Memphis, Tennessee chords by Chuck Berry (Official Version)

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Intro 1

Verse 1
C#7 
Long  (C sharp7) distance information,
give me Memphis, Tennessee
C#7 
 (C sharp7) Help  me find the party
trying to get in touch with me
F#7 
She  (F sharp7) could not leave her number,
but I know who placed the call
C#7 
'Cause my  (C sharp7) uncle took the message
F#7 
and he wrote it on the wall  (F sharp7) 
F#7 
F#7 
F#7 
F#7 
 (F sharp7)  (F sharp7)  (F sharp7)  (F sharp7) 

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Verse 2

Help me, information,

get in touch with my Marie

She's the only one who'd phone me

here from Memphis, Tennessee

Her home is on the south side,

high up on a ridge

Just a half a mile from the Mississippi Bridge

Solo 1
C#7 
C#7 
C#7 
C#7 
 (C sharp7)  (C sharp7)  (C sharp7)  (C sharp7) 
C#7 
C#7 
C#7 
C#7 
 (C sharp7)  (C sharp7)  (C sharp7)  (C sharp7) 
F#7 
F#7 
F#7 
F#7 
 (F sharp7)  (F sharp7)  (F sharp7)  (F sharp7) 
C#7 
C#7 
C#7 
F#7 
 (C sharp7)  (C sharp7)  (C sharp7)  (F sharp7) 
F#7 
F#7 
F#7 
F#7 
 (F sharp7)  (F sharp7)  (F sharp7)  (F sharp7) 

Verse 3
C#7 
Help  (C sharp7) me, information,
more than that I cannot add
C#7 
Only  (C sharp7) that I miss her and all the fun we had
F#7 
But  (F sharp7) we    were pulled apart
because her mom did not agree
C#7 
And  (C sharp7) tore  apart our happy home
F#7 
in Memphis, Tennessee  (F sharp7) 
F#7 
F#7 
F#7 
F#7 
 (F sharp7)  (F sharp7)  (F sharp7)  (F sharp7) 

Verse 4
C#7 
 (C sharp7) Last  time I saw Marie
she's waving me good-bye
C#7 
With  (C sharp7) hurry home drops on her cheek
that trickled from her eye
F#7 
Ma (F sharp7) rie   is only six years old, information please
C#7 
 (C sharp7) Try   to put me through to her
F#7 
in Memphis, Tennessee  (F sharp7) 

Outro 1

[Repeat and fade]

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Tuning: E A D G B EDifficulty: IntermediateKey: F# majorBPM: 192

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Finger positions, low to high (E A D G B e). 0 is open, x is muted.

F#: 2-4-4-3-2-2
F#9: 2-4-2-3-2-4
C#7: x-4-6-4-6-x
F#7: 2-4-2-3-2-2

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This is the definitive original version of Memphis, Tennessee by Chuck Berry, transcribed exactly as it was recorded in the studio. Unlike our simplified arrangement, this chart preserves the precise chord voicings and progressions in the original key of F# major. It is designed for guitarists ready to move past the basics and capture the true feel of Chuck Berry's performance.