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Lyrics & chords

[Intro 1]
[G][Bb][Gm][G][Gm]
[G]
[C]I'm goin' back

[Verse 1]
to Wentzville
Have myself a really good [G]time
[D]Back to Wentzville
Leave these Memphis blues behind
[G]

[Verse 2]
Do you remem[Gm]ber Marie?
Or sweet Betty Jean?
They used to call me long
[G]distance from New Orleans
[C]I'd ride'em around in my Cadillac car
They [Gm]were sweet [G]rock 'n' [Gm]rollers,
[G]I was their star
[D]Cruisin Highway Z in my coupe de ville
Until [Gm]the wee wee hours
out[G]side of Wentzville
[C]Back to Wentzville, I'll take any air[G]line
[D]Back to Wentzville, leave these
Memphis blues be[G]hind

[Verse 3]
Every [G]Saturday [Gm]night I had
[G]a little rendez- [Gm]vous
Beauti[G]ful Delilah I'm a talkin' bout you
[C]You pulled the strings to
my driftin' heart
[Gm]To gether we[G] always wi[Gm]ll
be [G]from the start
She's [D]only 16 but oh what a thrill
I can [Gm]hardly [G]wait to get
back to Wentzville
[C]Back to Wentzville, long distance
get me there on [Gm]time[G]
[Gm]Back[D] to Wentzville, leave these Memphis
blues be[G]hind[C]
[G][D]
[G]
[C]
[G][D]
[G]Alright

[Verse 4]
Well the [C]good times in St. Louie
[G]I can still recall
Yeah, the [A]show- me state
Sure is great
But [D]one of those girls is Baby Doll
Woo, [C]back to Wentzville, I'll
take any [G]airline
[D]Back to Wentzville, leave these Memphis blues be
[G]hind

[Interlude 1]
[G][C][G]
[Bb][C][G]
[D][G]
[C][G]
[D][G]
[Gm][G]
[C][G]
[D][G]

[Verse 5]
I took [G]the downbound train for ole Mexico
I ran into Lawanda at a rock n roll show
We [C]danced right around
til our feet got sore
[G]Split for Californey in my Mustang Ford
She's [D]in the promised land
where she waits for me still
Cause [G]the law wouldn't let me bring
her back to Wentzville
[C]Back to Wentzville long distance
get me there on [G]time
[D]Back to Wentzville, leave these
Memphis blues be[G]hind
[C]Back to Wentzville long distance
get me there on [G]time
[D]Back to Wentzville, leave these

[Outro 1]
Memphis blues behind
[G]