Walking In Memphis Chords by Marc Cohn

Tempo:
130.9 bpm
Chords used:

C

F

Am

G

D

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[D] [C] [Am]
[F] [Am]
[F] [A] Put [C] on my blue [A] suede [F] shoes and I [A] boarded [C] the plane
[Am]
[F] [G] Touchdown in the [Am] land of the Delta blues [F] in the middle [G] of the pouring rain
[Am]
[F] [G] [C] WC handy [F] won't you look [C] down over me?
[Am]
[F] Yeah, [C] I got a first-class [Am] ticket, [F] but I'm as blue [C] as a boy can be [Am] then I'm [F] walking in Memphis
[G] [C] [Am]
[F] It's walking with my feet [G] ten feet off [C] of being
[Am]
[F] walking in [G] Memphis
[C] But do [F] really [G] feel the way [C] I feel
[Am] [F] [D] Saw the ghost of [Am] Elvis on
[F] [C]
Union Avenue
[E] [F] Followed him up [C] to the gates of [D] Graceland
And I watched him walk [C] right through
[Am] [C] Now security they did not see him
[Am] They [C] just
To
[F] [C]
Wait [Am] for the [F] king down in the jungle
[C] when I was walking [F] in Memphis [G]
I
[C] [Am] Was walking [F] with my feet [G] ten feet off of [Am] being
[F] walking in [G] Memphis
[C] But [Am] do [F] really [G] feel the way [C] I feel
They've got catfish on the table
They've got gospel in the air
Reverend [E] green be glad [F]
to see you
[F#m] When you haven't got [C] [G] a prayer
Boy, you got a [F] prayer in [G] Memphis
[C] [Am]
[F] [G] [C] [Am]
[F] [G] Muriel [C] plays piano
[A]
[F] every [G] Friday at the [C] Hollywood
[Am]
[F] And they [C] brought me down to [Am] see [G] and they [C] asked me if I would
[Em]
[G] [C] [Am]
And I [D] sang with all my [Am]
might she said [G] tell me are [C] you a [Am] Christian child [F] and I said
Ma'am I [C] am tonight [F] walking
[G] [C] [Am] Was walking with my feet [G] ten feet off [Am] of being
[F] walking
[G] [C] Do
[Am]
[F] [Em] Feel
[C] [Am]
[C] [G] [C] I [Am]
was walking [F] with my feet ten [G] feet off of [Am] being
[F] walking in Memphis
[G] [C] [Am] But do [F] really [G] feel we [C] feel
[Am] [C]
[F] [G] Put on [C] my blue [Am] suede [F] shoes and [G] I boarded [C] the plane
Touch down [G] in [C] land of the [Am] Delta blues [F] in the middle [G] of the [C] pouring rain
[Am] [F] Touch down [G] in [C] land of the Delta [Am] blues
[F] In the middle of the [G] pouring
[F] [Cm] Rain
[Am] [F] [Am]
[F] [C] [Am]
[F] [G]
[C]
Key:  
C
3211
F
134211111
Am
2311
G
2131
D
1321
C
3211
F
134211111
Am
2311
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To jam and learn Marc Cohn - (2006 Remaster) Walking In Memphis chords, your primary focus should be mastering these chords sequence: C, Am, F, C and F. Start slow with ChordU's Free Tempo controller and increase your speed as you get comfortable. Considering the song's key of C Major, position your capo to suit your vocal and chord preferences.

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_ _ [D] _ _ [C] _ _ [Am] _ _
[F] _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _ _ _
[F] _ _ [A] Put [C] on my blue [A] suede [F] shoes and I [A] boarded [C] the plane
[Am] _ _
[F] _ [G] Touchdown in the [Am] land of the Delta blues [F] in the middle [G] of the pouring rain
_ [Am] _
_ [F] _ _ [G] _ [C] WC handy _ [F] won't you look [C] down over me?
[Am] _
_ [F] Yeah, [C] I got a first-class [Am] ticket, [F] but I'm as blue [C] as a boy can be [Am] then I'm [F] walking in Memphis
[G] _ _ [C] _ _ [Am]
[F] It's walking with my feet [G] ten feet off [C] of being
_ [Am] _
[F] walking in _ [G] Memphis
[C] _ But do [F] really [G] feel the way [C] I feel
_ _ _ [Am] _ _ [F] _ [D] Saw the ghost of [Am] Elvis on
[F] _ _ [C] _
Union Avenue
[E] _ [F] Followed him up [C] to the gates of [D] Graceland
And I watched him walk [C] right through
[Am] _ [C] Now security they did not see him
[Am] They [C] just _
To
_ _ _ [F] _ _ [C] _
Wait [Am] for the [F] king down in the jungle
[C] when I was walking [F] in Memphis [G]
I
[C] _ _ [Am] Was walking [F] with my feet [G] ten feet off of [Am] being
_ _ [F] walking in [G] Memphis
[C] But _ [Am] do [F] really [G] feel the way [C] I feel _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
They've got catfish on the table
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
They've got gospel in the air
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Reverend [E] green be glad [F]
to see you
_ [F#m] When you haven't got [C] [G] a prayer _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ Boy, you got a [F] prayer in [G] Memphis
_ [C] _ _ [Am] _
_ [F] _ _ [G] _ _ [C] _ _ [Am] _
_ [F] _ [G] Muriel [C] plays piano
[A] _
[F] every [G] Friday at the [C] Hollywood
[Am] _
_ [F] And they [C] brought me down to [Am] see [G] and they [C] asked me if I would
[Em] _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ [C] _ _ [Am]
And I [D] sang with all my [Am]
might she said [G] tell me are [C] you a [Am] Christian child [F] and I said
Ma'am I [C] am tonight [F] walking
_ [G] _ _ [C] _ [Am] Was walking with my feet [G] ten feet off [Am] of being _
[F] walking
_ [G] _ _ [C] Do
[Am] _
_ [F] _ [Em] Feel
_ [C] _ _ [Am] _
_ [C] _ _ [G] _ _ [C] I [Am]
was walking [F] with my feet ten [G] feet off of [Am] being _ _
[F] walking in Memphis
[G] _ _ [C] _ [Am] But do [F] really [G] feel we [C] feel _
_ _ _ [Am] _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [F] _ [G] Put on [C] my blue [Am] suede [F] shoes and [G] I boarded [C] the plane
_ _ Touch down [G] in [C] land of the [Am] Delta blues [F] in the middle [G] of the [C] pouring rain
[Am] _ [F] Touch down [G] in [C] land of the Delta [Am] blues _
_ _ _ _ [F] In the middle of the [G] pouring _ _ _ _ _
[F] _ [Cm] Rain
_ _ _ [Am] _ _ [F] _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _ _ _
[F] _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ [Am] _
_ [F] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

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This song was written by Marc Cohn.

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