Ive Been To Memphis chords by Lyle Lovett

Chords with lyrics

Intro:
| E7E7 A7A7 E7E7 A7A7 | E7E7 A7A7 E7E7 A7A7 | E7E7 (f#-g-g#) A7A7 | E7E7 (f#-g-g#) A7A7 |
 (Acoustic guitar)
| E7E7 A7A7 E7E7 A7A7 | E7E7 A7A7 E7E7 A7A7 | E7E7 A7A7 B7B7 n.c. |
 (Band in)

Verse 1:
  |E7E7    A7A7 E7E7 A7A7  |E7E7   A7A7 E7E7 A7A7 |
 The sun comes up . . in a coffee cup . .
|E7E7    A7A7      B7B7  E7E7
 Waitress, please, I've had enough
    |A7A7              |E7E7
 Lord, I cain't believe what I see. How could you be alone
       |F#F#                 |B7B7
 When you can sit right here beside me, girl, and make yourself at home?

Chorus 1:
     |E7E7   A7A7 E7E7  A7A7  |E7E7   A7A7 E7E7
 I been to Memphis . . and Muscle Shoals . .
    A7A7  |E7E7  (f#-g-g#) B7B7      |E7E7 A7A7 E7E7 A7A7 |
 And I love a woman . . .  . what I don't know

| E7E7 A7A7 E7E7 A7A7 |

Verse 2:
     |E7E7    A7A7  E7E7 A7A7   |E7E7   A7A7  E7E7 A7A7
 When the sun goes down . . it's another town . .
  |E7E7   A7A7    B7B7   E7E7
 Bartender, please, another round
    |A7A7              |E7E7
 Lord, I cain't believe what I see. How could you be alone
       |F#F#                 |B7B7
 When you can sit right here beside me, girl, and make yourself at home?

Chorus 2:
     |E7E7 A7A7  E7E7  A7A7  |E7E7 A7A7 E7E7
 I been to Houston . and San Anto-ni-o
    A7A7  |E7E7  (f#-g-g#) B7B7      |E7E7 A7A7 E7E7 A7A7 |
 And I love a woman . . .  . what I don't know

| E7E7 A7A7 E7E7 (f#-g#) |

Bridge:
|A7A7       E7E7    |A7A7       E7E7
 Sherry she had big ones, Sally had some, too
  |A7A7     E7E7       |F#F#      B7B7   |
 But Allison had little ones what hate to go to school

Verse 3:
   |E7E7   A7A7 E7E7 A7A7    |E7E7   A7A7  E7E7 A7A7 |
 And I make my bed . . where I lay my head . .
   |E7E7    A7A7     B7B7    E7E7
 And I wish I'd heard what she just said
    |A7A7              |E7E7
 Lord, I cain't believe what I see. How could you be alone
       |F#F#                 |B7B7
 When you can sit right here beside me, girl, and make yourself at home?

Chorus 3:
     |E7E7 A7A7 E7E7  A7A7 |E7E7 A7A7 E7E7
 I been to L. A. . and El . Paso
    A7A7  |E7E7  (f#-g-g#) B7B7      |E7E7 A7A7 E7E7 A7A7 |
 And I love a woman . . .  . what I don't know

Break:
| E7E7 A7A7 E7E7 A7A7 | E7E7 A7A7 E7E7 A7A7 | E7E7 A7A7 E7E7 A7A7 E7E7 | n.c. |

|----8----| E7E7 A7A7 E7E7 A7A7 | E7E7 A7A7 E7E7 A7A7 | E7E7 A7A7 E7E7 A7A7 | E7E7 A7A7 B7B7 n.c. |
 (piano)

Bridge:
|A7A7       E7E7    |A7A7       E7E7
 Sherry she had big ones, Sally had some, too
  |A7A7     E7E7       |F#F#      B7B7   |
 But Allison had little ones what hate to go to school

Verse 4:
   |E7E7   A7A7 E7E7 A7A7    |E7E7   A7A7  E7E7 A7A7 |
 And I make my bed . . where I lay my head . .
   |E7E7    A7A7     B7B7    E7E7
 And I wish I'd heard what she just said
    |A7A7              |E7E7
 Lord, I cain't believe what I see. How could you be alone
       |F#F#                 |B7B7
 When you can sit right here beside me, girl, and make yourself at home?

Chorus 4:
     |E7E7   A7A7 E7E7  A7A7  |E7E7 A7A7 E7E7
 I been to Mmmmmm . . and where I go .
  A7A7  |E7E7  (f#-g-g#) B7B7      |E7E7 A7A7 E7E7 A7A7 |
 I love a woman . . .  . what I don't know

Outro:
|E7E7 A7A7 E7E7 A7A7 |E7E7 A7A7 E7E7 A7A7 |E7E7 A7A7 E7E7 A7A7 E7E7 |
     What I don't know