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[Intro]    
G   C     G   C     G   C     G   C
[Verse]
GNat King Cole and LCouis Armstrong 
Gsitting in the cold when the tCruck pulled along
GDriven by the boy in the dCyed black hair
GAsked him where he's going and he sCaid eveywhere
[Chorus]
And oDhhh, it's the last train to MEmemphis
And oDhhh, don't you wonder where it's gonna Emtake us
But I gCotta get back, get the train on the track
CNose to the grindstone pick up the slack
[Interlude]  
G   C     G   C
[Verse]
GGovernor Wallace and RCobert E. Lee
GWonder what these rebels would tChink of me
GLove me tender on a highway siCxty one
GIn every other car someone's cCarrying a gun
[Chorus]
And oDhhh, it's the last train to MEmemphis
And oDhhh, don't you wonder where it's gonna Emtake us
But I gCotta get back, put the train on the track
CStoke up the fire, pick up the slack
[Bridge]  
 FIt's a land of dreams,  Amit's not all it seems
 GIt's a store of TupelFo honey
 FDown the freedom trail,  Amon a cotton bail
 EmIt's the overnight maDilD  D  D  D  
[Interlude]  
G   C     G   C     G   C
[Verse]
GStonewall Jackson and PCickett's Charge
GMississippi River and lCife on a barge
GWal Mart shopping on a SCunday afternoon
GChicken fried steak couldn't cCome too soon
[Chorus]
And oDhhh, it's the last train to MEmemphis
And oDhhh, don't you wonder where it's gonna Emtake us
But I gCotta get back, put the train on the track
CUpstairs Graceland heart attack
Too manCy ribs right off the rack
CThought I knew the answer but I never look back
[Outro]
  G    G    G    G    G    G    G    G    G   GLGasGt GtrGaiGn to MGemphis

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Last Train To Memphis

by Elliott Murphy

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

[Intro]

G C G C G C G C

[Verse]

G C

Nat King Cole and Louis Armstrong

G C

sitting in the cold when the truck pulled along

G C

Driven by the boy in the dyed black hair

G C

Asked him where he's going and he said eveywhere

[Chorus]

D Em

And ohhh, it's the last train to Memphis

D Em

And ohhh, don't you wonder where it's gonna take us

But I gotta get back, get the train on the track

Nose to the grindstone pick up the slack

[Interlude]

G C G C

[Verse]

G C

Governor Wallace and Robert E. Lee

G C

Wonder what these rebels would think of me

G C

Love me tender on a highway sixty one

G C

In every other car someone's carrying a gun

[Chorus]

D Em

And ohhh, it's the last train to Memphis

D Em

And ohhh, don't you wonder where it's gonna take us

But I gotta get back, put the train on the track

Stoke up the fire, pick up the slack

[Bridge]

F Am

It's a land of dreams, it's not all it seems

G F

It's a store of Tupelo honey

F Am

Down the freedom trail, on a cotton bail

Em D D D D D

It's the overnight mail

[Interlude]

G C G C G C

[Verse]

G C

Stonewall Jackson and Pickett's Charge

G C

Mississippi River and life on a barge

G C

Wal Mart shopping on a Sunday afternoon

G C

Chicken fried steak couldn't come too soon

[Chorus]

D Em

And ohhh, it's the last train to Memphis

D Em

And ohhh, don't you wonder where it's gonna take us

But I gotta get back, put the train on the track

Upstairs Graceland heart attack

Too many ribs right off the rack

Thought I knew the answer but I never look back

[Outro]

G G G G G G G G G G G G G G G G

Last train to Memphis

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