Memphis

Johnny Rivers

Key of E · Chords: I V

Verse 1

Johnny Rivers  1964 (Chuck Berry Memphis, Tennessee 1959) *

Intro

E

Verse 2

     B7
Long distance information, give me Memphis Tennessee

Verse 3

Help me find a party that tried to get in touch with me
    E                              E7                  E
She could not leave a number but I know who placed the call
          B7                                          E
'Cause my uncle took a message and he wrote it on the wall

Verse 4

B7
Help me, information, get in touch with my Marie

Verse 5

She's the only one who'd call me here from Memphis Tennessee
    E                          E7          E
Her home is on the south side, high upon a ridge
B7                          B           E
Just a half a mile from the Mississippi bridge

Instrumental

B7 E E7 E B7 B E

Verse 6

     B7
Last time I saw Marie she was wavin' me goodbye

Verse 7

With "hurry-home" drops on her cheek that trickled from her eye
    E                                E7          E
But we were pulled apart because her mom did not agree
    B7                           B       E
And tore apart our happy home in Memphis Tennessee

Verse 8

B7
Help me, information, more than that I cannot add

Verse 9

Only that I miss her and all the fun we had
E                            E7          E
Marie is only six years old, information please
B7                              B       E
Try to put me through to her in Memphis Tennessee

Instrumental

E B7 B E

Verse 10

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