Midnight Train To Memphis Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Intro 1]
[E][A]
[E][E][E]
[E][A][E]
[E][A][E]
[E][A][E]
[E][A][E]

[Verse 1]
Well, [E]judge looked down, gave me forty days
[E][A]
In[E]stead of the fine that I could not pay[E][A]
[E]Said walk right, you'll soon be [E]home[A]
[E]Cross the line and you're on your [E]own[A]

[Chorus 1]
Forty [D]days
of shotguns and barbed wire [E]fences
[A][E][A]
[B]Forty nights to sit and listen,
[A]to the midnight train to Memphis

[Interlude 1]
[E][A][E]
[E][A][E]
[E][A][E]
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[Verse 2]
Well now, [E]whistle blows
when the sun comes [E]up[A]
[E]Head to floor,
keep your big mouth [E]shut[A]
[E]Eat your breakfast on the [E]ground[A]
[E]Work like hell 'til the sun goes [E]down[A]

[Chorus 2]
Forty [D]days
of shotguns and barbed wire [E]fences
[A][E][A]
Forty [B]nights to sit and listen,
[A]to the midnight train to Memphis

[Interlude 2]
[E][A][E]
[E][A][E]
[E][A]
[E][G][A][C][D]
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[Verse 3]
Well now, [E]10 for the jury,
10 for the [E]judge[A]
[E]20 more to forget my [E]grudge[A]
[E]When I get to [E]39[A]
That's the [E]longest day
in a prisoner's [E]mind[A]

[Chorus 3]
Forty [D]days
of shotguns and barbed wire [E]fences
[A][E][A]
Forty [B]nights to sit and listen,
[A]to the midnight train to Memphis

[Outro 1]
[E][A][E]
Midnight train to Mem[E]phis[A][E]
Midnight train to Mem[E]phis[A][E]
Oh, the midnight train to Mem[E]phis[A][E]
[E][Wh[E]ammy bar]
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