Memphis, Tennessee Tab by Chuck Berry
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Intro 1
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Verse 1
(C sharp7) distance information, give me
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Memphis, Tennessee
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(C sharp7) Help me find the party
trying to get in touch with me
She
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who placed the call 'Cause my
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(C sharp7) uncle took the message and he wrote
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Verse 2
(C sharp7) Help me, information,
get in touch with my Marie
She's the on (C sharp7) ly one who'd phone me
here from Memphis, Tennessee
Her (F sharp7) home is on the south side,
high up on a ridge
(C sharp7) Just a half a mile from the Mississippi Bridge (F sharp7)
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Solo 1
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Verse 3
(C sharp7) me, information,
more than that I cannot add
Only (C sharp7) that I miss her and all the fun we had
But (F sharp7) we were pulled apart
because her mom did not agree
And (C sharp7) tore apart our happy home
in Memphis, Tennessee (F sharp7)
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Verse 4
(C sharp7) Last time I saw Marie
she's waving me good-bye
With (C sharp7) hurry home drops on her cheek
that trickled from her eye
Ma (F sharp7) rie is only six years old, information please
(C sharp7) Try to put me through to her
in Memphis, Tennessee (F sharp7)
Outro 1
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