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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    Be    Bass| Chord
       ------------------   -------------
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-night…
|           D|                           G|                         G|
     Whoa,…   mid-… night in Mem-… phis,…  and my true love is not in
|           D|         D|                     A|                         G|
 sight…              The ne-on’s… glow-… in’,…    but I just don’t see the
|           D|         D|
 light…              I'm
VERSE #2: [12 M]
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|                           D|                         G|            D|
 fol-low-in’… my foot-… steps…  try'n’ to find my-self a friend…
|               D|                            G|
    Oh,… ba-… by,… fol-low-in’… my foot-… steps…
|                             G|         D|         D|
…  just to see where they might end…              I'm
|                             A|                         G|
 try'n’… to break these… blues,…   but I can’t get them to
|          D|       D|
 bend…           
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,…   It’s a long,…
|              A|               G|         D|       D|
…  long… time…      be-fore… the… day…
VERSE #3: [12 M]
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|                              D|                         G|           D|
 Burn-in’ down… on Beale… Street…  Can you hear the en-gine roar?…
|                D|                               G|
     Yeah, yeah,…  burn-in’ down… on Beale… Street,…
|                         G|          D|           D|
…  there’s a girl in ev-'ry door…              Well,
|                           A|                                  G|
 it don’t… mat-… ter what you got… ‘cause they're al-ways ask-in'
|          D|                       D|
 more…         Take it… girls/boys!…
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-… in’…  ris-in’ up o-ver my head…
|            D|                           D|                     G|
    Yeah,…   I heard… that riv-er rise… up,…   and this is what it
|           D|         D|                          A|
 said,…              Oh,… I don’t need no live… ones…
|                        G|          D|                     D|
…  I just take care of the dead…         Whoa, whoa,… whoa,…
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,…   It’s a long,…
|              A|               G|         D|       D|
…  long… time…      be-fore… the… day…
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,…   It’s a long,…
|              A|               G|          D|        D|
…  long… time…      be-fore… the… day,…              be-
                         2/4  4/4
|               D|       D|   D|
-fore… the… day…

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Midnight In Memphis

by Bette Midler

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 1 (as written in this song)

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F#m

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

------------------ -------------

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-night…

D G G

| | | |

Whoa,… mid-… night in Mem-… phis,… and my true love is not in

D D A G

| | | | |

sight… The ne-on’s… glow-… in’,… but I just don’t see the

D D

| | |

light… I'm

VERSE #2: [12 M]

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D G D

| | | |

fol-low-in’… my foot-… steps… try'n’ to find my-self a friend…

D G

| | |

Oh,… ba-… by,… fol-low-in’… my foot-… steps…

G D D

| | | |

… just to see where they might end… I'm

A G

| | |

try'n’… to break these… blues,… but I can’t get them to

D D

| | |

bend…

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,… It’s a long,…

A G D D

| | | | |

… long… time… be-fore… the… day…

VERSE #3: [12 M]

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D G D

| | | |

Burn-in’ down… on Beale… Street… Can you hear the en-gine roar?…

D G

| | |

Yeah, yeah,… burn-in’ down… on Beale… Street,…

G D D

| | | |

… there’s a girl in ev-'ry door… Well,

A G

| | |

it don’t… mat-… ter what you got… ‘cause they're al-ways ask-in'

D D

| | |

more… Take it… girls/boys!…

SOLO BREAK: [12 M] ('VERSE' Chord Progression) -

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D G D D G G

| | | | | | |

D D A G D D

| | | | | | |

VERSE #4: [12 M]

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D G D

| | | |

heard… the riv-er ris-… in’… ris-in’ up o-ver my head…

D D G

| | | |

Yeah,… I heard… that riv-er rise… up,… and this is what it

D D A

| | | |

said,… Oh,… I don’t need no live… ones…

G D D

| | | |

… I just take care of the dead… Whoa, whoa,… whoa,…

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,… It’s a long,…

A G D D

| | | | |

… long… time… be-fore… the… day…

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,… It’s a long,…

A G D D

| | | | |

… long… time… be-fore… the… day,… be-

2/4 4/4

D D D

| | | |

-fore… the… day…

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