Verse 1:
               F       Am7                       Gm7     C
Sky ain't been raining, and the crops ain't been growing
       Bb         F                      Am7
It's a small town shame, all up and down main
                 Gm7         C
Mom and Pops are closing down
             F                           Am7
Out with the corn fields, along with the farms
              Eb                     Bb
They put in a concrete place to park cars
                    Gm7                   C               F
Like the big cities do, and it's got this country boy singin' the blues

Chorus:
                                                        Am7
Well I'm miles from Memphis but I feel like I'm walking on Beale
       Eb                                    Bb
And in Delta guitars cry just like my broken heart feels
         F                     Am7
Driving around in this town is draggin' me down
Eb                          Bb
This ain't the place that I knew
                  Gm7          C               F
And it's got this country boy, country boy singin' the blues

Verse 2:
                 Am7          Gm7      C
Grandaddy told me "everything changes"
                F                        Am7
You wake up one day, all the gravel gets paved
                     Gm7        C
And the old drive-in gets drove out
                 F                       Am7
I still hear the train, it just ain't as loud
                 Eb                       Bb
I guess all this hurry's been drownin' it out
                    Gm7                   C               F
Like the big cities do, and it's got this country boy singin' the blues

Chorus:
                                                        Am7
Well I'm miles from Memphis but I feel like I'm walking on Beale
       Eb                                    Bb
And in Delta guitars cry just like my broken heart feels
         F                     Am7
Driving around in this town is draggin' me down
Eb                          Bb
This ain't the place that I knew
                  Gm7          C               Bb            F
And it's got this country boy, country boy singin' the blues

Bridge:
                    Gm7
Maybe I'll take the dirt road
                      C
Turn on some "Blue Suede Shoes"
            Gm7                            Bb      Bbm
The King on my radio might help me change my tune

Chorus:
                                                        Am7
Well I'm miles from Memphis but I feel like I'm walking on Beale
       Cm7                                   Bb
And in Delta guitars cry just like my broken heart feels
         F                     Am7
Driving around in this town is draggin' me down
Eb                          Bb
This ain't the place that I knew
                  Gm7          C               F
And it's got this country boy, country boy singin' the blues

Outro:
              Gm7          C                   F         Am7   Gm7   C    F
It's got this country boy, country boy singin' the blues
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