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