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Walking In Memphis by Marc Cohn
Walking In Memphis
=== VERSE ONE =========================================================================
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
Yeah I got a first class ticket
F G C
But I'm as blue as a boy can be
=== CHORUS (Same throughout the song) =================================================
C Am F G C
Then I'm 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 Gsus
But do I really feel the way I feel?
=== VERSE TWO =========================================================================
F G C Am
Saw the ghost of Elvis
F G C Am
On Union Avenue
F G C Am
Followed him up to the gates of Graceland
F G C Am
Then I 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 C Am
But there's a pretty little thing, Waiting for the King
NC.
Down in the Jungle Room
=== CHORUS (Same throughout the song) =================================================
C Am F G C
Then I'm 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 Gsus
But do I really feel the way I feel?
=== Bridge ============================================================================
[INSTRUMENTAL INTRO] - Csus4 / C / Csus4 / C
Csus4 C Csus4 C
They've got catfish on the table
Csus4 C Csus4 C
They've got gospel in the air
E7 F
And Reverend Green be glad to see you
F#dim G7 C/G C
When you haven't got a prayer
NC. F G C Am
But boy you've got a prayer in Memphis
=== VERSE THREE ======================================================================
F G C Am
Now Muriel plays 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
And she said, "Tell me are you a Christian child?"
N.C.
And I said "Ma'am I am tonight"
=== CHORUS (Same throughout the song) =================================================
C Am F G C
Then I'm 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 Gsus
But do I really feel the way I feel?
=== Final 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
Touched down in the land of the Delta Blues
F G C Am
In the middle of the pouring rain
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version 2
VERSE 1 [ F G C Am ]
Put on my blue suede shoes
And I boarded the plane
Touched down in the land of the Delta Blues
In the middle of the pouring rain
W.C. Handy -- won't you look down over me
Yeah I got a first class ticket
But I'm as blue as a boy can be
CHORUS [ F G C Am ]
Then I'm walking in Memphis
Walking with my feet ten feet off of Beale
Walking in Memphis
But do I really feel the way I feel
VERSE 2 [ F G C Am ]
Saw the ghost of Elvis on Union Avenue
Followed him up to the gates of Graceland
Then I watched him walk right through
Now security they did not see him
They just hovered 'round his tomb
But there's a pretty little thing waiting for the King
Down in the Jungle Room,
When I was ... [Chorus]
BRIDGE
Bb7 C
They’ve got catfish on the table
Bb7 C
They've got gospel in the air
E7 F
And Reverend Green be glad to see you
F#dim G
When you haven't got a prayer
[ F G C Am ]
But boy you've got a prayer in Memphis
VERSE 3 [ F G C Am ]
Now Muriel plays piano every Friday at the Hollywood
And they brought me down to see her
And they asked me if I would --
Do a little number and I sang with all my might
And she said "Tell me are you a Christian child?"
And I said (N.C.) "Ma'am I am tonight"
[Chorus] x2
VERES 4 [ F G C Am ]
Put on my blue suede shoes and I boarded the plane
Touched down in the land of the Delta Blues
In the middle of the pouring rain
Touched down in the land of the Delta Blues
In the middle of the pouring... rain end on C
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version 3
[C]Put [D]on my [G]blue suede [Em]shoes and I[C] board[D]ed the pl[G]ane[Em]
[C]Touched down in the [D]land of the [G]Delta [Em]Blues
[C]In the middle of the [D]pouring [G]rain [Em]
[C] W[D].C. [G]Handy, [Em][C]won't you look down [D]over [G]me? [Em]
[C]Yeah, I got a [D]first cl[G]ass ticket [Em]
But I'm a[C]s blue as a [D]boy can b[G]e...
CHORUS:
Then I'm wal[Em]king in Mem[C]phis, [D] [G]
[Em]I was walking with my [C]feet ten [D]feet off [G]Beale,
[Em]Walking in Mem[C]phis, [D] [G]
[Em]But do I really [C]feel the [D]way I feel? [Dsus] [G]
[C]Saw the [D]ghost of [G]Elvis[Em] on[C] [D]Union ave[G]nue[Em],
[C]Followed him [D]up to the [G]gates of [Em]Graceland
Then I [C]watched him [D]walk right [G]through[Em]
Now, se[C]curity they [D]did not [G]see him[Em]
They just[C] hovered a[D]round his[G] tomb[Em].
But there's a [C]pretty little [D]thing [G]waiting for the [Em]King
[C]Down in the [D]jungle [G]room
CHORUS
They've got[Gsus] gospel in the [G]air [Gsus] [G]
And Reverend Green [H7]be glad to [C]see you
When you hav[C]en't got a [D7]prayer [G] [G]
But boy you got a prayer in Mem[C]phis...[D] [G] [Em]
[C]Now, Muriel [D]plays pi[G]ano[Em] [C]every [D]friday at the [G]Holly[Em]wood
[C]And they [D]brought me down to [G]see her[Em]
[C]And they [D]asked me if I[G] would[Em]
[C]Do A [D]little [G]number[Em]
And I[C] sang with [D]all my [G]might[Em]
She said "[C]Tell me, are [D]you a [G]Christian, [Em]child?"
And I said "[C]Ma'am, I [D]am ton[G]ight."
CHORUS
[C]Put [D]on my [G]blue suede [Em]shoes and I [C]board[D]ed the plane [G] [Em]
[C]Touched down in the [D]land of the [G]Delta [Em]Blues
[C]In the middle of the [D]pouring [G]rain [Em]
[C]Touched down in the [D]land of the [G]Delta [Em]Blues
[C]In the middle of the [D]pouring [G]rain [Em]
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version 4
define C/G base-fret 1 frets 3 3 2 0 1 0}
[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]Yeah, 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...
{start_of_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]
{end_of_chorus}
[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
{C:Chorus}
{C:Bridge}
{start_of_chorus}
[Csus] [C] [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]
{end_of_chorus}
[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 [G]am ton[C]ight."
{C:Chorus}
[F]Put [G]on my [C]blue suede [Am]shoes and I [F]board[G]ed the plane [C] [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]Touched down in the [G]land of the [C]Delta [Am]Blues
[F]In the middle of the [G]pouring [C]rain [Am]
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