Memphis (Single, 2002)
Recorded by David Nail
(Capo on 2)
Intro.: |(G)(G/F#)(Em)(D)|(C) |(G)(G/F#)(Em)(D)|(C) ---
(G) We met at Memphis in a (Em)small café down town
(D) She was in for business and I was (C)just on my way (D)out
(G) She was looking lonely over there (Em)sipping on a coffee cup
(D) Me being the friendly kind, and I just (C)couldn't pass this (D)up
(Pre-Chorus)
(Am) So I made my way all (Em)over to the corner booth
And (C)in my sweetest voice, I said, (D) "Would you care if I joined you?"
(Chorus)
(G) With a smile, (D)she said yes
It was (C) love working in (D)Memphis, Tennes-(G)see
(D) It was meant to (C)be (G/B) (Am) (D)
(G) I could never have (D)known that day (C) she was 'bout to (D)come my way
(Am) It was someone else's plan, I (D)guess (G)
(Am) I (Bm)fell in (C)love right (D)there in Mem-(G)-phis (G/F#) (Em) (D) (C) ---
(G) We stayed by the river in some (Em)high rise hotel suite
(D) And we made love all night long till we (C)drifted off to sleep (D)
(G) I woke up in paradise, she (Em)laying there by my side
(D) With the sound of wedding bells (C)ringing in my (D)mind
(Pre-Chorus)
(Am) So I asked that morning as we (Em)laid there in the sheets
(C) I can't imagine a sweeter sound (D) than the way she answered me
(Chorus)
(G) With a smile, (D)she said yes
It was (C) love working in (D)Memphis, Tennes-(G)see
(D) It was meant to (C)be (G/B) (Am) (D)
(G) I could never have (D)known that day (C) she was 'bout to (D)come my way
(Am) It was someone else's plan, I (D)guess (G)
(Am) I (Bm)fell in (C)love right (D)there in Mem-(G)-phis
Solo: / (D) / |(C)(D)|(G)(D)|(C)(D)|(G)(D)|(C)(D)|
(Pre-Chorus)
(Am) So I asked that morning as we (Em)laid there in the sheets
(C) I can't imagine a sweeter sound (D) than the way she answered me
(G) With a smile, (D)she said yes
It was (C) love working in (D)Memphis ---
(Chorus)
(A) With a smile, (E)she said yes
It was (D) love working in (E)Memphis, Tennes-(A)see
(E) It was meant to (D)be (A/C#) (Bm) (E)
(A) I could never have (E)known that day (D) she was 'bout to (E)come my way
(Bm) It was someone else's plan, I (E)guess (A)
(Bm) I (C#m)fell in (D)love right (E)there in Mem-(A)-phis (A/G#) (F#m) (E)
(Tag)
(D) We fell in love right there in Mem-(A)-phis (A/G#) (F#m) (E) (D) -----
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