Bette Midler - Midnight in memphis
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Midnight In Memphis - Bette Midler (From 'The Rose')
Written By: Tony Johnson.
Chorded By: Skidaddy, Esq., G.Q.
4/4 TIME (UON) @ 128 BPM (3 Min. 26 Sec.) in 'D'.
Chords Used: (CAPO 1st Fret to match Orig. in 'D#') -
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GUITAR KEYS
E A D G B e Bass| Chord
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D - x x 0 2 3 2 D A-D-F#
A - x 0 2 2 2 0 A A-C#-E
Bm - x 2 4 4 3 2 B B-D-F#
G - 3 2 0 0 0 3 G B-D-G -OR-
- 3 2 0 0 3 3
Em - 0 2 2 0 0 0 E B-E-G
F#m - 2 4 4 2 2 2 F# A-C#-F#
'VERSE'/'SOLO' Repeating Chord Pattern: [12 M]
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|D |G |D |D |G |G |D |D |A |G |D |D |
'CHORUS' Repeating Chord Pattern: [10 M]
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|G |D |A |D Em F#m|G |D |A |G |D |D |
** NOTE: In 1st and 3rd 'VERSE' you can sing 'girls' or 'boys' (gender optional).
INTRO: [17.375 M]
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D A|Bm |A |D |D |D |D |D |D |
|D |D |D |D |D |D |D |D |D |
It's
VERSE #1: [12 M]
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|D |G |D |
mid-⦠night in Mem-⦠phis,⦠and all the girls/boys are out to-nightâ¦
|D |G |G |
Whoa,⦠mid-⦠night in Mem-⦠phis,⦠and my true love is not in
|D |D |A |G |
sight⦠The ne-onâs⦠glow-⦠inâ,⦠but I just donât see the
|D |D |
light⦠I'm
VERSE #2: [12 M]
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|D |G |D |
fol-low-inâ⦠my foot-⦠steps⦠try'nâ to find my-self a friendâ¦
|D |G |
Oh,⦠ba-⦠by,⦠fol-low-inâ⦠my foot-⦠stepsâ¦
|G |D |D |
⦠just to see where they might end⦠I'm
|A |G |
try'nâ⦠to break these⦠blues,⦠but I canât get them to
|D |D |
bendâ¦
CHORUS #1: [10 M]
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|G |D |A |
Whoa,⦠mid-night⦠in Mem-⦠phis,⦠well, you take⦠me⦠a-
|D Em F#m|G |D |
-way⦠Oh,⦠mid-⦠night in Mem-⦠phis,⦠Itâs a long,â¦
|A |G |D |D |
⦠long⦠time⦠be-fore⦠the⦠dayâ¦
VERSE #3: [12 M]
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|D |G |D |
Burn-inâ down⦠on Beale⦠Street⦠Can you hear the en-gine roar?â¦
|D |G |
Yeah, yeah,⦠burn-inâ down⦠on Beale⦠Street,â¦
|G |D |D |
⦠thereâs a girl in ev-'ry door⦠Well,
|A |G |
it donât⦠mat-⦠ter what you got⦠âcause they're al-ways ask-in'
|D |D |
more⦠Take it⦠girls/boys!â¦
SOLO BREAK: [12 M] ('VERSE' Chord Progression) -
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|D |G |D |D |G |G |
|D |D |A |G |D |D |
I
VERSE #4: [12 M]
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|D |G |D |
heard⦠the riv-er ris-⦠inâ⦠ris-inâ up o-ver my headâ¦
|D |D |G |
Yeah,⦠I heard⦠that riv-er rise⦠up,⦠and this is what it
|D |D |A |
said,⦠Oh,⦠I donât need no live⦠onesâ¦
|G |D |D |
⦠I just take care of the dead⦠Whoa, whoa,⦠whoa,â¦
CHORUS #2: [10 M]
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|G |D |A |
Whoa,⦠mid-night⦠in Mem-⦠phis,⦠well, you take⦠me⦠a-
|D Em F#m|G |D |
-way⦠Oh,⦠mid-⦠night in Mem-⦠phis,⦠Itâs a long,â¦
|A |G |D |D |
⦠long⦠time⦠be-fore⦠the⦠dayâ¦
CHORUS #3: [12.5 M] 'CODA' -
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|G |D |A |
Whoa,⦠mid-night⦠in Mem-⦠phis,⦠well, you take⦠me⦠a-
|D Em F#m|G |D |
-way⦠Oh,⦠mid-⦠night in Mem-⦠phis,⦠Itâs a long,â¦
|A |G |D |D |
⦠long⦠time⦠be-fore⦠the⦠day,⦠be-
2/4 4/4
|D |D |D |
-fore⦠the⦠dayâ¦