Intro :
F#
C#
Long-distance information,
get me Memphis, Tennessee
C#
Help me find the party who tried
to get in touch with me
F#
She could not leave her number,
but I know who placed the call
C#7
'Cause my uncle took a message
F#
and he wrote it on the wall
C#
Help me, information,
get in touch with my Marie
C#
She's the only one who called me
here from Memphis, Tennessee
F#
Her home is on the south side,
high upon the ridge
C#7 F#
Just a half a mile from the Mississippi bridge
Instrumental :
C# C# F# C#7 F#
C#
Help me, information,
more than that I cannot add
C#
Only that I miss her
and all the fun we had
F#
But we were pulled apart
because her mom would not agree
C#7
Tore apart our happy home
F#
in Memphis, Tennessee
C#
Last time I saw Marie,
she was wavin' me goodbye
C#
With hurry-home drops on her cheeks
that trickled from her eyes
F#
Marie is only 6 years old;
information please
C#7
Try to put me through to her
F#
in Memphis, Tennessee
