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Cliff Eberhardt - Memphis
CAPO: 4th Fret
[Intro]
C    G    C    G  G/F
[Verse 1]
CAll night long and Amhalf the next day
FOh, I'm in Gtrouble CnowG  
CAll of the pay phones aAmlong the interstate
And FI am the last to Gknow
[Verse 2]
FAll of our memories apEmpear on the road to me
DmNo matter Cwhat I Gdo
A Clot of nice sights from AmDenver to Memphis
And Fall I can Gsee is CyouG  
[Verse 3]
I Cused to be grateful for Amall of the travel
But Fnow I can't Greally CtellG  
ACway on business, Amheaded for Memphis
Oh, but FI'm on the road to Ghell
[Verse 4]
FYou put the blame on me, Emtaking the things I need
DmSome of those Cthings came Gtrue
I Cwaited my whole life Amjust to see Memphis
Now Fall I can Gsee is Cyou
[Interlude]
C    Am    F  G  C
[Bridge]
FmVoices are calling me Con
FmSometimes the voices you Ghear can be wrongF  Em  G/D  
[Verse 5]
CI thought of stopping Amand maybe calling
But FI know what Gyou would CsayG  
That a Cwhole world of love Amshared by two people
FSome things can never Gchange
[Verse 6]
FIt still confuses me, Emthis is why you would leave
DmDo what you Chave to Gdo
CI saw my choices Amand I chose Memphis
Now Fall I can Gsee is AmyouDm  
FAll I can Gsee is Cyou

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Memphis

by Cliff Eberhardt

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 4 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

G/F

G/D

Cliff Eberhardt - Memphis

CAPO: 4th Fret

[Intro]

C G C G G/F

[Verse 1]

C Am

All night long and half the next day

F G C G

Oh, I'm in trouble now

C Am

All of the pay phones along the interstate

F G

And I am the last to know

[Verse 2]

F Em

All of our memories appear on the road to me

Dm C G

No matter what I do

C Am

A lot of nice sights from Denver to Memphis

F G C G

And all I can see is you

[Verse 3]

C Am

I used to be grateful for all of the travel

F G C G

But now I can't really tell

C Am

Away on business, headed for Memphis

F G

Oh, but I'm on the road to hell

[Verse 4]

F Em

You put the blame on me, taking the things I need

Dm C G

Some of those things came true

C Am

I waited my whole life just to see Memphis

F G C

Now all I can see is you

[Interlude]

C Am F G C

[Bridge]

Fm C

Voices are calling me on

Fm G F Em G/D

Sometimes the voices you hear can be wrong

[Verse 5]

C Am

I thought of stopping and maybe calling

F G C G

But I know what you would say

C Am

That a whole world of love shared by two people

F G

Some things can never change

[Verse 6]

F Em

It still confuses me, this is why you would leave

Dm C G

Do what you have to do

C Am

I saw my choices and I chose Memphis

F G Am Dm

Now all I can see is you

F G C

All I can see is you

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