Chords with lyrics
Intro:
C majorC G+G D MajorD G+G
Verse:
G+G
I hitchhiked up to Memphis, a young boy in my prime
C majorC G+G
I thought that big old city would ease my Georgia mind
D MajorD G+G B minorBm
After just one hour, I met a Southern girl
C majorC
She said they call me the Queen of Memphis
D MajorD G+G
And then she took me around the world
Chorus:
D MajorD C majorC G+G
I saw stars dancing on the water
E minorEm D MajorD C majorC
I heard Elvis singing Blue Suede Shoes
D MajorD C majorC G+G C majorC
That old muddy river was my witness
G+G D MajorD G+G
The night I fell in love with the queen of Memphis
Interlude:
G+G C majorC D MajorD C majorC
Verse 2:
G+G
I woke up the next morning a prisoner of her charms
C majorC FF G minorGm
She showed me things I'd never seen back there on that farm
G+G B minorBm
She set my soul on fire, she completed all my dreams
C majorC D MajorD G+G
A augmentedA boy became a man that night in the arms of the Memphis Queen
Chorus:
D MajorD C majorC G+G
I saw stars dancing on the water
E minorEm D MajorD C majorC
I heard Elvis singing Blue Suede Shoes
D MajorD C majorC G+G C majorC
That old muddy river was my witness
G+G D MajorD G+G
The night I fell in love with the queen of Memphis
Bridge:
E minorEm G+G
Just like that old man river she keeps rolling through my mind
E minorEm C majorC D MajorD
And you know I won't forget her 'cause she was one of a kind
Chorus:
D MajorD C majorC G+G
I saw stars dancing on the water
E minorEm D MajorD C majorC
I heard Elvis singing Blue Suede Shoes
D MajorD C majorC G+G C majorC
That old muddy river was my witness
G+G D MajorD G+G
The night I fell in love with the queen of Memphis
Ending:
G+G D MajorD G+G
And I am still in love with the queen of Memphis
C majorC G+G D MajorD G+G