All the Way from Memphis — Mott the Hoople
Chords and lyrics for All the Way from Memphis by Mott the Hoople (key of G).
Verse 1
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Intro: A (A-D) x3 /G-/F#-/E-/D-/C#-/B-/A-/G D G
[D/F#]Forgot my [G]six-string [E/G#]Razor, hit the [A]sky, [Bm]half-way to [A]Memphis 'fore I
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realized
[D/F#]Well I rang the [G][E/G#]information, my axe was [A][Bm]cold, they said she [A]rides the train
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to Oreoles
Now it's a [A]mighty long way down the [D]dusty trail, and the [A]sun burns hot on
the [D]cold steel rails
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And I look like a bum 'n I crawl like a snail, all the way from
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Memphis
[D/F#]Well I got to [G]Oreoles [E/G#]y'know, it took a [A][Bm]month, and there was [A]my guitar,
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electric junk
[D/F#]Some spade said [G][E/G#]rock'n'rollers, you're all the [A][Bm]same,
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Man that's your instrument, I felt so ashamed
Now it's a [A]mighty long way down [D]rock'n'roll, through the [A]Bradford cities
and the [D]Oreoles
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And you look like a star but you're still on the dole, all the
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way from Memphis
[D] [G] [D] [G]
Yeah it's a [A]mighty long way down [D]rock'n'roll, from the [A]Liverpool docks to
the [D]Hollywood Bowl
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And you climb up the mountains 'n you fall down the holes, all
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the way from Memphis
Yeah it's a [A]mighty long way down [D]rock'n'roll, as your [A]name gets hot so your
[D]heart grows cold
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And you gotta stay young man, you can never be old, all the way
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from Memphis
Yeah it's a [A]mighty long way down [D]rock'n'roll, through the [A]Bradford cities
and the [D]Oreoles
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And you look like a star but you're really out on parole, all the
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way from Memphis
[D] [G] [D] [G]
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