Maybe It Was Memphis Chords by Pam Tillis
Tempo:
73.75 bpm
Chords used:
D
A
E
Bm
G
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[A] .
I'm looking at you through a misty moonlight.
Katie did [D] sing like a symphony.
[A] Porch swings sway like a Tennessee lullaby.
Melody blowing [D] through a willow tree.
[E] What [D] was I supposed to [E] do?.
Standing [D] there looking at [E] you.
[G] Lonely boy [A] far from home.
Maybe it [D] was father, [Bm] maybe it was you.
Maybe [D] it was me, but for [A] sure, though.
.
Read about you in a Faulkner novel.
Met you [D] once in a Williams Club.
[A] Got you [D] in a country love [A] song.
Summer night beauty [D] took my breath away.
[E] What [D] was I supposed to do?.
[E] Standing [D] there looking at [E] you.
[G] Lonely boy [A] far from home.
Maybe it was Memphis, maybe [D] it was Southern.
Father, [Bm] maybe it was you, maybe [D] it was me.
But for [A] sure, girl, right?
.
[D] [Bm] [D] .
[A] .
[D] .
[A] .
[D] [Bm] [D] .
[A] Every night now since I've been back home.
I wake [D] drifting in the [A] memory.
Think about you on my mother's front porch swing.
I'm hoping that [D] way, so, so.
[E] What [D] was I supposed to [E] do?.
[D] Standing there looking at [E] you.
[G] Lonely boy [A] far from home.
Maybe [D] it was Southern, father, [Bm] maybe it was you.
[D] Maybe it was me, but for [A] sure, girl.
Maybe it was Memphis, maybe [D] it was Southern.
[Bm] Maybe it was you, [D] maybe it was [A] you, [Bm] [D] maybe it was me.
But [A] for sure, girl, [D] right?.
You know for [A] sure, girl, right?.
[D] Oh, [A] maybe it was Memphis.
[Am] [D].
[A] Maybe it was Memphis.
[D] .
[A] Yes.
[D] .
[A] Maybe it was Memphis, [D] but it's [A] okay.
[D]
I'm looking at you through a misty moonlight.
Katie did [D] sing like a symphony.
[A] Porch swings sway like a Tennessee lullaby.
Melody blowing [D] through a willow tree.
[E] What [D] was I supposed to [E] do?.
Standing [D] there looking at [E] you.
[G] Lonely boy [A] far from home.
Maybe it [D] was father, [Bm] maybe it was you.
Maybe [D] it was me, but for [A] sure, though.
.
Read about you in a Faulkner novel.
Met you [D] once in a Williams Club.
[A] Got you [D] in a country love [A] song.
Summer night beauty [D] took my breath away.
[E] What [D] was I supposed to do?.
[E] Standing [D] there looking at [E] you.
[G] Lonely boy [A] far from home.
Maybe it was Memphis, maybe [D] it was Southern.
Father, [Bm] maybe it was you, maybe [D] it was me.
But for [A] sure, girl, right?
.
[D] [Bm] [D] .
[A] .
[D] .
[A] .
[D] [Bm] [D] .
[A] Every night now since I've been back home.
I wake [D] drifting in the [A] memory.
Think about you on my mother's front porch swing.
I'm hoping that [D] way, so, so.
[E] What [D] was I supposed to [E] do?.
[D] Standing there looking at [E] you.
[G] Lonely boy [A] far from home.
Maybe [D] it was Southern, father, [Bm] maybe it was you.
[D] Maybe it was me, but for [A] sure, girl.
Maybe it was Memphis, maybe [D] it was Southern.
[Bm] Maybe it was you, [D] maybe it was [A] you, [Bm] [D] maybe it was me.
But [A] for sure, girl, [D] right?.
You know for [A] sure, girl, right?.
[D] Oh, [A] maybe it was Memphis.
[Am] [D].
[A] Maybe it was Memphis.
[D] .
[A] Yes.
[D] .
[A] Maybe it was Memphis, [D] but it's [A] okay.
[D]
Key:
D
A
E
Bm
G
D
A
E
[A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
I'm looking at you through a misty moonlight.
Katie did [D] sing like a symphony.
[A] Porch swings sway like a Tennessee lullaby.
Melody blowing [D] through a willow tree.
[E] What [D] was I supposed to [E] do?.
Standing [D] there looking at [E] you.
_ [G] Lonely boy [A] far from home.
Maybe it _ _ [D] was father, _ [Bm] maybe it was you.
Maybe [D] it was me, but for [A] sure, though.
_ _ _ .
_ _ _ Read about you in a Faulkner novel.
Met you [D] once in a Williams Club.
[A] Got you [D] in a country love [A] song.
Summer night beauty [D] took my breath away.
[E] What [D] was I supposed to do?.
[E] Standing [D] there looking at [E] you.
[G] Lonely boy [A] far from home.
Maybe it was Memphis, maybe [D] it was Southern.
Father, [Bm] maybe it was you, maybe [D] it was me.
But for [A] sure, girl, right?
_ _ _ _ _ .
[D] _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ [D] _ _ .
[A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
[A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
[D] _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ [D] _ _ .
[A] _ _ _ Every night now since I've been back home.
I wake [D] drifting in the [A] memory.
Think about you on my mother's front porch swing.
I'm hoping that [D] way, so, so.
[E] What [D] was I supposed to [E] do?.
[D] Standing there looking at [E] you.
[G] Lonely boy [A] _ far from home.
Maybe _ _ _ [D] it was Southern, father, [Bm] maybe it was you.
[D] Maybe it was me, but for [A] sure, girl.
_ Maybe it was Memphis, maybe [D] it was _ Southern.
[Bm] Maybe it was you, [D] maybe it was [A] you, _ _ _ [Bm] _ [D] maybe it was me.
But [A] for sure, _ _ _ girl, [D] right?.
You know for [A] sure, girl, right?.
_ _ _ _ [D] Oh, [A] maybe it was Memphis.
_ _ _ _ [Am] _ [D].
[A] Maybe it was Memphis.
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _ .
[A] _ Yes.
_ _ _ [D] _ .
[A] Maybe it was Memphis, _ _ _ _ [D] but it's [A] okay.
_ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
I'm looking at you through a misty moonlight.
Katie did [D] sing like a symphony.
[A] Porch swings sway like a Tennessee lullaby.
Melody blowing [D] through a willow tree.
[E] What [D] was I supposed to [E] do?.
Standing [D] there looking at [E] you.
_ [G] Lonely boy [A] far from home.
Maybe it _ _ [D] was father, _ [Bm] maybe it was you.
Maybe [D] it was me, but for [A] sure, though.
_ _ _ .
_ _ _ Read about you in a Faulkner novel.
Met you [D] once in a Williams Club.
[A] Got you [D] in a country love [A] song.
Summer night beauty [D] took my breath away.
[E] What [D] was I supposed to do?.
[E] Standing [D] there looking at [E] you.
[G] Lonely boy [A] far from home.
Maybe it was Memphis, maybe [D] it was Southern.
Father, [Bm] maybe it was you, maybe [D] it was me.
But for [A] sure, girl, right?
_ _ _ _ _ .
[D] _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ [D] _ _ .
[A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
[A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
[D] _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ [D] _ _ .
[A] _ _ _ Every night now since I've been back home.
I wake [D] drifting in the [A] memory.
Think about you on my mother's front porch swing.
I'm hoping that [D] way, so, so.
[E] What [D] was I supposed to [E] do?.
[D] Standing there looking at [E] you.
[G] Lonely boy [A] _ far from home.
Maybe _ _ _ [D] it was Southern, father, [Bm] maybe it was you.
[D] Maybe it was me, but for [A] sure, girl.
_ Maybe it was Memphis, maybe [D] it was _ Southern.
[Bm] Maybe it was you, [D] maybe it was [A] you, _ _ _ [Bm] _ [D] maybe it was me.
But [A] for sure, _ _ _ girl, [D] right?.
You know for [A] sure, girl, right?.
_ _ _ _ [D] Oh, [A] maybe it was Memphis.
_ _ _ _ [Am] _ [D].
[A] Maybe it was Memphis.
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _ .
[A] _ Yes.
_ _ _ [D] _ .
[A] Maybe it was Memphis, _ _ _ _ [D] but it's [A] okay.
_ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _