Ive Been To Memphis chords by Lyle Lovett
Guitar chords with lyrics
Intro:
| E7 A7 E7 A7 | E7 A7 E7 A7 | E7 (f#-g-g#) A7 | E7 (f#-g-g#) A7 |
(Acoustic guitar)
| E7 A7 E7 A7 | E7 A7 E7 A7 | E7 A7 B7 n.c. |
(Band in)
Verse 1:
|E7 A7 E7 A7 |E7 A7 E7 A7 |
The sun comes up . . in a coffee cup . .
|E7 A7 B7 E7
Waitress, please, I've had enough
|A7 |E7
Lord, I cain't believe what I see. How could you be alone
|F# |B7
When you can sit right here beside me, girl, and make yourself at home?
Chorus 1:
|E7 A7 E7 A7 |E7 A7 E7
I been to Memphis . . and Muscle Shoals . .
A7 |E7 (f#-g-g#) B7 |E7 A7 E7 A7 |
And I love a woman . . . . what I don't know
| E7 A7 E7 A7 |
Verse 2:
|E7 A7 E7 A7 |E7 A7 E7 A7
When the sun goes down . . it's another town . .
|E7 A7 B7 E7
Bartender, please, another round
|A7 |E7
Lord, I cain't believe what I see. How could you be alone
|F# |B7
When you can sit right here beside me, girl, and make yourself at home?
Chorus 2:
|E7 A7 E7 A7 |E7 A7 E7
I been to Houston . and San Anto-ni-o
A7 |E7 (f#-g-g#) B7 |E7 A7 E7 A7 |
And I love a woman . . . . what I don't know
| E7 A7 E7 (f#-g#) |
Bridge:
|A7 E7 |A7 E7
Sherry she had big ones, Sally had some, too
|A7 E7 |F# B7 |
But Allison had little ones what hate to go to school
Verse 3:
|E7 A7 E7 A7 |E7 A7 E7 A7 |
And I make my bed . . where I lay my head . .
|E7 A7 B7 E7
And I wish I'd heard what she just said
|A7 |E7
Lord, I cain't believe what I see. How could you be alone
|F# |B7
When you can sit right here beside me, girl, and make yourself at home?
Chorus 3:
|E7 A7 E7 A7 |E7 A7 E7
I been to L. A. . and El . Paso
A7 |E7 (f#-g-g#) B7 |E7 A7 E7 A7 |
And I love a woman . . . . what I don't know
Break:
| E7 A7 E7 A7 | E7 A7 E7 A7 | E7 A7 E7 A7 E7 | n.c. |
|----8----| E7 A7 E7 A7 | E7 A7 E7 A7 | E7 A7 E7 A7 | E7 A7 B7 n.c. |
(piano)
Bridge:
|A7 E7 |A7 E7
Sherry she had big ones, Sally had some, too
|A7 E7 |F# B7 |
But Allison had little ones what hate to go to school
Verse 4:
|E7 A7 E7 A7 |E7 A7 E7 A7 |
And I make my bed . . where I lay my head . .
|E7 A7 B7 E7
And I wish I'd heard what she just said
|A7 |E7
Lord, I cain't believe what I see. How could you be alone
|F# |B7
When you can sit right here beside me, girl, and make yourself at home?
Chorus 4:
|E7 A7 E7 A7 |E7 A7 E7
I been to Mmmmmm . . and where I go .
A7 |E7 (f#-g-g#) B7 |E7 A7 E7 A7 |
I love a woman . . . . what I don't know
Outro:
|E7 A7 E7 A7 |E7 A7 E7 A7 |E7 A7 E7 A7 E7 |
What I don't know Last updated:
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