MEMPHIS TENNESSEE by Chuck Berry B-Side Single: Back In the USA (1959) Tune Down 1/2 step: Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Eb INTRO: gtr 1 |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| |----------------|6---------------|----------------|6---------------| |----------------|4---------------|----------------|4---------------| |------------5---|3---------------|------------5---|3--------/9-----| |--------5h7-----|5---------------|--------5h7-----|5---------------| |----------------|3---------------|----------------|3---------------| |gtr 2 | | | | |----7-------7---|----5-------5---|----7-------7---|----5-------5---| |----6-------6---|----6-------6---|----6-------6---|----6-------6---| |----7-------7---|----7-------7---|----7-------7---|----7-------7---| |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| VERSES: |----------------|-----------------|----------------|-----------------| |3---3---3---3---|3---3------------|3---3---3---3---|3---3------------| |2---2---4---4---|2---2---/4-------|2---2---4---4---|2---2---/4-------| |0---0---0---0---|0---0------------|0---0---0---0---|0---0------------| |----------------|-----------------|----------------|-----------------| |----------------|-----------------|----------------|-----------------| | | | | | |------------10--|----8------------|----7-----------|5----------------| |----------------|-----------------|----------------|-----------------| |-------/11-----/|9---------------/|7----------/5---|-----------------| |----------------|-----------------|----------------|-----------------| |----------------|-----------------|----------------|-----------------| |----------------|-----------------|----------------|-----------------| 1. Long distance in formation, give me Memphis Tennessee 2. Help me, information, get in touch with my Marie 3. Help me, information, more than that I cannot add 4. 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phone me here from Memphis Tennessee Only that I miss her and all the fun we had With hurry home drops on her cheek that trickled from her eye |----------------|-----------------|----------------|-----------------| |----------------|-----------------|----------------|-----------------| |----------------|-----------------|----------------|--------/4-------| |----------------|-------------5---|----------------|-----------------| |5---5---7---7---|5---5---5-/7-----|5---5---7---7---|5---5------------| |3---3---3---3---|3---3------------|3---3---3---3---|3---3------------| She could not leave her number, but I know who placed the call Her home is on the south side, high up on a ridge But we were pulled apart because her mom did not agree Marie is only six years old Information please |----------------|-----------------|----------------|----------------| |3---3---3---3---|3---3------------|3---3---3---3---|----------------| 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