G G C C

[Verse 1]
G                          C
When I am gone, I know the waiting gets to you
              G
It's like the world stopped turning
                               C
You're frozen, no one seems to notice the absence of the wind
Am                             C                     G
I know you're lonely, it's the kind lonely I feel out here

[Chorus]
                 C                                  Em           D
I don't wanna be alone in Memphis, I don't wanna be alone in New Orleans
              C                            Em                D
I don't wanna dwell in cheap motels, dirty sheets and hourly rates,
                     C                               Em                    D
I just wanna put the pedal to the floor, burn up the stage like an old troubadour
            C                                                   G
I wanna get stoned, but I don't wanna be alone in Memphis anymore


[Verse 2]
G                                  C
And I've been down, in Mississippi river towns for far too long
G
There's something about the night life, something about this bar
        C                                                       Am
There's something in the music, the brass, the drum beat like a heart
   C                                   G          Am           C            G
It reminds of your eyes and coal black hair, I am growing ever lonelier out here


[Chorus]
                 C                                  Em           D
I don't wanna be alone in Memphis, I don't wanna be alone in New Orleans
              C                            Em                D
I don't wanna dwell in cheap motels, dirty sheets and hourly rates,
                     C                               Em                    D
I just wanna put the pedal to the floor, burn up the stage like an old troubadour
            C                                                   G
I wanna get stoned, but I don't wanna be alone in Memphis anymore


[Chorus]
                 C                                  Em           D
I don't wanna be alone in Memphis, I don't wanna be alone in New Orleans
              C                            Em                D
I don't wanna dwell in cheap motels, dirty sheets and hourly rates,
                     C                               Em                    D
I just wanna put the pedal to the floor, burn up the stage like an old troubadour
            C                                                   G
I wanna get stoned, but I don't wanna be alone in Memphis anymore