George Thorogood & The Destroyers – Back To Wentzville (Guitar)

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As recorded by George Thorogood & THe Destroyers (From the 1982 Album BAD TO THE BONE) [Intro] B D B N.C. [Chorus]

          E
I'm goin' back to Wentzville

                          B
Have myself a really good time

F#
Back to Wentzville

                            B
Leave these Memphis blues behind

[Verse 1]

B
Do you remember Marie?

B
Or sweet Betty Jean?

B
They used to call me long distance from New Orleans

    E
I'd ride'em around in my Cadillac car

          B
They were sweet rock 'n' rollers, I was their star

F#
Cruisin Highway Z in my Coupe de Ville

          B
Until the wee wee hours outside of Wentzville

[Chorus]

E                                    B
Back to Wentzville, I'll take any airline

F#                                              B
Back to Wentzville, leave these Memphis blues behind

[Verse 2] Every Saturday night I had a little rendez-vous

E
Beautiful Delilah I'm a talkin' bout you

E
You pulled the strings to my driftin' heart

  B
Together we always will be from the start

F#
She's only 16 but oh what a thrill

      B
I can hardly wait to get back to Wentzville

[Chorus]

E                                                 B
Back to Wentzville, long distance get me there on time

F#                                              B
Back to Wentzville, leave these Memphis blues behind

B
Alright

[Sax Solo] B E B F# B E B F# B [Bridge]

         E
Well the good times in St. Louie

B
I can still recall

          C#
Yeah, the show-me state

C#
Sure is great

F#
But one of those girls is Baby Doll

[Chorus]

     E                                    B
Woo, back to Wentzville, I'll take any airline

     F#                                         B
Back to Wentzville, leave these Memphis blues behind

[Interlude] B [Guitar Solo] E B F# B E B F# B E B F# B [Verse 3]

B
I took the downbound train for ole Mexico

B
I ran into Lawanda at a rock n roll show

E
We danced right around til our feet got sore

B
Split for Californey in my Mustang Ford

      F#
She's in the promised land where she waits for me still

          B
Cause the law wouldn't let me bring her back to Wentzville

[Out-Chorus]

E                                                B
Back to Wentzville long distance get me there on time

F#                                              B
Back to Wentzville, leave these Memphis blues behind

B
Back to Wentzville, back to Wentzville

E                                               B
Back to Wentville long distance get me there on time

F#                  N.C.                        B
Back to Wentzville, leave these Memphis blues behind