Walking in Memphis — Cher
Chords and lyrics for Walking in Memphis by Cher (key of G).
Verse 1
[G]Put [A]on my [D]blue suede [Bm]shoes
And I [G][A]boarded the [D]plane[Bm]
[G]Touched down in the [A]land of the [D]Delta [Bm]Blues
[G]In the middle of the [A]pouring [D]rain[Bm]
[G][A]W.C. [D]Handy [Bm]-- [G]won't you look down [A]over [D]me[Bm]
[G]Yeah I got a [A]first [D]class ticket[Bm]
But I'm as [G]blue as a [A]boy can [D]be
Chorus
[D]Then I'm [Bm]walking in [G][A]Memphis[D]
[Bm]Walking with my [G]feet ten [A]feet off of [Bm]Beale
Walking in [G]Memphis[D][A]
[Bm]But do I really [G]feel the way I [A]feel?[Asus]
Verse 2
[G]Saw the [A]ghost of [D]Elvis[Bm]
[G]On [A]Union [D][Bm]Avenue
[G]Followed him [A]up to the [D]gates of [Bm]Graceland
Then I [G]watched him [A]walk right [D]through[Bm]
Now [G]security they [A]did not [D]see him[Bm]
They just [G]hovered [A]'round his [D]tomb[Bm]
But there's a [G]pretty little [A]thing, [D]Waiting for the [Bm]King
N.C.
Down in the Jungle Room
Chorus
[D]Then I'm [Bm]walking in [G][A]Memphis[D]
[Bm]Walking with my [G]feet ten [A]feet off of [Bm]Beale
Walking in [G]Memphis[D][A]
[Bm]But do I really [G]feel the way I [A]feel?[Asus]
Instrumental
Dsus4 / D / Dsus4 / D
Bridge
They've got [Dsus4]catfish on the [D][Dsus4]table[D]
They've got [Dsus4]gospel in the [D]air[D][Dsus4]
And Reverend Green [F#7]be glad to [G]see you
When you [G#dim]haven't got a [A7]prayer[D][D/A]
But boy you've got a prayer in [G][A]Memphis[Bm][D]
Verse 3
[G]Now Muriel [A]plays [D]piano[Bm]
[G]Every [A]Friday at the [D][Bm]Hollywood
[G]And they [A]brought me down to [D]see her[Bm]
[G]And they [A]asked me if I [D]would[Bm]
[G]Do a [A]little [D]number[Bm]
And I [G]sang with [A]all my [D]might[Bm]
And she said, [G]"Tell me are [A]you a [D]Christian [Bm]child?"
N.C.
And I said "Ma'am I am tonight"
Chorus
[D]Then I'm [Bm]walking in [G][A]Memphis[D]
[Bm]Walking with my [G]feet ten [A]feet off of[Bm] Beale
Walking in[G] Memphis[D][A]
[Bm]But do I really [G]feel the way I [A]feel?[Asus]
Ending
[G]Put [A]on my [D]blue suede [Bm]shoes
And I [G][A]boarded the [D]plane[Bm]
[G]Touched down in the [A]land of the [D]Delta [Bm]Blues
[G]In the middle of the [A]pouring [D]rain[Bm]
[G]Touched down in the [A]land of the [D]Delta [Bm]Blues
[G]In the middle of the [A]pouring [D]rain[Bm]
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