Walking in Memphis
Written by Marc Cohn. Album: Marc Cohn
Copyright © 1990 Museum Steps Music, ASCAP.
[Lyrics without chords appear further below]
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[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...
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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]
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[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
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{c:Bridge}
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[Csus] [C]
[Csus]
[C]
They've got[Csus] gospel in the [C]air [Csus]
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]
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[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."
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[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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[C]
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
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
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
(Chorus)
They've got catfish on the table
They've got gospel in the air
And Reverend Green be glad to see you
When you haven't got a prayer
But boy you've got a prayer in Memphis
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 "Ma'am I am tonight"
(Chorus)
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
MRE Thanks: Matt M. for the chords, borrowed from the OnLine Guitar Archive (OLGA).