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Walking In Memphis

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[Verse 1]
GPut Aon my Dblue suede Bmshoes
And I GboardAed the DplaneBm  
GTouched down in the Aland of the DDelta BmBlues
GIn the middle of the Apouring DrainBm  
GW.AC. DHandy Bm-- Gwon't you look down Aover DmeBm  
GYeah I got a Afirst clDass ticketBm  
But I'm as Gblue as a Aboy can Dbe
[Chorus]
DThen I'm Bmwalking in GMemphisA  D  
BmWalking with my Gfeet ten Afeet off of BmBeale
Walking in GMemphisA  D  
BmBut do I really Gfeel the way I Afeel?Asus  
[Verse 2]
GSaw the Aghost of DElvisBm  
GOn AUnion DAveBmnue
GFollowed him Aup to the Dgates of BmGraceland
Then I Gwatched him Awalk right DthroughBm  
Now seGcurity they Adid not Dsee himBm  
They just Ghovered 'Around his DtombBm  
But there's a Gpretty little Athing, DWaiting for the BmKing
N.C.
Down in the Jungle Room
[Chorus]
DThen I'm Bmwalking in GMemphisA  D  
BmWalking with my Gfeet ten Afeet off of BmBeale
Walking in GMemphisA  D  
BmBut do I really Gfeel the way I Afeel?Asus  
[Instrumental]
 Dsus4/  D/  Dsus4/ D  
[Bridge]
They've got Dsus4catfish on the DtableDsus4  D  
They've got Dsus4gospel in the DairDsus4  D  
And Reverend Green F#7be glad to Gsee you
When you G#dimhaven't got a A7prayerD/A  D  
NC.                                   G    A    D  Bm  
But boy you've got a prayer in Memphis
[Verse 3]
GNow Muriel Aplays DpianoBm  
GEvery AFriday at the DHollyBmwood
GAnd they Abrought me down to Dsee herBm  
GAnd they Aasked me if I DwouldBm  
GDo a Alittle DnumberBm  
And I Gsang with Aall my DmightBm  
And she said, "GTell me are Ayou a DChristian Bmchild?"
N.C.
And I said "Ma'am I am tonight"
[Chorus]
DThen I'm Bmwalking in GMemphisA  D  
BmWalking with my Gfeet ten Afeet off of BmBeale
Walking in GMemphisA  D  
BmBut do I really Gfeel the way I Afeel?Asus  
Ending
GPut Aon my Dblue suede Bmshoes
And I GboardAed the DplaneBm  
GTouched down in the Aland of the DDelta BmBlues
GIn the middle of the Apouring DrainBm  
GTouched down in the Aland of the DDelta BmBlues
GIn the middle of the Apouring DrainBm  

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Walking In Memphis

by Cher

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Chords in this song · guitar

Asus

Dsus4

F#7

G#dim

D/A

[Verse 1]

G A D Bm

Put on my blue suede shoes

G A D Bm

And I boarded the plane

G A D Bm

Touched down in the land of the Delta Blues

G A D Bm

In the middle of the pouring rain

G A D Bm G A D Bm

W.C. Handy -- won't you look down over me

G A D Bm

Yeah I got a first class ticket

G A D

But I'm as blue as a boy can be

[Chorus]

D Bm G A D

Then I'm walking in Memphis

Bm G A Bm

Walking with my feet ten feet off of Beale

G A D

Walking in Memphis

Bm G A Asus

But do I really feel the way I feel?

[Verse 2]

G A D Bm

Saw the ghost of Elvis

G A D Bm

On Union Avenue

G A D Bm

Followed him up to the gates of Graceland

G A D Bm

Then I watched him walk right through

G A D Bm

Now security they did not see him

G A D Bm

They just hovered 'round his tomb

G A D Bm

But there's a pretty little thing, Waiting for the King

N.C.

Down in the Jungle Room

[Chorus]

D Bm G A D

Then I'm walking in Memphis

Bm G A Bm

Walking with my feet ten feet off of Beale

G A D

Walking in Memphis

Bm G A Asus

But do I really feel the way I feel?

[Instrumental]

Dsus4 D Dsus4 D

/ / /

[Bridge]

Dsus4 D Dsus4 D

They've got catfish on the table

Dsus4 D Dsus4 D

They've got gospel in the air

F#7 G

And Reverend Green be glad to see you

G#dim A7 D/A D

When you haven't got a prayer

G A D Bm

NC.

But boy you've got a prayer in Memphis

[Verse 3]

G A D Bm

Now Muriel plays piano

G A D Bm

Every Friday at the Hollywood

G A D Bm

And they brought me down to see her

G A D Bm

And they asked me if I would

G A D Bm

Do a little number

G A D Bm

And I sang with all my might

G A D Bm

And she said, "Tell me are you a Christian child?"

N.C.

And I said "Ma'am I am tonight"

[Chorus]

D Bm G A D

Then I'm walking in Memphis

Bm G A Bm

Walking with my feet ten feet off of Beale

G A D

Walking in Memphis

Bm G A Asus

But do I really feel the way I feel?

Ending

G A D Bm

Put on my blue suede shoes

G A D Bm

And I boarded the plane

G A D Bm

Touched down in the land of the Delta Blues

G A D Bm

In the middle of the pouring rain

G A D Bm

Touched down in the land of the Delta Blues

G A D Bm

In the middle of the pouring rain

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