Motel In Memphis Chords by Old Crow Medicine Show
Tempo:
155.45 bpm
Chords used:
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Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[Am]
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[Em]
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Were [A] you there when [Am] the man from Atlanta was murdered [E] in Memphis?
[Em]
[Am] Did you see him laying at the Lorraine [Em] Motel?
Did you hear [Am] them say that the CIA is witness to [C] the murder of a man [Bm] at a motel [E] in Memphis?
[A]
Motel in [Em] Memphis, Motel [A] in Memphis.
[Am]
Running to tell somebody there's blood on the [Em] riverside.
[D]
Oh muddy water, running [A] to Memphis.
[Am]
You were there, you'd swear it was more than a [Em] man who died.
[C]
[B] [A] [Bm] [D]
[Em]
[Am] Did you see Colerida she was sobbing on the corner [Em] in her black veil?
[Am] Did you see Mr.
Crump in a white coat grin?
[Em]
[Am] Did you walk down river where the cottonwoods are [Em] swinging with [C] ghostly [B]
bodies [Em] of men?
[D]
Motel in Memphis, [Am] Motel in Memphis.
Running to tell somebody there's blood on the [E] riverside.
[Em] [D]
Oh [E] muddy water, [Em]
running [Am] to Memphis.
You were there, you'd swear it was more than a man who [Em] died.
[Am]
[A]
[Em]
[Am] [G]
[A]
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[Am] Were you there with Mahalia wailing at the [Em] funeral?
Did you [Am] watch them lower his casket [Em] in?
Did you tremble when you thought about the [Em] future?
[D] And [C] cry out for [B] a martyred [Em] man?
[D]
Motel in [Em] Memphis, Motel in [Am] Memphis.
Running to tell somebody there's blood on the [Em] riverside.
[D] Oh muddy water, running to [Am] Memphis.
You were there, you'd swear it was more than [A] a man who died.
[Bm] [Em]
[Am]
[Em]
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[Em]
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You [Am] were there, you'd swear it was more than a man who died.
[G] [D] [Em]
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[E] [G]
[Em]
[Am]
[A]
[E]
Were [A] you there when [Am] the man from Atlanta was murdered [E] in Memphis?
[Em]
[Am] Did you see him laying at the Lorraine [Em] Motel?
Did you hear [Am] them say that the CIA is witness to [C] the murder of a man [Bm] at a motel [E] in Memphis?
[A]
Motel in [Em] Memphis, Motel [A] in Memphis.
[Am]
Running to tell somebody there's blood on the [Em] riverside.
[D]
Oh muddy water, running [A] to Memphis.
[Am]
You were there, you'd swear it was more than a [Em] man who died.
[C]
[B] [A] [Bm] [D]
[Em]
[Am] Did you see Colerida she was sobbing on the corner [Em] in her black veil?
[Am] Did you see Mr.
Crump in a white coat grin?
[Em]
[Am] Did you walk down river where the cottonwoods are [Em] swinging with [C] ghostly [B]
bodies [Em] of men?
[D]
Motel in Memphis, [Am] Motel in Memphis.
Running to tell somebody there's blood on the [E] riverside.
[Em] [D]
Oh [E] muddy water, [Em]
running [Am] to Memphis.
You were there, you'd swear it was more than a man who [Em] died.
[Am]
[A]
[Em]
[Am] [G]
[A]
[E]
[Am] Were you there with Mahalia wailing at the [Em] funeral?
Did you [Am] watch them lower his casket [Em] in?
Did you tremble when you thought about the [Em] future?
[D] And [C] cry out for [B] a martyred [Em] man?
[D]
Motel in [Em] Memphis, Motel in [Am] Memphis.
Running to tell somebody there's blood on the [Em] riverside.
[D] Oh muddy water, running to [Am] Memphis.
You were there, you'd swear it was more than [A] a man who died.
[Bm] [Em]
[Am]
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[Em]
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[Em]
You [Am] were there, you'd swear it was more than a man who died.
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Were [A] you there when [Am] the man from Atlanta was murdered [E] in Memphis?
[Em] _ _ _ _ _
[Am] Did you see him laying at the Lorraine [Em] Motel? _ _ _ _ _ _
Did you hear [Am] them say that the CIA is witness _ _ to _ [C] the murder of a man [Bm] at a _ motel [E] in Memphis?
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Motel in [Em] Memphis, _ _ _ _ Motel [A] in Memphis.
[Am] _ _ _ _
Running to tell somebody there's blood on the _ [Em] _ riverside.
_ _ _ [D]
Oh muddy _ water, _ _ _ running [A] to Memphis.
[Am] _ _ _
You were there, you'd swear it was more than a [Em] man who died. _ _ _ _ _
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[Am] Did you see Colerida she was sobbing on the corner [Em] in her black veil? _ _ _ _
[Am] Did you see Mr.
Crump in a white coat grin?
[Em] _ _ _ _ _ _
[Am] Did you walk down river where the _ cottonwoods are [Em] _ swinging _ _ with _ [C] _ _ ghostly _ [B] _
bodies [Em] of _ men?
_ [D] _ _
Motel in Memphis, _ _ _ _ [Am] Motel in Memphis. _ _ _
Running to tell somebody there's blood on the _ [E] riverside.
_ [Em] _ _ _ [D]
Oh [E] muddy water, _ [Em] _ _ _
running [Am] to Memphis. _ _ _ _
You were there, you'd swear it was more than a man who [Em] _ died. _ _ _ _
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_ [Am] Were you there with Mahalia wailing at the _ [Em] funeral? _ _ _
_ Did you [Am] watch them lower his casket [Em] _ in? _ _ _ _
_ Did you tremble when you thought about the [Em] future? _ _ _
_ [D] And [C] cry out for [B] a martyred _ [Em] _ man?
_ [D] _
_ Motel in [Em] Memphis, _ _ _ _ Motel in [Am] Memphis. _ _ _
Running to tell somebody there's blood on the _ _ [Em] riverside. _ _
[D] Oh muddy _ water, _ _ _ running to [Am] Memphis. _ _
You were there, you'd swear it was more than [A] a man who died. _ _ _ _
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_ _ _ _ _ _ You [Am] were there, you'd swear it was more than a _ man who died.
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Were [A] you there when [Am] the man from Atlanta was murdered [E] in Memphis?
[Em] _ _ _ _ _
[Am] Did you see him laying at the Lorraine [Em] Motel? _ _ _ _ _ _
Did you hear [Am] them say that the CIA is witness _ _ to _ [C] the murder of a man [Bm] at a _ motel [E] in Memphis?
_ _ [A] _ _
Motel in [Em] Memphis, _ _ _ _ Motel [A] in Memphis.
[Am] _ _ _ _
Running to tell somebody there's blood on the _ [Em] _ riverside.
_ _ _ [D]
Oh muddy _ water, _ _ _ running [A] to Memphis.
[Am] _ _ _
You were there, you'd swear it was more than a [Em] man who died. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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_ [Em] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Am] Did you see Colerida she was sobbing on the corner [Em] in her black veil? _ _ _ _
[Am] Did you see Mr.
Crump in a white coat grin?
[Em] _ _ _ _ _ _
[Am] Did you walk down river where the _ cottonwoods are [Em] _ swinging _ _ with _ [C] _ _ ghostly _ [B] _
bodies [Em] of _ men?
_ [D] _ _
Motel in Memphis, _ _ _ _ [Am] Motel in Memphis. _ _ _
Running to tell somebody there's blood on the _ [E] riverside.
_ [Em] _ _ _ [D]
Oh [E] muddy water, _ [Em] _ _ _
running [Am] to Memphis. _ _ _ _
You were there, you'd swear it was more than a man who [Em] _ died. _ _ _ _
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_ [Am] Were you there with Mahalia wailing at the _ [Em] funeral? _ _ _
_ Did you [Am] watch them lower his casket [Em] _ in? _ _ _ _
_ Did you tremble when you thought about the [Em] future? _ _ _
_ [D] And [C] cry out for [B] a martyred _ [Em] _ man?
_ [D] _
_ Motel in [Em] Memphis, _ _ _ _ Motel in [Am] Memphis. _ _ _
Running to tell somebody there's blood on the _ _ [Em] riverside. _ _
[D] Oh muddy _ water, _ _ _ running to [Am] Memphis. _ _
You were there, you'd swear it was more than [A] a man who died. _ _ _ _
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_ _ _ _ _ _ You [Am] were there, you'd swear it was more than a _ man who died.
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