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Motel In Memphis

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Motel in Memphis
By: Old Crow Medicine Show
       EmAmAmEm
Intro:         x2
Verse 1:
         Am                                              Em
Were you there when the man from Atlanta was murdered in Memphis
        Am                             Em
Did you see him laying at the Lorraine Motel?
        Am                            Em
Did you hear them say that the CIA is witness?
        C                   D        Em       D/F#
To the murder of a man at a motel in Memphis
Chorus:
         Em                Am
Motel in Memphis, motel in Memphis
                                            Em         D/F#
Run and tell somebody, there's blood on the riverside
          Em                    Am
Old muddy water, rollin through Memphis
                                                         Em
If you were there you'd swear it was more than a man who died
Em  C  Am  C  D  Em
Verse 2:
        Am                                           Em
Did you see Coretta? She's sobbin on the corner in a black veil
        Am                            Em
Did you see Mr. Crump in a white coat grin
        Am                                         Em
Did you walk down river where the cotton woods are swingin
          C     D      Em       D/F#
With ghostly bodies of man
Chorus:
         Em                Am
Motel in Memphis, motel in Memphis
                                            Em         D/F#
Run and tell somebody, there's blood on the riverside
          Em                    Am
Old muddy water, rollin through Memphis
                                                         Em
If you were there you'd swear it was more than a man who died
Instrumental: (Play same chords and rhythm as the Chorus) 
Verse 3:
         Am                                 Em
Were you there with Mahalia wailin at the funeral
        Am                         Em
Did you watch them lower his casket in
        Am                                 Em
Did you tremble when you thought about the future
        C         D      Em       D/F#
And cry out for a martyred man
Chorus:
         Em                Am
Motel in Memphis, motel in Memphis
                                            Em         D/F#
Run and tell somebody, there's blood on the riverside
          Em                    Am
Old muddy water, rollin through Memphis
                                                         Em
If you were there you'd swear it was more than a man who died

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Free chords for Motel In Memphis by Old Crow Medicine Show. Scroll the interactive sheet above or read the chord names inline below.

Motel in Memphis
By: Old Crow Medicine Show
Intro: Em  Am  Am  Em  x2
Verse 1:
Chorus:
Em  C  Am  C  D  Em
Verse 2:
Chorus:
Instrumental: (Play same chords and rhythm as the Chorus) 
Verse 3:
Chorus:

Motel In Memphis Chords by Old Crow Medicine Show

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