Tuning: E A D G B E

Artist: Marc Cohn Song: Walking In Memphis Album: Marc Cohn (1990) URL: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walking_in_Memphis https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KK5YGWS5H84 Tuning: Standard Time: 132 BPM Tempo: Presto [Chords] EADGBe EADGBe F 133211 G 355433 C X32010 or X35553 Am XX2210 or X57765 G7sus4 330011 or 333033 C/G 332010 or 335553 F2 XX3011 C7 X32310 or X35353 C7sus4 X35311 or 333363 E7 020100 F7 131211 F#dim7 234242 Am7 X02010 G7 320001 or 363433 Csus4 X33011 or X33563 [Intro] Piano riff over. |F G C Am| |F G C Am| [Verse 1]

^FPut ^Gon my ^Cblue suede ^Amshoes, And ^FI board-^Ged the ^Cplane.^Am Touched ^Fdown in ^Gthe land of ^Cthe Delta ^AmBlues, ^FIn the middle of ^Gthe pouring ^Crain. ^Am ^FW.__^GC. Han^Cdy, ^Amwon't ^Fyou look ^Gdown ^Cover me,^Am ^FYeah I got ^Ga first ^Cclass ticket.^Am But I'm as ^Fblue as a ^Gboy can ^Cbe.

[Chorus 1]

Then I'm ^Amwalking in ^FMemphis,^G ^C ^AmWalking with my ^Ffeet ten ^Gfeet off of ^CBeale. ^AmWalking in Mem—^Fphis,^G ^C ^AmBut do I really ^Ffeel the ^Gway I feel? ^G7sus4 ^C/G

[Verse 2]

^G7sus4Saw the ghost of El—^C/Gvis, ^G7sus4On Union Ave—^C/Gnue. Followed him up ^G7sus4to the gates of Grace—^C/Gland, Then I ^G7sus4watched him walk right through.^C/G Now se—^F2curity they did not ^G7sus4see him,^C ^AmThey just ^F2hovered ^G7sus4'round ^Chis tomb. ^AmBut there's a ^F2pretty little ^G7sus4thing, Wait—^Cing for ^Amthe King. ^FDown in the

N.C.

Jungle Room,

[Chorus 2]

^CWhen I was walking in Mem—^Fphis,^G ^C ^AmI was Walking with my ^Ffeet ten ^Gfeet off of ^CBeale. ^AmWalking in Mem—^Fphis ^G ^C ^AmBut do I really ^Ffeel the ^Gway I feel?^C7sus4

[Instrumental] |C7sus4 C7| |C7sus4 C7| [Bridge]

They've got ^C7sus4catfish on the ^C7table ^C7sus4 ^C7 They've got ^C7sus4gospel in the ^C7air ^C7sus4 ^C7 And Reverend Green__ ^E7be glad to ^F7see you When you ^F#dim7haven't got a ^G7prayer ^C/G ^G7

N.C.

But boy you've got a prayer in Mem—^Fphis ^G ^C

[Verse 3]

^FNow, Muriel ^Gplays ^Cpiano ^Am Every ^FFriday at ^Gthe Holly-^Cwood ^Am ^FAnd they ^Gbrought me down to ^Csee ^Amher ^FAnd they asked me ^Gif I ^Cwould ^Am ^F2Do a ^G7sus4little ^Cnum-ber ^Am7 And I ^Fsang with ^Gall my ^Cmight ^Am7 And she said, "^F2Tell me are ^Gyou a ^CChristian ^Am7child?" And I said,"^F2Ma'a

N.C.

m I am to-^Cnight"

[Chorus 3]

^AmWalking in Mem—^Fphis^G, ^C (Walking in Memphis) ^AmI was walking with my ^Ffeet ten ^Gfeet off of ^CBeale. (Walk, walk, walk) ^AmWalking in Mem—^Fphis,^G ^C (Walking in Memphis) ^AmBut do I really ^Ffeel the ^Cway ^DmI ^Cfeel? (Walk, walk, walk) ^AmWalking in Mem—^Fphis,^G ^C (Walking in Memphis) ^AmI was Walking with my ^Ffeet ten ^Gfeet off of ^CBeale. (Walk, walk, walk) ^AmBut do I really ^Ffeel the ^Gway I ^Csus4feel?

[Instrumental] |F G C Am| |F G C Am| [Outro]

^FPut ^Gon my ^Cblue suede ^Amshoes, And I ^Fboard^Ged the plane.^C ^Am Touched ^Fdown in ^Gthe land of ^Cthe Delta ^AmBlues, ^FIn the middle of the ^Gpouring ^Crain.^Am Touched ^Fdown in ^Gthe land of ^Cthe Delta ^AmBlues, In the ^Fmiddle of the pour—^Ging ^Frain.

[Coda] | G C Am| |F G C Am| |F G C Am| |F G C | [End] NOTES: 1. “I went to Graceland, I heard Al Green preach the gospel, I saw W. C. Handy's statue. But the song is about more than just a place, it's about a kind of spiritual awakening, one of those trips where you're different when you leave." - Marc Cohn https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walking_in_Memphis 2. I have shown what I believe, are the best alternative chords, where possible. If you find the chord changes too difficult, I would recommend the ’simplify chords’ button. :-R

Marc Cohn - Walking in memphis