Walking in Memphis [C] - Mark Cohn
Intro:
[F] [G] [C] [Am] x2
Verse 1:
[F] Put [G] on my [C] blue suede [Am] shoes and I [F] Board[G]ed the plane [C] [Am]
Touched [F] down in the [G] land of the [C] Delta [Am] blues
In the [F] middle of the [G] pouring [C] rain [Am]
[F] Double [G] U. C. [C] Handy [Am] Won't you [F] look down [G] over [C] me [Am]
[F] Yeah, I got a [G] first class [C] ticket [Am] But I'm as [F] blue as a [G] boy can [C] be
|Chorus:
|Then I'm walking in [F] Memphis [G] [C]
|I was [Am] walking with my [F] feet ten [G] feet off of Beale [C]
|[Am] Walking in [F] Memphis, [G] [C]
|But [Am] do I really [F] feel the [G] way I [C] feel?
|[C]
Verse 2:
[F] I saw the [G] ghost of [C] Elvis [Am] [F] On [G] U-u-union Ave[C]nue [Am]
Followed him [F] up to the [G] gates of [C] Graceland [Am]
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 [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 jungle room
Chorus:
Verse 3: (Gentle Strumming)
[Csus4] [C] [Csus4] [C]
Now, they've got [Csus4] catfish on the [C] table [Csus4] [C]
They've got [Csus4] gospel in the [C] air [Csus4] [C]
And Reverend [E7*] Green... will be gla-a-ad to [F*] see you
When you (F#m*) haven't got a [G7*] prayer... But boy you got a prayer in
(normal strumming) [F] Memphis [G] [C] [Am] [F] [G] [C] [Am]
Verse 4:
Now [F] Muriel [G] plays pi[C]ano, [Am] Every [F] Friday at the [G] Holly[C]wood [Am]
And they [F] brought me [G] down to [C] see her [Am]
And they [F] asked me [G] 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:
|Then I'm walking in [F] Memphis [G] [C]
|I was [Am] walking with my [F] feet ten [G] feet off of Beale [C]
|[Am] Walking in [F] Memphis, [G] [C]
|But [Am] do I really [F] feel the [G] way I [C] feel?
|[C]
Outro:
[F] Put [G] on my [C] blue suede [Am] shoes and I [F] Board[G]ed the plane [C] [Am]
Touched [F] down in the [G] land of the [C] Delta [Am] blues
In the [F] middle of the [G] pouring [C] rain [Am]
Touched [F*] down in the [G] land of the [C] Delta [Am] blues
In the [F*] middle of the [G*] pouring [C*] rain
Walking in Memphis [C]Mark Cohn
Intro FGCAmx2
Verse 1 F Put G on my C blue suede Am shoes and I F BoardGed the plane CAm Touched F down in the G land of the C Delta Am blues In the F middle of the G pouring C rain Am F Double G U. C. C Handy Am Won't you F look down G over C me Am F Yeah, I got a G first class C ticket Am But I'm as F blue as a G boy can C be
Chorus Then I'm walking in F Memphis GC I was Am walking with my F feet ten G feet off of Beale C Am Walking in F Memphis, GC But Am do I really F feel the G way I C feel? C
Verse 2 F I saw the G ghost of C Elvis AmF On G U-u-union AveCnue Am Followed him F up to the G gates of C Graceland Am Then I F watched him G walk right C through Am Now, seFcurity they G did not C see him Am They just F hovered 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 jungle room
Chorus
Verse 3Gentle Strumming Csus4CCsus4C Now, they've got Csus4 catfish on the C table Csus4C They've got Csus4 gospel in the C air Csus4C And Reverend E7* Green... will be gla-a-ad to F* see you When you F#m* haven't got a G7* prayer... But boy you got a prayer in normal strummingF Memphis GCAmFGCAm
Verse 4 Now F Muriel G plays piCano, Am Every F Friday at the G HollyCwood Am And they F brought me G down to C see her Am And they F asked me G if I C would AmF 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 Then I'm walking in F Memphis GC I was Am walking with my F feet ten G feet off of Beale C Am Walking in F Memphis, GC But Am do I really F feel the G way I C feel? C
Outro F Put G on my C blue suede Am shoes and I F BoardGed the plane CAm Touched F down in the G land of the C Delta Am blues In the F middle of the G pouring C rain Am Touched F* down in the G land of the C Delta Am blues In the F* middle of the G* pouring C* rain