Chords for Marc Cohn - walking in memphis [with lyrics]

Tempo:
130.9 bpm
Chords used:

C

F

Am

G

A

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Marc Cohn - walking in memphis [with lyrics] chords
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[Cm] [Am]
[F] [Am]
[A] Put on my [C] blue suede shoes [F] and I boarded the [C] plane
[Am]
Touchdown [G] in the land of [Am] the Delta Blues
[F] In the middle [G] of the pouring [A] rain
[F] [G] [C] WC Handy, [Am]
[F] won't you look [G] down [Am] over me
[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 in [G] Memphis
[C] Just [Am]
walking [F] with my feet [G] ten feet off [C] a beam
[Am]
Walking [F] in [G] Memphis
[C] But do [F] I really [G] feel the way [C] I feel
Saw [Am] [F] [D]
the ghost of [C] Elvis [F] on [C]
Union Avenue
[E] [G] Followed him up [C] to the gates of [D] Graceland
Then I watched him walk right through
[Am] [F] Now security [C] they did not see him
[Am] They [C] just hovered around his tomb
[F] There's a pretty [C] little thing waiting [Am] for the king
[F] Down in the jungle [C] room
Then I was walking [F] in Memphis
[G]
[C] [Am] I was walking [F] with my feet [G] ten feet off a [Am] beam
Walking [F] in [G] Memphis
[C] But [Am] do [F] I really [G] feel the way [C] I feel
They've got catfish on the table
They've got gospel in the air
[C]
Reverend [E] Green be glad [F]
to see you
[F#m] When you haven't got [G] a prayer
Boy you got a prayer in Memphis
[C] [Am]
[F] [G] [C]
[F] Muriel plays [C] piano
[A]
[F] Every [G] Friday after [C] Hollywood
[Am]
[F] And they [G] brought me [C] down to [F] see her
And they asked me if I [Em] would
[G] Do a [C] little [Am] number
And I [G] sang with all my [Am] might
She said, [G] tell me are [C] you a [Am] Christian child
And I [F] said, ma'am I am tonight
Walking in [G] Memphis
[C] [Am] I was walking [F] with my feet [G] ten feet off [Am] a beam
Walking [F] in Memphis
[G] [C] [Am]
But do [F] I really [Em] feel the way [C] I feel
[Am]
Walking in Memphis
[G] [C] [Am] I was walking with [F] my feet ten [G] feet off a beam
[Am]
[F] Walking in [G] Memphis
[C] [Am] But do I [F] really feel [G] the way [C] I feel
I [Am] [C]
[F] [G] put on [C] my blue [Am] suede [F] shoes
And I [G]
boarded [C] the plane
[Am] [F] Touchdown [G] in the [C] land of the delta blues
[F] In the middle of the [G] pouring [C] rain
[F]
Touchdown [G] in the [C] land of the delta blues
[Am]
[F] In the middle of the [G] pouring rain
[F] [C] [Am]
[A] [Am]
[F] [C] [Am]
[F] [G]
[C]
Key:  
C
3211
F
134211111
Am
2311
G
2131
A
1231
C
3211
F
134211111
Am
2311
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To jam and learn the simple chords for Marc Cohn - (2006 Remaster) Walking In Memphis chords, practice playing C, Am, F, C and F in sequence. A good strategy is to initiate at 65 BPM and then accelerate to the track's regular speed of 131 BPM. With an eye on the song's key C Major, set the capo that best suits your vocal range.

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_ _ [Cm] _ _ _ _ _ [Am] _
_ [F] _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [A] Put on my [C] blue suede shoes [F] and I boarded the [C] plane
_ [Am] _
_ Touchdown [G] in the land of [Am] the Delta Blues
[F] In the middle [G] of the pouring _ [A] rain
_ [F] _ _ [G] _ [C] WC Handy, [Am] _
[F] won't you look [G] down [Am] over me _
_ [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 in _ [G] Memphis
[C] Just [Am]
walking [F] with my feet [G] ten feet off [C] a beam
_ [Am]
Walking [F] in [G] Memphis
_ [C] _ But do [F] I really [G] feel the way [C] I feel _
_ Saw [Am] _ _ [F] _ _ [D]
the ghost of [C] Elvis _ [F] on [C]
Union Avenue
[E] _ [G] Followed him up [C] to the gates of [D] Graceland
Then I watched him walk right through
[Am] _ [F] Now security [C] they did not see him
[Am] They [C] just hovered around his tomb
[F] There's a pretty [C] little thing waiting [Am] for the king
[F] Down in the jungle [C] room
Then I was walking [F] in Memphis
[G] _
_ [C] _ [Am] I was walking [F] with my feet [G] ten feet off a [Am] beam
_ Walking [F] in [G] Memphis
_ [C] But [Am] do [F] I really [G] feel the way [C] I feel _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
They've got catfish on the table
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
They've got gospel in the air
_ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _
Reverend [E] Green be glad [F]
to see you
_ [F#m] When you haven't got [G] a prayer _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ Boy you got a prayer in Memphis
_ [C] _ _ [Am] _
_ [F] _ _ [G] _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ [F] _ Muriel plays [C] piano
[A] _
[F] Every [G] Friday after [C] Hollywood
[Am] _
_ [F] And they [G] brought me [C] down to [F] see her
And they asked me if I [Em] would
_ _ [G] Do a [C] little [Am] number
And I [G] sang with all my [Am] might
She said, [G] tell me are [C] you a [Am] Christian child
And I [F] said, ma'am I am tonight
Walking in [G] Memphis
_ [C] _ [Am] I was walking [F] with my feet [G] ten feet off [Am] a beam _
Walking [F] in Memphis
[G] _ _ [C] _ _ [Am]
But do [F] I really [Em] feel the way [C] I feel
[Am] _
Walking in Memphis
[G] _ _ [C] _ [Am] I was walking with [F] my feet ten [G] feet off a beam
[Am] _ _ _
[F] Walking in [G] Memphis
_ [C] _ [Am] But do I [F] really feel [G] the way [C] I feel
_ I [Am] _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [F] _ [G] put on [C] my blue [Am] suede [F] shoes
And I [G]
boarded [C] the plane
_ [Am] _ _ [F] Touchdown [G] in the [C] land of the delta blues
[F] In the middle of the [G] pouring _ [C] rain
_ _ [F]
Touchdown [G] in the [C] land of the delta blues
[Am] _
_ _ _ _ [F] In the middle of the [G] pouring _ _ _ rain
_ [F] _ _ [C] _ _ _ [Am] _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _
_ [F] _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ [Am] _
_ [F] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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This song was authored by Marc Cohn.

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