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Thats How I Got To Memphis

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Music & Lyrics: Tom T. Hall
Adaptation: Claude Moine
Album: La même tribu vol.2 (2018)
You can also play with capo 2, transpose -2 And at the tonality change capo 3, transpose -3
[Intro]
|  F#m|    A|    E|E  
[Verse 1]
If you Elove somebody enouAgh
You'll Efollow wheBrever they C#mgo
That's how I got to F#mMemphis
  AThat's how I got tEo MemphisE  
[Verse 2]
If you Elove somebody enouAgh
You'll Ego where your Bheart wanC#mts to go
That's how I gF#mot to Memphis
  AThat's how I got tEo MemphisE  
[Chorus]
I Bknow if you'd seen her you'd Atell me 'cause you are my EfriendE  
BI've got to find her and Afind out the trouble sheE's in
[Verse 3]
   BIf you Etell me that she's not hAere
I'll Efollow the Btrail of hC#mer tears
That's how I gF#mot to Memphis
 AOh that's how EI got to BMemphisE  
[Verse 4]
She would Eget mad and she used to sAay
That Eshe'd come back to BMemphis somedaC#my
That's how I got to MemF#mphis
  AThat's how I got to EMemphisE  
[Instrumental]
|  F#m|    A|    E|  E   B|
[Chorus]
BJe viens vers elle
Elle Am'attend dans sa robe blaEncheE  
BL'amour en province ressAemble un peu à un dimEanche
[Instrumental] Tonality change
C  Dm
[Verse 5]
FI haven't eaten a biBbte
Or Fslept three Cdays Dmand nights
That's how I gGmot to Memphis
  BbThat's how I got tFo MemphisF  
[Verse 6]
FThank you for your precious tBbime
ForFgive me if CI start to Dmcry
That's how I got to MemGmphis
  BbThat's how I got to FMemphis
[Outro]
  FThat's how I got to MemGmphis
  BbThat's how I got to FMemphis
  FThat's how I got to MemGmphis
  BbThat's how I got to FMemphis
That's how I got to MemGmphis, oh I miss her sBbo
I got to FMemphiFs, yeah

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Thats How I Got To Memphis

by Eddy Mitchell

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 2 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

F#m

C#m

Music & Lyrics: Tom T. Hall

Adaptation: Claude Moine

Album: La même tribu vol.2 (2018)

You can also play with capo 2, transpose -2 And at the tonality change capo 3, transpose -3

[Intro]

F#m A E E

| | | |

[Verse 1]

E A

If you love somebody enough

E B C#m

You'll follow wherever they go

F#m

That's how I got to Memphis

A E E

That's how I got to Memphis

[Verse 2]

E A

If you love somebody enough

E B C#m

You'll go where your heart wants to go

F#m

That's how I got to Memphis

A E E

That's how I got to Memphis

[Chorus]

B A E E

I know if you'd seen her you'd tell me 'cause you are my friend

B A E

I've got to find her and find out the trouble she's in

[Verse 3]

B E A

If you tell me that she's not here

E B C#m

I'll follow the trail of her tears

F#m

That's how I got to Memphis

A E B E

Oh that's how I got to Memphis

[Verse 4]

E A

She would get mad and she used to say

E B C#m

That she'd come back to Memphis someday

F#m

That's how I got to Memphis

A E E

That's how I got to Memphis

[Instrumental]

F#m A E E B

| | | | |

[Chorus]

Je viens vers elle

A E E

Elle m'attend dans sa robe blanche

B A E

L'amour en province ressemble un peu à un dimanche

[Instrumental] Tonality change

C Dm

[Verse 5]

F Bb

I haven't eaten a bite

F C Dm

Or slept three days and nights

That's how I got to Memphis

Bb F F

That's how I got to Memphis

[Verse 6]

F Bb

Thank you for your precious time

F C Dm

Forgive me if I start to cry

That's how I got to Memphis

Bb F

That's how I got to Memphis

[Outro]

F Gm

That's how I got to Memphis

Bb F

That's how I got to Memphis

F Gm

That's how I got to Memphis

Bb F

That's how I got to Memphis

Gm Bb

That's how I got to Memphis, oh I miss her so

F F

I got to Memphis, yeah

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