she was waving me goodbye
Her at -home props on her cheek
that trickled from her eye
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We were torn apart
because her mom could not agree
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And tore apart a happy home
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in Memphis, Tennessee
C 
Help me operator,
more than this I cannot add
Only that I'm this or so,
and all the fun we had
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Murray is only six years old,
get the message please
C 
Help to put me through to her
in Memphis, Tennessee
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