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Walking In Memphis by Lonestar
Walking In Memphis
These are the Chords, but at the bottom there is fingering for the verses.It sounds
close to the piano. Play it repeadetly. Each Chord gets replaced by the fingering
shown below, but only for the verses, then it switches to chords. Everytime a chord
changes change you should be done the fingering.
...Verse One...
[F]Put [G]on my [C]blue suede [Am]shoes and I[F] board[G]ed the pl[C]ane[Am]
[F]Touched down in the [G]land of the [C]Delta [Am]Blues
[F]In the middle of the [G]pouring [C]rain [Am]
[F] W[G].C. [C]Handy, [Am][F]won't you look down [G]over [C]me? [Am]
[F]Cuz, I got a [G]first cl[C]ass ticket [Am]
But I'm a[F]s blue as a [G]boy can b[C]e...
...Chorus...
Then I'm wal[Am]king in Mem[F]phis, [G] [C]
[Am]I was walking with my [F]feet ten [G]feet off [C]Beale,
[Am]Walking in Mem[F]phis, [G] [C]
[Am]But do I really [F]feel the [G]way I feel? [Gsus] [C/G]
...Verse 2...
[F]Saw the [G]ghost of [C]Elvis[Am] on[F] [G]Union ave[C]nue[Am],
[F]Followed him [G]up to the [C]gates of [Am]Graceland
Then I [F]watched him [G]walk right [C]through[Am]
Now, se[F]curity they [G]did not [C]see him[Am]
They just[F] hovered a[G]round his[C] tomb[Am].
But there's a [F]pretty little [G]thing [C]waiting for the [Am]King
[F]Down in the [G]jungle [C]room
...Chorus...
...Bridge...
They've got [Csus]cat fish on the [C]table [Csus] [C]
They've got[Csus] gospel in the [C]air [Csus] [C]
And Reverend Green [E7]be glad to [F]see you
When you hav[F#dim]en't got a [G7]prayer [C/G] [C]
But boy you got a prayer in Mem[F]phis...[G] [C] [Am]
...Verse3...
[F]Now, Muriel [G]plays pi[C]ano[Am] [F]every [G]friday at the [C]Holly[Am]wood
[F]And they [G]brought me down to [C]see her[Am]
[F]And they [G]asked me if I[C] would[Am]
[F]Do a [G]little [C]number[Am]
And I[F] sang with [G]all my [C]might[Am]
She said "[F]Tell me, are [G]you a [C]Christian, [Am]child?"
And I said "[F]Ma'am, I am tonight."
...Chorus X-3...
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Verses:
F G C/G Am
E|---------------------------------------3------------0------|
B|---------1------------3-------------------1------------1---|
G|------------2------------0---------------------------------|
D|------3------------0----------------2------------2---------|
A|---------------------------------3------------0------------|
E|---1------------3------------------------------------------|
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version 2
Tuning: E A D G B E
[Instrumental]
F G C Am
[Verse]
F G C Am
Put on my blue suede shoes
F G C Am
And I boarded the plane
F G C Am
Touched down in the land of the Delta Blues
F G C Am
In the middle of the pouring rain
F G C Am F G C Am
W.C. Handy - won't you look down over me
F G C Am
Cause I got a first-class ticket
F G C Am
And I'm blue as a boy can be
[Chorus]
F G C
Walking in Memphis
Am F G C
Walking with my feet ten feet off of Beale
Am F G C
Walking in Memphis
Am F G (F)
But do I really feel the way I feel
[Interlude]
F G C Am
[Verse]
F G C Am
Saw the ghost of Elvis
F G C Am
Down on Union Avenue
F G C Am
Followed him up to the gates of Graceland
F G C Am
And watched him walk right through
F G C Am
Now security they did not see him
F G C Am
They just hovered 'round his tomb
F G
There's a pretty little thing
C Am
Waitin' on "The King"
N.C.
Down in the Jungle Room
[Chorus]
F G C
Walking in Memphis
Am F G C
Walking with my feet ten feet off of Beale
Am F G C
Walking in Memphis
Am F G (F)
But do I really feel the way I feel
[Interlude]
F C F C
[Bridge]
F C F C
They've got catfish on the table
F C F C
They've got gospel in the air
E F
And Reverend Green be glad to see you
F#dim G7
When you haven't got a prayer
You got a prayer in Memphis
[Interlude]
F G C Am
[Verse]
F G C Am
Now Muriel plays the piano
F G C Am
Every Friday at the Hollywood
F G C Am
And they brought me down to see her
F G C Am
And they asked me if I would
F G C Am
Do a little number
F G C Am
And I sang with all my might
F G C Am
She said "Tell me are you a Christian"
Am F G C
And I said "Ma'am I am tonight"
[Chorus]
F G C
Walking in Memphis
Am F G C
Walking with my feet ten feet off of Beale
Am F G C
Walking in Memphis
Am F G C
But do I really feel the way I feel
F G C
Oh, Walking in Memphis
Am F G C
Walking with my feet ten feet off of Beale
Am F G C
Walking in Memphis
Am F G C
But do I really feel the way I feel
F G C Am
Oh, Walking in Memphis
Fade out
F G C Am
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