Memphis On The River chords by Matt Stell

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Intro 1

Verse 1
C 
 (C major) You try so
F 
hard to be a  (F major) mystery
C 
G 
A  (C major) lady never shows her card (G major) s
C 
 (C major) The words you speak,
F 
say you love  (F major) me
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G 
But the tone  (C major) of your voice says it's hard  (G major) 

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Verse 2

Love me to pieces,

you left me speechless

I'm fighting fair, but baby,

I know your weakness

Verse 3
F 
C 
So let's go to  (F major) Memphis on the  (C major) river
G 
at that  (G major) special place we know
F 
C 
 (F major) You can wear your  (C major) em erald dress
G 
that makes  (G major) your red hair glow
F 
C 
We'll drink  (F major) whiskey mixed with moon (C major) light
G 
like the  (G major) wa ter's steady flow
F 
C 
 (F major) Memphis on the  (C major) river,
G 
C 
that's  (G major) where I wanna go  (C major) 

Verse 4
C 
 (C major) 
F 
I don't pretend to  (F major) have the answers
C 
As if the questions  (C major) weren't
G 
C 
enough  (G major)  (C major) 
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The less you say the more  (F major) you share
C 
G 
Beg (C major) gin' me to call your bluff  (G major) 

Verse 5

It's just six o'clock, baby,

don't you stop

Leave Nashville now,

and I'll leave Little Rock

Verse 6
F 
C 
We'll go to  (F major) Memphis on the  (C major) river at
G 
that  (G major) special place we know
F 
C 
 (F major) You can wear your  (C major) emerald dress
G 
that makes  (G major) your red hair glow
F 
C 
We'll drink  (F major) whiskey mixed with moon (C major) light
G 
like the wa (G major) ter's steady flow
F 
C 
 (F major) Memphis on the  (C major) river,
G 
C 
Am 
that's  (G major) where I wanna go  (C major)  (A minor) 

Verse 7

Nothin' soothes raw hearts,

like slow heat in the dark

With an old song playing,

that echoes just what I'm saying, babe

Verse 8
F 
C 
 (F major) Memphis on the  (C major) river at that
G 
 (G major) special place we know
F 
Cm 
C 
 (F major) You can wear your  (C minor) em  erald dress  (C major) 
G 
that makes  (G major) your red hair glow
F 
C 
We'll drink  (F major) whiskey mixed with  (C major) moonlight
G 
like the wa (G major) ter's steady flow
F 
C 
 (F major) Memphis on the  (C major) river,
G 
that's  (G major) where I wanna go
C 
 (C major) We'll go to Mem

Verse 9
F 
C 
 (F major) phis on the river (C major) 
G 
Am 
Oh,  (G major) Memphis  (A minor) on  the river
F 
C 
G 
Go to  (F major) Memphis on the  (C major) river, child  (G major) 
F 
C 
G 
Mem (F major) phis on the  (C major) river, baby,  (G major) river, baby
Am 
F 
Come  (A minor) on  let's go,  (F major) 
C 
G 
F 
C 
G 
Am 
 (C major) it won't  (G major) take long  (F major)  (C major)  (G major)  (A minor) 
F 
C 
G 
Meet me down  (F major) in Memphis  (C major)  (G major) 