Midnight Train To Memphis

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[Intro]
A Em
Em A Em G
Em A Bm G
Em A Em G
Em A Em G
Oh!
[Verse]
Em Em A
Well, judge looked down, gave me forty days
Em Em A
Instead of the fine that I could not pay
Em Em A
Said "Walk right, you'll soon be home
Em Em A
Cross the line, you'll be on your own"
[Chorus]
D Em A Em A
Forty days of shotguns and barbed wire fences
Bm
Forty nights to sit and listen
A Em A Em G
To the midnight train to Memphis
Em A Em D Am
Em A Em
Em A Em
Em Em A
Well now, whistle blows when the sun comes up
Em Em A
Head to floor, keep your big mouth shut
Em Em A
Eat your breakfast on the ground
Em Em A
Work like hell till the sun goes down
[Chorus]
D Em A Em A
Forty days of shotguns and barbed wire fences
Bm
Forty nights to sit and listen
A Em A Em G
To the midnight train to Memphis
[Solo]
Em A
Em Bm
Em Am
Em G C
Em Am
Em Em A
Well now, then for the jury, ten for the judge
Em D Em A
Twenty more to forget my grudge
Em Em A
When I get to thirty-nine
Em Em A
That's the longest day in a prisoner's mind
[Chorus]
D Em A Em A
Forty days of shotguns and barbed wire fences
Bm
Forty nights to sit and listen
A Em A Em G
To the midnight train to Memphis
G Em A Em
Midnight train to Memphis
Em Em A Em
Midnight train to Memphis
Em Em A
Oh, Midnight train to Memphis
[Outro]
Em A G Em

Midnight Train To Memphis chords and lyrics

Free chords for Midnight Train To Memphis by Chris Stapleton. Scroll the interactive sheet above or read the chord names inline below.

[Intro]
A Em
Em A Em G
Em A Bm G
Em A Em G
[Verse]
[Chorus]
Em A Em D Am
Em A Em
Em A Em
[Chorus]
[Solo]
Em A
Em Bm
Em Am
Em G C
Em Am
[Chorus]
[Outro]
Em A G Em

Midnight Train To Memphis Chords by Chris Stapleton

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