Memphis, Tennessee
Johnny Rivers, Chuck Berry, The Beatles, Bernd Speir, George Thorogood,
Carl Perkins
Jerry Lee Lewis, Sam Kershaw, The Hollies,
Elvis Presley,
Silicon Teens,
The Animals
| Midi 1(E202) Midi 2(E202) Midi 3(E202)*-harp |
| Tabbed by Mark Purintun 12/19/07 For Diatonic harmonica See YouTube videos below Hilarious videos |
11 measure lead in...
RRr 6 6
6 R 6-5 -5--> -4 -4 5 6
6 6 -5 -4---> RRR
| Long | distance informa | tion give me | Memphis, Tennessee. |
|
6 6 6 -5 -5-->-5
-4 -4 5 6 6
6 -5 -4---> R 5
|
Help me find the par | ty that tried to | get in touch with me. |
She |
6 6 6 5
6---> 4 4 5 6 6
6 5 6----> Rr 5
5
| could not leave a num | ber, but I | know who placed the call, |
'cause my |
6 6 6 5 -5 -5 R -4 -4
5 R 5 5 -4 4----> RRR RRRR
RRRR RRRR
| uncle took a | message and he wrote | it on the wall. |
| | |
|
6 6 6 -5-5--> -4 -4 5
6 6 6 -5 -4---> Rr -4
5
| Help me informa | tion get in touch with my Marie, |
She's the |
6 6 6 -6 6--->-5 -4
5 6 6 6 -5 -4---> R
6
| only one who'd call | me here from | Memphis, Tennessee. | Her
|
6 6 6 5 6---->5 -4
R 6 6 r 6 5 6-----> 6
6 6 5 -5 -4 -4
| home is on the south | side, | high up on the ridge, | just a half-a-| mile from the
|
5 5 5 -4 4-----> RRR
| Mississippi bridge. | |
Instrumental here... (22 measures -
get a drink o' water...)
6 6 -5 -5 -4 -4 -4
5 6 6 6 -5 -4---> Rr
5 6 6 6
-6
| Last time I | saw Marie she was | wavin' me goodbye, |
with | "hurry home" drops |
6 -5 -4 5
6 6 6 -5 -4----> RR 5
6 6 6 -6 6--->
| on her cheek that | trickled from her eyes. |
But | we were pulled apart |
-> 4 4 5 6 6
6 5 6----> RR 5 6 6
6 5 -5 -5 -4 -4
| because her | Mom did not agree. |
And | tore apart our | happy home in |
5 5 R 5 -4 4----> RRR RRRR
RRRR RRRR
| Memphis, Tennessee. | |
| | |
6 6 6 -5-5--> -4 -4
5 6 6 6 -5 -4---> 6 6
6 -6 6 r 5 R 5
| Help me informa | tion, more than | that I cannot add, | only that I miss
| her and |
6 6 6 -5 -4---> R 6
6 6 6 -6 6 6 5 -4 R
-6 -6-6 -5 -6 5 RR
| all the fun we had. |
Ma | rie is only | six years old, | information | please |
6 6 6 5
-5 -5 -4 -4 5 5
5 -4 4----> RRR
| Try to put me | through to her in | Memphis, Tennessee. |
| 10 measure lead out
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