C7
You climbed the ladder of success
                             F7
I've seen the flashy foreign cars
                     G7
That were parked out in front of
             C7
Your fancy address!

[Verse 2]
N.C.                         C7
You came a long way from St. Louis
C7
You broke a lot of hearts between
                          F7
I've seen a lot of clever boys
                       G7
Who were doing all right
                          C7
Until you came on the scene!

[Pre-Chorus]
N.C.                        F7
You blew in from the middle-west
F7
I went out in a mess
              C7
In situations where-abouts
N.C.               F7
Well baby, I got news for you
F7
I'm from Missouri too
                       G7
So, straight enough, I get my doubts!

[Chorus]
N.C.                        C7
You got them walking by the way-side
C7
A feeling I am not going to know
                             F7
You came a long way from St. Louis
              G7                   C7
But baby, you still got a long way to go!

[Guitar Solo]
N.C.  C7     F7  G7  C7

[Piano Solo]
N.C.  C7     F7  G7  C7

[Pre-Chorus]
N.C.                       F7
You had to blow the middle-west
F7
I went out in a mess
              C7
In situations where-abouts
N.C.               F7
Well baby, I got news for you
F7
I'm from Missouri too
                       G7
So, straight enough, I get my doubts!

[Chorus]
N.C.                        C7
You had them walking by the way-side
C7
A feeling I ain't gonna know
                         F7
You came a long way from St. Louis
              G7                   C7
But baby, you still got a long way to go!