Written by John Benson Brooks and Bob Russell
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 adress 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 Em5-/7 A4/7 A7 Em7 G/B A7 I'm from Missouri, too, so natcherly, I got my doubts A Gdim D G Gdim D You got 'em droppin by the wayside A Gdim D G Gdim D A feelin' I ain't gonna 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