Back To Wentzville chords by George Thorogood & The Destroyers

Chords with lyrics

• Difficulty: Intermediate

Key: BB

🎸 Intro:

BB D MajorD BB N.C.


🎸 Chorus:
     E MajorE
I'm goin' back to Wentzville
             BB
Have myself a really good time
F#F#
Back to Wentzville
              BB
Leave these Memphis blues behind

🎸 Verse 1:
BB
Do you remember Marie?
BB
Or sweet Betty Jean?
BB
They used to call me long distance from New Orleans
  E MajorE
I'd ride'em around in my Cadillac car
     BB
They were sweet rock 'n' rollers
I was their star
F#F#
Cruisin Highway Z in my Coupe de Ville
     BB
Until the wee wee hours outside of Wentzville


🎸 Chorus:
E MajorE                  BB
Back to Wentzville
I'll take any airline
F#F#                       BB
Back to Wentzville, leave these Memphis blues behind


🎸 Verse 2:

Every Saturday night I had a little rendez-vous
E MajorE
Beautiful Delilah I'm a talkin' bout you
E MajorE
You pulled the strings to my driftin' heart
 BB
Together we always will be from the start
F#F#
She's only 16 but oh what a thrill
   BB
I can hardly wait to get back to Wentzville

🎸 Chorus:
E MajorE                         BB
Back to Wentzville, long distance get me there on time
F#F#                       BB
Back to Wentzville, leave these Memphis blues behind
BB
Alright


Sax 🎸 Solo:
BB   E MajorE  BB  F#F#
BB   E MajorE  BB  F#F#  BB


🎸 Bridge:
     E MajorE
Well the good times in St. Louie
BB
I can still recall
     C#C#
Yeah, the show-me state
C#C#
Sure is great
F#F#
But one of those girls is Baby Doll


🎸 Chorus:
   E MajorE                  BB
Woo, back to Wentzville
I'll take any airline
   F#F#                     BB
Back to Wentzville, leave these Memphis blues behind


🎸 Interlude:
BB


Guitar 🎸 Solo:
E MajorE  BB  F#F#
BB  E MajorE  BB  F#F#
BB  E MajorE  BB  F#F#  BB


🎸 Verse 3:
BB
I took the downbound train for ole Mexico
BB
I ran into Lawanda at a rock n roll show
E MajorE
We danced right around til our feet got sore
BB
Split for Californey in my Mustang Ford
   F#F#
She's in the promised land where she waits for me still
     BB
Cause the law wouldn't let me bring her back to Wentzville


Out-🎸 Chorus:
E MajorE                        BB
Back to Wentzville long distance get me there on time
F#F#                       BB
Back to Wentzville, leave these Memphis blues behind
BB
Back to Wentzville, back to Wentzville
E MajorE                        BB
Back to Wentville long distance get me there on time
F#F#         N.C.            BB
Back to Wentzville, leave these Memphis blues behind