Memphis Tennessee Chords by Chuck Berry, Berry, Berry
Tempo:
93.85 bpm
Chords used:
Bb
Eb
Fm
Ab
Gm
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[Eb]
[Bb] Long distance information, give me Memphis, Tennessee.
Thank you.
Help me find a party, trying to get in touch with me.
[Eb] She could not leave a number, but I know who placed the call.
[Bb] My uncle took [Fm] the message [Bb] and he wrote [Eb] it on the wall.
[Bb] Help me information, get in touch with my marine.
Only one who'd phone me here from Memphis, Tennessee.
[Ab] [Eb] My home is on the south side of the High Point Ridge, [Bb]
just a half a mile from the Mississippi [Eb] Bridge.
[Ab]
[Eb] [Bb]
[Bb]
[C] [Ab]
[Eb] [Bb] [Fm]
[Gm] [Eb]
[Bb]
[Fm] [Gm]
[Ab] [Ebm]
[Eb] [Bb] [Fm] [Bb] [Eb]
[Bb] [Fm]
[Bb] [Fm] [Fm] [G]
[Eb] [G] [Eb] [Bb]
[Fm] [Bb] [Fm] [Eb]
Oh, help [Gm] me information, more than that I cannot add.
[Bb] Only that [Fm] I miss her [Bb] and all the fun we had.
[Cm] But we were pulled [Eb] apart because her mom did not agree [Bb] and tore apart [Fm] our happy home
[Gm] in Memphis, [Eb] Tennessee.
[Bb] You know the last time I saw Marie, she was waving me goodbye.
With her e-home dropped on her cheek, but that trickle from her eye.
[Eb] Marie is only six years old.
Help me information, please, [Bb] try to put me through to her in [Eb] Tennessee.
[Bb] [E]
[Bb] [Fm]
[Bb] [Eb] [G] [Eb]
[Bb] [Fm] [Gm]
[Bb]
[Eb]
And [Ab]
[Abm]
now [Ab] for a bit of humor.
All righty [C]-o.
[A] Hard to tune [Ab] the rock and roll boxes down.
This one's not quite a rock number, so I have to tune it down a little bit.
I was working in Miami at a convention once and I was telling the audience that and one
of the gentlemen in the first row said, show his son, show his heart, I'll turn the thing
down when he's [C] showing it.
[N]
[Bb] Long distance information, give me Memphis, Tennessee.
Thank you.
Help me find a party, trying to get in touch with me.
[Eb] She could not leave a number, but I know who placed the call.
[Bb] My uncle took [Fm] the message [Bb] and he wrote [Eb] it on the wall.
[Bb] Help me information, get in touch with my marine.
Only one who'd phone me here from Memphis, Tennessee.
[Ab] [Eb] My home is on the south side of the High Point Ridge, [Bb]
just a half a mile from the Mississippi [Eb] Bridge.
[Ab]
[Eb] [Bb]
[Bb]
[C] [Ab]
[Eb] [Bb] [Fm]
[Gm] [Eb]
[Bb]
[Fm] [Gm]
[Ab] [Ebm]
[Eb] [Bb] [Fm] [Bb] [Eb]
[Bb] [Fm]
[Bb] [Fm] [Fm] [G]
[Eb] [G] [Eb] [Bb]
[Fm] [Bb] [Fm] [Eb]
Oh, help [Gm] me information, more than that I cannot add.
[Bb] Only that [Fm] I miss her [Bb] and all the fun we had.
[Cm] But we were pulled [Eb] apart because her mom did not agree [Bb] and tore apart [Fm] our happy home
[Gm] in Memphis, [Eb] Tennessee.
[Bb] You know the last time I saw Marie, she was waving me goodbye.
With her e-home dropped on her cheek, but that trickle from her eye.
[Eb] Marie is only six years old.
Help me information, please, [Bb] try to put me through to her in [Eb] Tennessee.
[Bb] [E]
[Bb] [Fm]
[Bb] [Eb] [G] [Eb]
[Bb] [Fm] [Gm]
[Bb]
[Eb]
And [Ab]
[Abm]
now [Ab] for a bit of humor.
All righty [C]-o.
[A] Hard to tune [Ab] the rock and roll boxes down.
This one's not quite a rock number, so I have to tune it down a little bit.
I was working in Miami at a convention once and I was telling the audience that and one
of the gentlemen in the first row said, show his son, show his heart, I'll turn the thing
down when he's [C] showing it.
[N]
Key:
Bb
Eb
Fm
Ab
Gm
Bb
Eb
Fm
[Eb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Bb] _ Long distance information, give me Memphis, Tennessee.
Thank you.
Help me find a party, trying to get in touch with me.
[Eb] She could not leave a number, but I know who placed the call.
[Bb] My uncle took [Fm] the message [Bb] and he wrote [Eb] it on the wall. _ _ _ _ _
[Bb] Help me information, get in touch with my marine.
Only one who'd phone me here from Memphis, Tennessee.
[Ab] [Eb] My home is on the south side of the High Point Ridge, [Bb]
just a half a mile from the Mississippi [Eb] Bridge.
[Ab] _
[Eb] _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _
_ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [C] _ [Ab] _ _ _
[Eb] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ [Fm] _ _
[Gm] _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Fm] _ [Gm] _
_ [Ab] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Ebm] _
[Eb] _ [Bb] _ _ [Fm] _ _ [Bb] _ _ [Eb] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Bb] _ _ _ _ [Fm] _ _ _
_ [Bb] _ [Fm] _ _ [Fm] _ _ [G] _ _
[Eb] _ [G] _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ [Bb] _ _
[Fm] _ _ [Bb] _ [Fm] _ [Eb] _ _ _ _
_ _ Oh, help [Gm] me information, more than that I cannot add.
[Bb] Only that [Fm] I miss her [Bb] and all the fun we had.
[Cm] But we were pulled [Eb] apart because her mom did not agree [Bb] and tore apart [Fm] our happy home
[Gm] in Memphis, [Eb] Tennessee. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Bb] You know the last time I saw Marie, she was waving me goodbye.
With her e-home dropped on her cheek, but that trickle from her eye.
[Eb] Marie is only six years old.
Help me information, please, [Bb] try to put me through to her in [Eb] Tennessee. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _ [E] _
[Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Fm] _
[Bb] _ _ [Eb] _ _ [G] _ _ _ [Eb] _
_ [Bb] _ _ _ _ [Fm] _ [Gm] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _
_ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
And _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Abm] _ _ _ _
now [Ab] _ _ for a bit of humor.
All righty [C]-o.
_ _ [A] Hard to tune [Ab] the rock and roll boxes down.
This one's not quite a rock number, so I have to tune it down a little bit.
I was working in Miami at a convention once and I was telling the audience that and one
of the _ _ gentlemen in the first row said, show his son, show his heart, I'll turn the thing
down when he's [C] showing it.
_ _ _ _ [N] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Bb] _ Long distance information, give me Memphis, Tennessee.
Thank you.
Help me find a party, trying to get in touch with me.
[Eb] She could not leave a number, but I know who placed the call.
[Bb] My uncle took [Fm] the message [Bb] and he wrote [Eb] it on the wall. _ _ _ _ _
[Bb] Help me information, get in touch with my marine.
Only one who'd phone me here from Memphis, Tennessee.
[Ab] [Eb] My home is on the south side of the High Point Ridge, [Bb]
just a half a mile from the Mississippi [Eb] Bridge.
[Ab] _
[Eb] _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _
_ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [C] _ [Ab] _ _ _
[Eb] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ [Fm] _ _
[Gm] _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Fm] _ [Gm] _
_ [Ab] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Ebm] _
[Eb] _ [Bb] _ _ [Fm] _ _ [Bb] _ _ [Eb] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Bb] _ _ _ _ [Fm] _ _ _
_ [Bb] _ [Fm] _ _ [Fm] _ _ [G] _ _
[Eb] _ [G] _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ [Bb] _ _
[Fm] _ _ [Bb] _ [Fm] _ [Eb] _ _ _ _
_ _ Oh, help [Gm] me information, more than that I cannot add.
[Bb] Only that [Fm] I miss her [Bb] and all the fun we had.
[Cm] But we were pulled [Eb] apart because her mom did not agree [Bb] and tore apart [Fm] our happy home
[Gm] in Memphis, [Eb] Tennessee. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Bb] You know the last time I saw Marie, she was waving me goodbye.
With her e-home dropped on her cheek, but that trickle from her eye.
[Eb] Marie is only six years old.
Help me information, please, [Bb] try to put me through to her in [Eb] Tennessee. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _ [E] _
[Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Fm] _
[Bb] _ _ [Eb] _ _ [G] _ _ _ [Eb] _
_ [Bb] _ _ _ _ [Fm] _ [Gm] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _
_ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
And _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Abm] _ _ _ _
now [Ab] _ _ for a bit of humor.
All righty [C]-o.
_ _ [A] Hard to tune [Ab] the rock and roll boxes down.
This one's not quite a rock number, so I have to tune it down a little bit.
I was working in Miami at a convention once and I was telling the audience that and one
of the _ _ gentlemen in the first row said, show his son, show his heart, I'll turn the thing
down when he's [C] showing it.
_ _ _ _ [N] _ _ _