Memphis, Tennessee

Johnny Rivers – Key of G

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 {t: Memphis Tennessee }  
{key: G}  
{artist:Chuck Berry}  
Chuck Berry  -  (But in F#)  
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[G] 1 / 2 / 3 /     
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Long [D7] distance information, get me Memphis, Tennessee    
[D7] Help me find the party who tried to get in touch with me    
[G] She could not leave her number, but I know who placed the call    
[D7] ‘Cause my uncle took a message and he wrote it on the [G7]  wall   
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[D7] Help me, information, get in touch with my Marie   
[D7] She’s the only one who called me here from Memphis, Tennessee    
[G] Her home is on the south side, high upon the ridge   
[D7] Just a half a mile from the Mississippi [G7] bridge   
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(instrumental)   
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[D7] Help me, information, more than that I cannot add   
[D7] Only that I miss her and all the fun we had   
[G] But we were pulled apart because her mom would not agree    
[D7] Tore apart our happy home in Memphis, Tenne[G7]ssee    
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[D7] Last time = saw Marie, she was wavin’ me goodbye    
[D7] With hurry—home drops on her cheeks that trickled from her eyes    
[G] Marie is only 6 years old; information please    
[D7] Try to put me through to her in Memphis, Tenne[G7]ssee   
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[C7]  [G7]