Back to Memphis Chords
Back to Memphis by Nuno Mindelis is a beginner-friendly guitar song played in the key of A. It uses the chords A7, D7 and E7. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
Intro: A7 A7 A7 A7 D7 D7 A7 A7 E7 D7 A7 E7
A7 A7
Don't think I don't love you, don't think I don't care
A7 A7
Don't think I don't come back, first I have to go there
D7 D7
Shuffling back to Memphis
A7 A7
Shuffling back to Memphis
E7 D7 A7 E7
I'm gonna point my leather shoes, to the city of the blues
A7 A7
First time I saw Memphis, missed the Nashville train
A7 A7 D7 D7
Wound upon on Beale Street now I have a blues stay
A7 A7
Shuffling back to Memphis
E7 D7 A7 E7
I'm gonna point my leather shoes, to the city of the blues (watch me going now!)
SOLO: A7 A7 A7 A7 D7 D7 A7 A7 E7 D7 A7 E7
A7 A7
Baby's got to cry mama, hound dog's got to howl
A7 A7 D7 D7
Must get back to Memphis, even if I have to crawl
A7 A7
Shuffling back to Memphis
E7 D7 A7
I'm gonna point my boogie shoes, to the city of the blues
E7 D7 A7
I'm gonna point my boogie shoes, to the city of the blues
E7 D7 A7
I'm gonna point my boogie shoes, to the city of the blues
FINAL: A7 A7 A7 A7 D7 D7 A7 A7 E7 D7 A7 A7