Elvis - Walking in Memphis. Chords

Tempo:
130.55 bpm
Chords used:

F

C

Am

G

Gm

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Elvis - Walking in Memphis. chords
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[F] [Cm]
[Am] [F] [Am]
[F] [Gm] Put on [C] my blue [A] suede [F] shoes and I [C] boarded the plane
[Am] [F] [C] Touchdown in the land of the [Am] Delta Blues [F] in the [Am] middle of the pouring rain
[F] [G] [C] WC [Am] handy [F] won't you [G] look down [C] over me?
[F] Yeah, [C] I got a first-class [Am] ticket, [F] but I'm as blue as [G] a boy [C] can be
[Am] Then I'm walking [F] in [G] Memphis
[C]
[Am] Just walking with [F] my feet ten [G] feet [C] off of beer
[Am] [F] walking in [G] Memphis
[C]
[Am] But do [F] really [G] feel the way I [C]
feel
[Am] [F]
[G] Saw the ghost [C] of Elvis
[F] on [C] Union [D] Avenue
[F] Followed him up [C] to the gates of [Am] Branson
[F] And I [C] watched him walk right [Am] through
Now [F]
security they [C] did not see him
They [F] just [C] hovered around his [Am] tomb
There's [F] a [C] pretty little thing waiting [Am] for the king [F]
[C] down in the jungle room
When I was [F] walking in Memphis, [G] [C] I [Am] was [F] walking with my feet [G] ten feet off [C] of beer
[Am] walking in [F]
[G] Memphis
[C] Do [Am] [F] really [G] feel the way [Gm] I [C] feel
They've got catfish on the table, they've got gospel in the air
Reverend [E] green be [F] glad to see you
[F#m] When you haven't [C] got [G] a prayer
Boy, you got a prayer [F] in [G] Memphis
[C]
[F] [Gm] [C]
[F] [G] Muriel plays [C] piano
[Am] [F] every [G] Friday at the [C] Hollywood
[Am] [F] And they [C] brought me down to [Am] see her [F] and they [C] asked me if I [Am] would [F] [G] Do it
[C]
[Am] And [F] I [G] sang with [C] all my [Am] might [F] she said [G] tell me are [C] you a Christian [Am] child and [F] I said [C] Tonight
[F] [G] [C]
[Am] Walking
Was walking [F] with my feet [G] ten feet off of [C] you walking
[F] [G] [C] But
[Am] do [F] really feel [Em] I [C] feel [Am] I
[C] Was walking with [F] my feet [G] ten feet off of [C] you walking
[F] [G] [C] But [Am]
do [F] really [G] feel the way I [C] feel
Put [Am] [F]
[C] [F]
[Gm] on [C] my blue [Am] suede shoes
[F]
[G] Boarded the [C] plane
[Am] [F] Touch down [G] in [C] land of the Delta blues [F] in the middle of [G] the pouring [C] rain
[F] Touch down [G] in [C] land of the Delta [Am]
blues
In [F] the middle of the [G] pouring Rain
[Fm] [Cm] [Am]
[F] [Am]
[F] [C] [Am]
[F] [C]
Key:  
F
134211111
C
3211
Am
2311
G
2131
Gm
123111113
F
134211111
C
3211
Am
2311
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Let's start jamming Marc Cohn - (2006 Remaster) Walking In Memphis chords, practice the chord sequence C, F, C, Am, F and G. To build a solid grasp, start slowly at 65 BPM and then match the original tempo of 131 BPM. Adjust the capo based on your vocal range and chord preference, keeping the song's key of F Major in mind.

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[F] _ _ _ _ [Cm] _ _ _ _
[Am] _ _ [F] _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _
_ _ [F] _ [Gm] Put on [C] my blue [A] suede [F] shoes and I [C] boarded the plane
[Am] _ _ [F] _ [C] Touchdown in the land of the [Am] Delta Blues [F] in the [Am] middle of the pouring _ rain
[F] _ _ _ [G] [C] WC [Am] handy _ [F] won't you [G] look down [C] over me?
_ [F] Yeah, [C] I got a first-class [Am] ticket, [F] but I'm as blue as [G] a boy [C] can be
[Am] Then I'm walking [F] in [G] Memphis
[C] _
[Am] Just walking with [F] my feet ten [G] feet [C] off of beer
[Am] _ [F] walking in [G] Memphis
_ [C] _
[Am] But do [F] really [G] feel the way I [C]
feel
_ _ _ [Am] _ _ [F] _
[G] Saw the ghost [C] of Elvis
_ [F] on [C] Union _ [D] Avenue
[F] Followed him up [C] to the gates of [Am] Branson
_ [F] And I [C] watched him walk right [Am] through
Now [F]
security they [C] did not see him
They [F] just [C] hovered around his [Am] tomb
There's [F] a [C] pretty little thing waiting [Am] for the king [F]
[C] down in the jungle room
When I was [F] walking in Memphis, [G] _ _ [C] I [Am] was [F] walking with my feet [G] ten feet off [C] of beer
_ [Am] walking in [F]
[G] Memphis
_ [C] Do [Am] _ [F] really [G] feel the way [Gm] I [C] feel _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ They've got catfish on the table, _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ they've got gospel in the air _ _ _ _ _ _
_ Reverend [E] green be [F] glad to see you
_ [F#m] When you haven't [C] got [G] a prayer
_ Boy, _ _ _ _ _ _ you got a prayer [F] in [G] Memphis
_ [C] _ _
_ _ [F] _ _ _ [Gm] _ [C] _ _
_ _ [F] _ [G] Muriel plays [C] piano
[Am] _ [F] every [G] Friday at the [C] Hollywood
[Am] _ _ [F] And they [C] brought me down to [Am] see her [F] and they [C] asked me if I [Am] would _ _ [F] [G] Do it
[C] _
[Am] And _ [F] I [G] sang with [C] all my [Am] might [F] she said [G] tell me are [C] you a Christian [Am] child and [F] I said _ _ [C] Tonight
_ _ [F] _ _ [G] _ [C] _ _
[Am] Walking
Was walking [F] with my feet [G] ten feet off of [C] you _ walking
[F] _ _ [G] _ [C] But _
[Am] do [F] really feel [Em] I [C] feel [Am] _ _ I
[C] _ _ Was walking with [F] my feet [G] ten feet off of [C] you _ walking
_ [F] _ [G] _ [C] But _ [Am] _
do [F] really [G] feel the way I [C] feel
_ Put _ [Am] _ [F] _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ _ _ [F] _ _
[Gm] on [C] my blue [Am] suede shoes
[F] _ _
[G] Boarded the [C] plane
_ [Am] _ [F] Touch down [G] in [C] land of the Delta blues [F] in the middle of [G] the pouring [C] rain
_ [F] Touch down [G] in [C] land of the Delta [Am]
blues
_ In _ [F] the middle of the [G] pouring _ _ _ Rain
_ [Fm] _ [Cm] _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _
[F] _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _ _ _
[F] _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ [Am] _
_ _ [F] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _

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This song was authored by Marc Cohn.

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