George Thorogood & The Destroyers - Back to wentzville
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BACK TO WENTZVILLE
As recorded by George Thorogood & THe Destroyers
(From the 1982 Album BAD TO THE BONE)
[Intro]
B D B N.C.
[Chorus]
I'm goin' Eback to Wentzville
Have myself a really good Btime
F#Back to Wentzville
Leave these Memphis blues beBhind
[Verse 1]
BDo you remember Marie?
BOr sweet Betty Jean?
BThey used to call me long distance from New Orleans
I'd Eride'em around in my Cadillac car
They were Bsweet rock 'n' rollers, I was their star
F#Cruisin Highway Z in my Coupe de Ville
Until the Bwee wee hours outside of Wentzville
[Chorus]
EBack to Wentzville, I'll take any airBline
F#Back to Wentzville, leave these Memphis blues beBhind
[Verse 2]
Every Saturday night I had a little rendez-vous
EBeautiful Delilah I'm a talkin' bout you
EYou pulled the strings to my driftin' heart
ToBgether we always will be from the start
F#She's only 16 but oh what a thrill
I can Bhardly wait to get back to Wentzville
[Chorus]
EBack to Wentzville, long distance get me there on Btime
F#Back to Wentzville, leave these Memphis blues beBhind
BAlright
[Sax Solo]
B E B F#
B E B F# B
[Bridge]
Well the Egood times in St. Louie
BI can still recall
Yeah, the C#show-me state
C#Sure is great
F#But one of those girls is Baby Doll
[Chorus]
Woo, Eback to Wentzville, I'll take any airBline
Back F#to Wentzville, leave these Memphis blues beBhind
[Interlude]
B
[Guitar Solo]
E B F#
B E B F#
B E B F# B
[Verse 3]
BI took the downbound train for ole Mexico
BI ran into Lawanda at a rock n roll show
EWe danced right around til our feet got sore
BSplit for Californey in my Mustang Ford
She's F#in the promised land where she waits for me still
Cause the Blaw wouldn't let me bring her back to Wentzville
[Out-Chorus]
EBack to Wentzville long distance get me there on Btime
F#Back to Wentzville, leave these Memphis blues beBhind
BBack to Wentzville, back to Wentzville
EBack to Wentville long distance get me there on Btime
F#Back to Wentzville,
N.C.
leave these Memphis blues beBhind