[Intro]
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[Verse]
     C
Long distance information
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Give me Memphis, Tennessee
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Try to find the party
          C
Trying to get in touch with me
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She would not leave her number
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But I know who placed the call
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Cos my uncle took the message
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And he wrote it on the wall (= Turnaround)
 
 
[Verse]
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Help me, information
       C
Get in touch with my Marie
          C
She's the only one who'd phone me here
     C
From Memphis, Tennessee
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Her home is on the south side
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Just beyond the ridge
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Just a half a mile
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From the Mississippi Bridge (= Turnaround)
 
 
[Verse]
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Help me, information
          C
More than that I cannot add
C
Only that I miss her
    C
And all the fun we had
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We were pulled apart
            F
Because her mom would not agree
C              Bb
Help me get in touch with her
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In Memphis, Tennessee (= Turnaround)
 
 
[Solo]
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               (2/4)
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[Verse]
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The last time I saw Marie
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She was waving me goodbye
     C
With hurry homedrops on her cheek
     C
That trickled from her eyes
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Marie is only six years old
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Information please
C              Bb
Help me get in touch with her
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In Memphis, Tennessee (= Turnaround)
 
 
[Outro]
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(repeat and fade)