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Thats How I Got To Memphis

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[Intro]
F#m  A  E
[Verse 1]
If you Elove somebody eAnough,
You’ll Efollow them wherever they go.
That’s how I got to F#mMemphis.A  
That’s how I got to EMemphis.
[Verse 2]
If you Elove somebody eAnough,
You’ll Ego where your heart wants to go.
That’s how I got to F#mMemphis.A  
That’s how I got to EMemphis.
[Chorus]
I B7know if you’ve seen her you’d Atell me
'cause you are my Efriend.
B7I’ve got to find her and Afind out
the trouble she’s Ein.B7  
[Verse 3]
If you Etell me that she’s not hAere,
I’ll Efollow the trail of her tears.
That’s how I got to F#mMemphis.A  
That’s how I got to EMemphis.
[Interlude]
F#m  A  E
[Verse 4]
She would Eget mad and she used to Asay,
That she’d Ecome back to Memphis someday.
That’s how I got to F#mMemphis.A  
That’s how I got to EMemphis.
[Verse 5]
EI haven’t eaten a Abite,
or Eslept for three days or nights.
That’s how I got to F#mMemphis.A  
That’s how I got to EMemphis.
[Chorus]
B7I’ve got to find her and Atell her
that I love her Eso.
B7I’ll never rest till I Afind out
why she had to Ego.B7  
[Verse 6]
EThank you for your precious Atime.
ForEgive me if I start to cry.
That’s how I got to F#mMemphis.A  
That’s how I got to EMemphis.
[Outro]
That’s how I got to F#mMemphis.A  
That’s how I got to EMemphis.
That’s how I got to F#mMemphis.A  
That’s how I got to EMemphis.
That’s how I got to F#mMemphis.A  
(fade out)

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E major

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Thats How I Got To Memphis

by Tom T. Hall

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Chords in this song · guitar

F#m

[Intro]

F#m A E

[Verse 1]

E A

If you love somebody enough,

You’ll follow them wherever they go.

F#m A

That’s how I got to Memphis.

[Verse 2]

E A

If you love somebody enough,

You’ll go where your heart wants to go.

F#m A

That’s how I got to Memphis.

[Chorus]

B7 A

I know if you’ve seen her you’d tell me

'cause you are my friend.

B7 A

I’ve got to find her and find out

E B7

the trouble she’s in.

[Verse 3]

E A

If you tell me that she’s not here,

I’ll follow the trail of her tears.

F#m A

That’s how I got to Memphis.

[Interlude]

F#m A E

[Verse 4]

E A

She would get mad and she used to say,

That she’d come back to Memphis someday.

F#m A

That’s how I got to Memphis.

[Verse 5]

E A

I haven’t eaten a bite,

or slept for three days or nights.

F#m A

That’s how I got to Memphis.

[Chorus]

B7 A

I’ve got to find her and tell her

that I love her so.

B7 A

I’ll never rest till I find out

E B7

why she had to go.

[Verse 6]

E A

Thank you for your precious time.

Forgive me if I start to cry.

F#m A

That’s how I got to Memphis.

[Outro]

F#m A

That’s how I got to Memphis.

F#m A

That’s how I got to Memphis.

F#m A

That’s how I got to Memphis.

(fade out)

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