Chords for Justin Townes Earle - "Memphis in the Rain" (Live at WFUV)
Tempo:
61.7 bpm
Chords used:
E
G
B
A
Em
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[Em] [F#] [G] [E]
[G] [E] [B] Staring down the [G#] blacktop at a cold dark night, [F#m] boys.
Pitch [Bm] black sky, there ain't [F#] a star in [E] sight.
But I'm looking for [G] a change.
[B] Passing through Memphis [E] in the rain.
[G] [B] [Em] [E] [G#] Wildwashed buildings and old overgrown [A] yards.
I got one hand [D] on the wheel, I got [F#] one on my [G] heart.
Looking for a [E] girl without a name.
[B] Passing [E] through Memphis in the rain.
[G] [A] [Em] No matter what I do, Lord, I [E] can't stop now.
[G] [A] I gotta keep that hammer to the floor, baby.
[A] Till [B] I'm clear out of Arkansas, [G] mama,
cause [E] I [Bm] know what they [G#] can do to me.
Lord, [A] and I won't [Bm] let them make [F#] a fool out [G] of me.
[E] I'm looking for [G] a change.
[B] [G] Passing through [E] Memphis in the [G] rain.
[B] [E] [G] [G#] [F#m]
[F#] [G] [E] [C#] [B] [E]
[Em] [A] Sometimes a man's just [E] gotta know when to go, babe.
[A] He's gotta know when he's been beaten, babe.
[B]
He's gotta earn himself a keeping.
So [Em] I called a cousin [G#] down in Houston.
He [A] said, come on down, [F#] boy, I got work for you to be [E] doing.
I'm looking for a [A] change.
[B] I'm passing [E] through Memphis in the rain.
Yeah, things are starting to get [B] strange.
I'm passing through [A] Memphis in the [B] rain.
[Em] Oh, [E] mama, yeah.
[G] [E] [B] Staring down the [G#] blacktop at a cold dark night, [F#m] boys.
Pitch [Bm] black sky, there ain't [F#] a star in [E] sight.
But I'm looking for [G] a change.
[B] Passing through Memphis [E] in the rain.
[G] [B] [Em] [E] [G#] Wildwashed buildings and old overgrown [A] yards.
I got one hand [D] on the wheel, I got [F#] one on my [G] heart.
Looking for a [E] girl without a name.
[B] Passing [E] through Memphis in the rain.
[G] [A] [Em] No matter what I do, Lord, I [E] can't stop now.
[G] [A] I gotta keep that hammer to the floor, baby.
[A] Till [B] I'm clear out of Arkansas, [G] mama,
cause [E] I [Bm] know what they [G#] can do to me.
Lord, [A] and I won't [Bm] let them make [F#] a fool out [G] of me.
[E] I'm looking for [G] a change.
[B] [G] Passing through [E] Memphis in the [G] rain.
[B] [E] [G] [G#] [F#m]
[F#] [G] [E] [C#] [B] [E]
[Em] [A] Sometimes a man's just [E] gotta know when to go, babe.
[A] He's gotta know when he's been beaten, babe.
[B]
He's gotta earn himself a keeping.
So [Em] I called a cousin [G#] down in Houston.
He [A] said, come on down, [F#] boy, I got work for you to be [E] doing.
I'm looking for a [A] change.
[B] I'm passing [E] through Memphis in the rain.
Yeah, things are starting to get [B] strange.
I'm passing through [A] Memphis in the [B] rain.
[Em] Oh, [E] mama, yeah.
Key:
E
G
B
A
Em
E
G
B
[Em] _ [F#] _ _ [G] _ [E] _ _ _ _
_ _ [G] _ [E] [B] Staring down the [G#] blacktop at a cold dark night, [F#m] boys.
Pitch [Bm] black sky, there ain't [F#] a star in [E] sight.
But I'm looking for [G] a change.
[B] Passing through Memphis [E] in the rain.
[G] _ [B] _ [Em] _ [E] [G#] Wildwashed buildings and old overgrown [A] yards.
I got one hand [D] on the wheel, I got [F#] one on my [G] heart.
Looking for a [E] girl without a name.
[B] Passing [E] through Memphis in the rain.
_ [G] _ [A] [Em] No matter what I do, Lord, I [E] can't stop now.
_ [G] [A] I gotta keep that hammer to the floor, baby.
[A] Till [B] I'm clear out of Arkansas, [G] mama,
cause [E] I [Bm] know what they [G#] can do to me.
Lord, [A] and I won't [Bm] let them make [F#] a fool out [G] of me.
[E] I'm looking for [G] a change.
[B] [G] Passing through [E] Memphis in the [G] rain.
[B] _ _ [E] _ [G] _ [G#] _ _ [F#m] _
_ [F#] _ [G] _ [E] _ [C#] _ [B] _ [E] _ _
_ _ [Em] _ [A] Sometimes a man's just [E] gotta know when to go, babe.
_ [A] He's gotta know when he's been beaten, babe.
[B]
He's gotta earn himself a keeping.
So [Em] I called a cousin [G#] down in Houston.
He [A] said, come on down, [F#] boy, I got work for you to be [E] doing.
I'm looking for a [A] change.
[B] I'm passing [E] through Memphis in the rain.
Yeah, things are starting to get [B] strange.
I'm passing through [A] Memphis in the [B] rain.
[Em] Oh, [E] mama, yeah. _ _
_ _ [G] _ [E] [B] Staring down the [G#] blacktop at a cold dark night, [F#m] boys.
Pitch [Bm] black sky, there ain't [F#] a star in [E] sight.
But I'm looking for [G] a change.
[B] Passing through Memphis [E] in the rain.
[G] _ [B] _ [Em] _ [E] [G#] Wildwashed buildings and old overgrown [A] yards.
I got one hand [D] on the wheel, I got [F#] one on my [G] heart.
Looking for a [E] girl without a name.
[B] Passing [E] through Memphis in the rain.
_ [G] _ [A] [Em] No matter what I do, Lord, I [E] can't stop now.
_ [G] [A] I gotta keep that hammer to the floor, baby.
[A] Till [B] I'm clear out of Arkansas, [G] mama,
cause [E] I [Bm] know what they [G#] can do to me.
Lord, [A] and I won't [Bm] let them make [F#] a fool out [G] of me.
[E] I'm looking for [G] a change.
[B] [G] Passing through [E] Memphis in the [G] rain.
[B] _ _ [E] _ [G] _ [G#] _ _ [F#m] _
_ [F#] _ [G] _ [E] _ [C#] _ [B] _ [E] _ _
_ _ [Em] _ [A] Sometimes a man's just [E] gotta know when to go, babe.
_ [A] He's gotta know when he's been beaten, babe.
[B]
He's gotta earn himself a keeping.
So [Em] I called a cousin [G#] down in Houston.
He [A] said, come on down, [F#] boy, I got work for you to be [E] doing.
I'm looking for a [A] change.
[B] I'm passing [E] through Memphis in the rain.
Yeah, things are starting to get [B] strange.
I'm passing through [A] Memphis in the [B] rain.
[Em] Oh, [E] mama, yeah. _ _