Back To Wentzville chords by George Thorogood & The Destroyers

• Difficulty: Intermediate 💪

Key: B

🎸 Intro:

B  D  B  N.C.


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

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


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


🎸 Verse 2:

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


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


Sax 🎸 Solo:
B     E   B   F#
B     E   B   F#   B


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


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


🎸 Interlude:
B


Guitar 🎸 Solo:
E   B   F#
B    E   B   F#
B    E   B   F#   B


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


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