The Animals – Memphis Tennessee (Guitar)
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Chords
As recorded by The Animals
(From the 1964 Album THE ANIMALS)
For the E5 and B5 chords create the 5–6–7-6 chord riff
(E5–E6–E7–E6, etc.):
E5 B5 PM--------| PM-----------| e e e e e e S S e e e e e e e S S e e|-------------------|-----------------------------| B|-------------------|-----------------------------| G|-------------------|-----------------------------| D|-------------------|-----------------------------| A|-2-2-4-4-5-5-4-4-4-|-9-9-11-11-12-12-11-11-11----| E|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-7-7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7----|
[Intro]
E5
[Verse 1]
E5 B5 Long-distance information, give me Memphis, Tennessee B5 Help me find the party trying to get in touch with me E5 She did not leave her number but I know the place to call B5 E5 The phone boy took the message and he wrote it on the wall
[Verse 2]
B5 I said help me information get in touch with my Marie B5 She's the only one who'd phone me here from Memphis, Tennessee E5 Her home is on the south side, high up on a ridge B5 E5 About a half a mile from the Mississippi bridge
[Verse 3]
B5 Oh help me information, more than this I cannot add B5 Only that I love Marie and all the fun we had E5 But we were pulled apart now 'cause her momma did not agree B5 E5 And tore apart our happy home in Memphis, Tennessee
[Guitar Solo]
B5 E5 B5 E5
[Verse 4]
B5 I said help me information, more than this I can not add B5 Only that I miss Marie and all the fun we had E5 But she was pulled apart from me 'cause her momma did not agree B5 E5 And tore apart our happy home in Memphis, Tennessee
[Verse 5]
B5 Last time I saw Marie, she was waving me goodbye B5 With hurry home drops on her cheek that trickl'd from her eye E5 Marie is only six years old, so information please B5 E5 Try to put me through to her in Memphis, Tennessee
[Outro]
B5 E5 I said try to put me through to her in Memphis, Tennessee B5 E5 Oh won't you put me through to her in Memphis, Tennessee
B5 E5