You Came A Long Way From St. Louis

Words & Music by John Benson Brooks & Bob Russell, 1948
Recorded by Peggy Lee, 1959


D           A       Gdim      D     G - Gdim   D
You came a long way from St. Louis,

                 A    Gdim    D    G - Gdim   D
You climbed the ladder of success;

       A               Gdim     D
I've seen the town and country cars

          Bm             G            Em7   A7     D  Fdim A7
That were parked out in front of your fancy ad - dress.


                    Gdim      D     G - Gdim   D
You came a long way from St. Louis;
  
             A      Gdim      D    G - Gdim   D
You broke a lot of hearts between.

      A             Gdim     D
I've seen a gang of gloomy gals

          Bm         G           Em7     A7     D   Gdim  D
Who were doin' all right til you came on the scene.



Bridge:

              D7               G
You came here from the middle West

                 Gm7             C7          D
And certainly impressed the population hereabouts;

            D7              G
Well, baby, I got news for you,

                   Gm7     Em7-5     A7sus4      A7   Em7 - G/B  A7
I'm from Missouri, too, so natcherly, I got my doubts.


(N.C.)        A     Gdim    D       G - Gdim   D
You got 'em droppin by the wayside,

          A      Gdim       D    G - Gdim   D
A feelin' I ain't gon - na know;

             A      Gdim       D        
You came a long way from St. Louis,

      Bm         G         Em7      A7  D   G - Gdim   D
But, Baby, you still got a long way to go.



 
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