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Maybe It Was Memphis

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[Intro]
 A       A
[Verse]
ALooking at you through a misty moonlight
Katydid sing like a sDymphony
APorch swing swaying like a Tennessee lullaby
Melody blowing through the Dwillow tree
[Pre Chorus]       
   EWhat was I Ds'posed to do
  EStanding there Dlookin’ at you?
Elonely boGy far from hoAme
[Chorus]              
   AMaybe it was Memphis
Maybe it was Dsouthern summer nights
 Maybe it was Bm7you, maybe it was Dme
But it sure felt ArightA  A  
 [Verse]
ARead about you in a Faulkner novel
Met you once in a DWilliams' play
AHeard about you in a country love song
Summer night beauty Dtook my breath away
[Pre Chorus]                                     
  EWhat was I Ds'posed to do
  EStanding there Dlookin’ at you?
  ELonely Gboy far from Ahome
[Chorus]                                                                                               
    AMaybe it was Memphis
Maybe it was Dsouthern summer nights
Maybe it was Bm7you, maybe it was Dme
But it sure felt Aright
[Chorus]                                                                                              
    AMaybe it was Memphis
Maybe it was Dsouthern summer nights
Maybe it was Bm7you, maybe it was Dme
But it sure felt Aright
[Instrumental]                                                                         
A    A    A
D    D    D    D
A    A    A    A
      D      D    Bm7(leDt rinAg)
[Verse]                                                                                           
AEvery night now since I been back home
I lie awake drifting in my Dmemory
AThink about you on your mama's front porch swing
Talking that way, so Dsoft to me
[Pre Chorus]                                                                             
  EWhat was I Ds'posed to do
  EStanding there Dlookin‘ at you?
  ELonely Gboy far from hAome
[Chorus]
MayAbe it was Memphis
Maybe it was Dsouthern summer nights
Maybe it was Bm7you, maybe it was Dme
But it sure felt Aright
[Chorus]                                                                                              
    AMaybe it was Memphis
Maybe it was Dsouthern summer nights
Maybe it was Bm7you, maybe it was Dme
But it sure felt Aright
[Chorus]                                                                                                   
    AMaybe it was Memphis
Maybe it was Dsouthern summer nights
Maybe it was Bm7you, maybe it was Dme
But it sure felt ArightA  
[Bridge]
Oh         You know it sure felt ArightA  A  
            Oh        D/AMaybe it was AMemphisA  A  
                     D/AMaybe it was MAemphisA  A  
                    D/AMaybe it was MeAmphisA  A  
[Outro]
     A  DMaybe it was AMemphisA  A  
     DBut it sure felt ArightA  A  
     A  DMaybe it was AMemphisA  A  
     DBut it sure felt ArightA  A  
   DfadeA  

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Maybe It Was Memphis

by Pam Tillis

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Chords in this song · guitar

Bm7

D/A

[Intro]

A A

[Verse]

Looking at you through a misty moonlight

Katydid sing like a symphony

Porch swing swaying like a Tennessee lullaby

Melody blowing through the willow tree

[Pre Chorus]

E D

What was I s'posed to do

E D

Standing there lookin’ at you?

E G A

lonely boy far from home

[Chorus]

Maybe it was Memphis

Maybe it was southern summer nights

Bm7 D

Maybe it was you, maybe it was me

A A A

But it sure felt right

[Verse]

Read about you in a Faulkner novel

Met you once in a Williams' play

Heard about you in a country love song

Summer night beauty took my breath away

[Pre Chorus]

E D

What was I s'posed to do

E D

Standing there lookin’ at you?

E G A

Lonely boy far from home

[Chorus]

Maybe it was Memphis

Maybe it was southern summer nights

Bm7 D

Maybe it was you, maybe it was me

But it sure felt right

[Chorus]

Maybe it was Memphis

Maybe it was southern summer nights

Bm7 D

Maybe it was you, maybe it was me

But it sure felt right

[Instrumental]

A A A

D D D D

A A A A

D D Bm7 D A

(let ring)

[Verse]

Every night now since I been back home

I lie awake drifting in my memory

Think about you on your mama's front porch swing

Talking that way, so soft to me

[Pre Chorus]

E D

What was I s'posed to do

E D

Standing there lookin‘ at you?

E G A

Lonely boy far from home

[Chorus]

Maybe it was Memphis

Maybe it was southern summer nights

Bm7 D

Maybe it was you, maybe it was me

But it sure felt right

[Chorus]

Maybe it was Memphis

Maybe it was southern summer nights

Bm7 D

Maybe it was you, maybe it was me

But it sure felt right

[Chorus]

Maybe it was Memphis

Maybe it was southern summer nights

Bm7 D

Maybe it was you, maybe it was me

A A

But it sure felt right

[Bridge]

A A A

Oh You know it sure felt right

D/A A A A

Oh Maybe it was Memphis

D/A A A A

Maybe it was Memphis

D/A A A A

Maybe it was Memphis

[Outro]

A D A A A

Maybe it was Memphis

D A A A

But it sure felt right

A D A A A

Maybe it was Memphis

D A A A

But it sure felt right

D A

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