F#
Oh, I've been down to Memphis 
It's where my family goes to die 
     B
And as they all end up there 
         F#
So shall I 

 F#
Used my lucky dollar
Struck up my last match
         B
But the end ain't coming fast enough
    F#
to catch

    C#                 B                          F#
And if, at first, you don't choose right, choose again
 C#                   B                   F#
Oh, my son, you're a sorry sight, choose again

 F#
Catch me in the movies
Sleeping in my dirty clothes
        B
If you ask me what I'm watching
     F#
Who knows

 F#
Got me a rich uncle
Can't ask for a loan
       B
So, I guess I gotta make that money
       F#
on my own

    C#                 B                          F#
And if, at first, you don't choose right, choose again
 C#                   B                   F#
Oh, my son, you're a sorry sight, choose again

[play the final F# of the chorus on the 9th fret on the A string
 to give you enough room to descend all the way down to E]
E D# B A
G# F# E B

 B
Heaven ain't got no place for me
But there's plenty of beds in hell
        E
If you ask me how I'm doing
  B
Not so well

 B
Down with every symptom
Cherish every cough
            E
And if you pass me that old bottle,
       B
I'll polish it off

    F#                 E                          B
And if, at first, you don't choose right, choose again
 F#                   E                   B
Oh, my son, you're a sorry sight, choose again
    F#                 E                          B
And if, at first, you don't choose right, choose again
 F#                     E                      B
All your troubles will hold you tight, choose again