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The Prettiest Waitress in Memphis chords by
Cory Branan
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Key: E major•
Intro 1
D
D

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Verse 1
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D

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Well, there is only one

reason I stop in this place
A
A

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Let me stress that it ain't the cuisine

The eggs are all runny,
D
D

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the hash-browns smell smell funny and the coffee taste like gasoline

But there goes the one thing that I've been
A
A

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looking forward to for the last 600 miles

In a slow motion pan,

eight beers in each hand
D
D

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What's here of heaven in her smile
Verse 2
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D

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She's the prettiest waitress in Memphis
Em
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A

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and I think she's flirting with me

Readin' them specials extra special,
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D

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slipped her finger into my sweet tea

O' but a small stack of singles from a hard
A
A

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double-shift will will do terrible things to a smile

And the prettiest waitress in Memphis knows
Interlude 1

she's only that way for a while
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Em
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Verse 3
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Well somehow she remembered my name though it's
A
A

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been several months since I passed through this way

She said she's lived here all her twenty three
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D

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years I said I'd be here for a day

Ordered the pecan pie and in the wink of
A
A

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eye I got a slice as big as my head

And her name and her number on a sweet-n-low package
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D

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package package is the best poem that I've ever read
Verse 4
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A

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She is the prettiest waitress in Memphis and
Em
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A

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I know she's flirting with me

Readin' them specials extra special,
D
D

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slipped her finger into my sweet tea

O' but a small stack of singles from a hard
A
A

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double-shift will will do terrible things to a smile

And the prettiest waitress in Memphis knows she's only
Interlude 2

that way for a while
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F#
F#
2

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A

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A

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D
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Verse 5
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Well the prettiest waitress in Memphis,
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A

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she spilled her heart all over me

And the way she was right as I held

her that night 'n she said

"This'll all change eventually."
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D

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Verse 6
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Cause she ain't the prettiest
Bm
Bm
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waitress in Memphis no more
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But it's not what you're
A
A

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thinking you see

The prettiest waitress in

Memphis just quit
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D

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And she's leavin' Memphis with me
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Now, the prettiest ex-waitress in in all of Memph
Bm
Bm
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is is leaving Memphis with me
Outro 1
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An acoustic guitar head with tuning pegs

Tuning:Standard Open Tuner
Chords

  • D

  • A

  • Em

  • E

  • F#

    2

  • Bm

    2

  • G

Capo: 2

Transpose: 0

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Frequently asked questions

The original key of The Prettiest Waitress in Memphis by Cory Branan is E major.

The primary chords used in The Prettiest Waitress in Memphis are E, B, F#m, F#, G#, C#m.

To play in the original key, place your capo on the 2 fret.

Yes, this version uses open chords like E, B, F#m, F#, making it a great song for beginner guitarists.

The tempo of The Prettiest Waitress in Memphis is approximately 167 beats per minute.

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