Outskirts Of Memphis Shakura S'Aida Chords
Tempo:
82.9 bpm
Chords used:
Eb
Ab
Ebm
Bb
Bbm
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[Eb]
[Ebm] [Ab] [Bb]
I'm [Eb] on the outskirts of Memphis, [Ab] a long way [Eb] from home.
[Ab] on the outskirts of Memphis, a long way [Eb] from home.
[Bb] I'm waiting for my baby, [Ab] cause he [Fm] left me [Eb] all alone.
He [Eb] took me down to Beale Street, [Ab] said it was fun [Eb] down there.
He took [Ab] me down to Beale Street, said it was fun [Eb] down there.
He bought me some [Bb] catfish, down at [Ab] BB's.
[Ebm] [Ab] [Bb]
I'm [Eb] on the outskirts of Memphis, [Ab] a long way [Eb] from home.
[Ab] on the outskirts of Memphis, a long way [Eb] from home.
[Bb] I'm waiting for my baby, [Ab] cause he [Fm] left me [Eb] all alone.
He [Eb] took me down to Beale Street, [Ab] said it was fun [Eb] down there.
He took [Ab] me down to Beale Street, said it was fun [Eb] down there.
He bought me some [Bb] catfish, down at [Ab] BB's.
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_ [Ebm] _ _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ [Bb]
I'm [Eb] on the outskirts of Memphis, _ [Ab] _ a long way [Eb] from home.
_ [Ebm] _ [Eb] I'm _ [Ab] on the outskirts of Memphis, _ _ a long way [Eb] from home.
_ _ [Ebm] _ _ _
[Bb] I'm waiting for my baby, _ [Ab] _ cause he [Fm] left me [Eb] all alone.
_ _ _ [Bb] _
He [Eb] took me down to Beale Street, _ [Ab] said it was fun [Eb] down there. _ _ _ _
He took [Ab] me down to Beale Street, said it was fun [Eb] down there.
[F] _ [Ebm] _ [Eb] _ _
He bought me some [Bb] catfish, down at [Ab] BB's.
Oh, then he [Ebm] disappeared.
I _ _ [Bb] _
[Eb] found him [G] at the Stax Museum, _ [Ab] he was bopping up [Eb] and down.
_ [C] _ [Bbm] [Ab] I [Eb]
found [Ab] him at the Stax Museum, look at him, bopping [Eb] up and down.
_ I _ _
_ [Bb] lent him five dollars, _ [Ab] and he was gone when I [Ebm] turned around.
_ _ [Bbm] _ _
I [Eb] sniffed him out in Clarksdale, _ [Ab] standing at the crossroads [Eb] at 12 o'clock. _ _ _ _
I [Ab] sniffed him out in Clarksdale, at the crossroads [Eb] at 12 o'clock.
_ Oh, [Ebm] _
[Bb] but I started running [Ab] when I said, hey, [Abm] I want [Eb] my money [Ebm] back.
[Eb] Come on now, [Bb] talk about [Bbm] it.
_ [Eb] _ [Ab] Oh, _ oh, _ [Ebm] _ oh, [Eb] _ _ oh, oh, oh, [Ab] oh. _ _ _ _ _ _
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_ [Bb] _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _
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_ [Ebm] _ _ [Gb] _ [Eb] _ _ _ _
_ [Bb] _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _
[Ebm] _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _
I chased [Eb] him over to Graceland, _ [Ab] _ he was [Eb] visiting the king.
_ _ [Ebm] _ _ _
[Eb] I [Ab] chased him over to Graceland, he was [Gb] visiting [Eb] the king.
_ [Ab] [Ebm] Oh, _ but [Bb] he acted like he didn't know me, [Ab] _ _ _
[Eb] gotta [Ebm] say.
_ _ _ _ [Bbm]
[Eb] I'm on the outskirts of Memphis, [Ab] _ a long way from [Ebm] home. _ _ _ _ _
[Eb] I'm [Ab] on the outskirts of Memphis, _ a long [Eb] way from [Ebm] home. _ _ _ _ _
[Bbm] [Bb] I'm waiting for my baby, [Ab] nobody left me [Bbm] all _ [Abm] alone.
[Gb] [Eb] Oh, no.
I think [Bbm] I'm gonna go down to Gruncy's, get me some [Bb] fried chicken, and [Ebm] a piece of chicken.
[Db] Forget about [Ebm] that man, he ain't nothing no how.
[Eb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Ebm] _ _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ [Bb]
I'm [Eb] on the outskirts of Memphis, _ [Ab] _ a long way [Eb] from home.
_ [Ebm] _ [Eb] I'm _ [Ab] on the outskirts of Memphis, _ _ a long way [Eb] from home.
_ _ [Ebm] _ _ _
[Bb] I'm waiting for my baby, _ [Ab] _ cause he [Fm] left me [Eb] all alone.
_ _ _ [Bb] _
He [Eb] took me down to Beale Street, _ [Ab] said it was fun [Eb] down there. _ _ _ _
He took [Ab] me down to Beale Street, said it was fun [Eb] down there.
[F] _ [Ebm] _ [Eb] _ _
He bought me some [Bb] catfish, down at [Ab] BB's.
Oh, then he [Ebm] disappeared.
I _ _ [Bb] _
[Eb] found him [G] at the Stax Museum, _ [Ab] he was bopping up [Eb] and down.
_ [C] _ [Bbm] [Ab] I [Eb]
found [Ab] him at the Stax Museum, look at him, bopping [Eb] up and down.
_ I _ _
_ [Bb] lent him five dollars, _ [Ab] and he was gone when I [Ebm] turned around.
_ _ [Bbm] _ _
I [Eb] sniffed him out in Clarksdale, _ [Ab] standing at the crossroads [Eb] at 12 o'clock. _ _ _ _
I [Ab] sniffed him out in Clarksdale, at the crossroads [Eb] at 12 o'clock.
_ Oh, [Ebm] _
[Bb] but I started running [Ab] when I said, hey, [Abm] I want [Eb] my money [Ebm] back.
[Eb] Come on now, [Bb] talk about [Bbm] it.
_ [Eb] _ [Ab] Oh, _ oh, _ [Ebm] _ oh, [Eb] _ _ oh, oh, oh, [Ab] oh. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Bb] _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _
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[Ebm] _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ [Ab] _ _ _
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_ [Ab] _ _ _ _ [Bbm] _ _ _
_ [Ebm] _ _ [Gb] _ [Eb] _ _ _ _
_ [Bb] _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _
[Ebm] _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _
I chased [Eb] him over to Graceland, _ [Ab] _ he was [Eb] visiting the king.
_ _ [Ebm] _ _ _
[Eb] I [Ab] chased him over to Graceland, he was [Gb] visiting [Eb] the king.
_ [Ab] [Ebm] Oh, _ but [Bb] he acted like he didn't know me, [Ab] _ _ _
[Eb] gotta [Ebm] say.
_ _ _ _ [Bbm]
[Eb] I'm on the outskirts of Memphis, [Ab] _ a long way from [Ebm] home. _ _ _ _ _
[Eb] I'm [Ab] on the outskirts of Memphis, _ a long [Eb] way from [Ebm] home. _ _ _ _ _
[Bbm] [Bb] I'm waiting for my baby, [Ab] nobody left me [Bbm] all _ [Abm] alone.
[Gb] [Eb] Oh, no.
I think [Bbm] I'm gonna go down to Gruncy's, get me some [Bb] fried chicken, and [Ebm] a piece of chicken.
[Db] Forget about [Ebm] that man, he ain't nothing no how.
[Eb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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