Walking in Memphis Chords by Marc Cohn

Tempo:
130.6 bpm
Chords used:

F

C

Am

G

Cm

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Walking in Memphis chords
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[F] [Cm]
[Am] [F] [Am]
[F] [Dm] Put on [C] my blue [A] suede [F] shoes and I [Am] boarded the plane
[F] Touchdown [Am] in the land of the Delta Blues [F] in the middle [Am] of the pouring rain
[F] [G] [C] WC [Am] handy [F] won't you look [G] down [C] 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 then [Am] I'm walking [F] in [G] Memphis
[C]
[Am] He's [F] walking with my feet [G] ten feet off [C] of me
[Am] walking in [F] [G] Memphis
[C] But do [F] really [G] feel the way I [C]
feel
[Am] [F]
[G] Saw the ghost of [C] [Am] Elvis [F]
[C] on Union Avenue
[D] [F] Followed him up [C] to the gates of [Am] Graceland
[F] And I watched [C] him walk right through
[Am] [F] Now security they did [C] not see him
They [F] just [C] Is [Am] too
[F] There's a pretty [C] little thing waiting [Am] for the [F] king down [Am] in the jungle room
[C] When I was walking [F] in Memphis, [G] [C] I [Am] was walking [F] with my feet [G] ten feet off of [C] being
[Am] walking [F] in [G] Memphis
[C] [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 [A#] to [F] see you
[F#m] When you haven't got [C] a [G] prayer
Boy, you got a prayer [F] in [G] Memphis
[C]
[Am] [F] [Gm] [C]
[F] [G] Muriel plays [C] piano
[Am] [F] every Friday [G] at [C] the Hollywood [Am] [F] and
[G] Brought me [C] down to [Am] see [F] and they [C] asked me if I [Am] would
[F] [G] [C]
[Am] And [F] I [G] sang with [C] all my [Am] might she [F] said [G] tell me are you [C] a Christian [Am] child and [F] I said
[C]
[F] Was [G] [C]
[Am] walking [F] with my feet [G] ten feet off of [C] being walking [F] in
[G] [C]
[Am] Do [F] really feel [Em] [C] where I feel
[Am] [C] I [Am] was walking with my [F] feet [G] ten feet off of [C] being walking [F] in
[G] [Am] Do [F] really [G] feel we [C] feel
Put [Am] [F] [C]
[F]
[G] [C] on my blue [Am] suede [F] shoes and I [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] [Am] rain
[F] Touch down [G] in [C] land of the Delta [Am]
blues
in [F] the middle of the [G] pouring Rain
[F] [Cm] [Am]
[F] [Am]
[F] [C] [Am]
[F] [C]
Key:  
F
134211111
C
3211
Am
2311
G
2131
Cm
13421113
F
134211111
C
3211
Am
2311
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To learn Marc Cohn - Walking In Memphis chords, your first step should be understanding these chords - C, F, C, Am, F and G in sequence. Start with a comfortable 65 BPM and as you become proficient, aim for the song's BPM of 131. With the song's key of F Major, set your capo to fit your vocal range and chord choice.

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[F] _ _ _ _ [Cm] _ _ _ _
[Am] _ _ [F] _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _
_ [F] _ _ [Dm] Put on [C] my blue [A] suede [F] shoes and I [Am] boarded the plane _
_ _ [F] Touchdown [Am] in the land of the Delta Blues [F] in the middle [Am] of the pouring rain
_ [F] _ _ [G] _ [C] WC [Am] handy [F] won't you look [G] down [C] 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 then [Am] I'm walking [F] in [G] Memphis
_ [C] _ _
[Am] He's [F] walking with my feet [G] ten feet off [C] of me _
[Am] walking in [F] [G] Memphis
_ [C] But do [F] really [G] feel the way I [C]
feel
_ _ _ [Am] _ _ [F] _
[G] Saw the ghost of [C] [Am] Elvis _ [F] _
[C] on Union Avenue
[D] _ [F] Followed him up [C] to the gates of [Am] Graceland
[F] And I watched [C] him walk right through
[Am] _ [F] Now security they did [C] not see him
They [F] just _ [C] Is [Am] too
[F] There's a pretty [C] little thing waiting [Am] for the [F] king down [Am] in the jungle room
[C] When I was walking [F] in Memphis, [G] _ _ [C] I [Am] was walking [F] with my feet [G] ten feet off of [C] being
[Am] _ walking [F] in [G] Memphis
_ [C] _ _ [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 [A#] to [F] see you
_ [F#m] When you haven't got [C] a [G] prayer
_ Boy, _ _ _ _ _ _ you got a prayer [F] in [G] Memphis
_ [C] _ _
[Am] _ _ [F] _ _ [Gm] _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ [F] _ [G] Muriel plays [C] piano
[Am] _ [F] every Friday [G] at [C] the Hollywood [Am] _ [F] and
[G] Brought me [C] down to [Am] see [F] and they [C] asked me if I [Am] would
_ [F] _ _ [G] _ _ [C] _
[Am] And _ [F] I [G] sang with [C] all my [Am] might she [F] said [G] tell me are you [C] a Christian [Am] child and [F] I said
_ _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ [F] Was [G] _ [C] _ _ _
[Am] walking [F] with my feet [G] ten feet off of [C] being _ walking [F] in
[G] _ _ [C] _ _ _
[Am] Do [F] really feel [Em] [C] where I feel
[Am] _ [C] _ I _ _ _ [Am] was walking with my [F] feet [G] ten feet off of [C] being _ _ walking [F] in
[G] _ [Am] Do _ _ _ [F] really [G] feel we _ [C] feel
_ Put [Am] _ _ [F] _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [F] _ _
[G] [C] on my blue [Am] suede [F] shoes and I [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] [Am] rain
_ [F] Touch down [G] in [C] land of the Delta [Am]
blues
_ in _ [F] the middle of the [G] pouring _ _ _ Rain
_ [F] _ [Cm] _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _
[F] _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _ _ _
[F] _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ [Am] _
_ [F] _ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

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