Midnight In Memphis
Bette Midler
Midnight In Memphis - Bette Midler (From ’The Rose’) Written By: Tony Johnson. Chorded By: Skidaddy Esq. G.Q. 4/4 TIME (UON) @ 128 BPM (3 Min. 26 Sec.) in ’D’. Chords Used: (CAPO 1st Fret to match Orig. in ’D#’) - ----------- GUITAR KEYS ------------------ ------------- - x x 0 2 3 2 -- - x 0 2 2 2 0 -#- - x 2 4 4 3 2 -- - 3 2 0 0 3 3 - 0 2 2 0 0 0 -- - 2 4 4 2 2 2 -#- ’VERSE’/’SOLO’ Repeating Chord Pattern: [12 M] -------------------------------------- | | | | | | | | | | | | | ’CHORUS’ Repeating Chord Pattern: [10 M] -------------------------------- | | | | | | | | | | | ** NOTE: In 1st and 3rd ’VERSE’ you can sing ’girls’ or ’boys’ (gender optional). INTRO: [17.375 M] ----- | | | | | | | | | It’s VERSE #1: [12 M] -------- mid-… night in Mem-… phis… and all the girls/boys are out to-night… Whoa… mid-… night in Mem-… phis… and my true love is not in sight… The ne-on’s… glow-… in’… but I just don’t see the light… I’m VERSE #2: [12 M] -------- fol-low-in’… my foot-… steps… try’n’ to find my-self a friend… Oh… ba-… by… fol-low-in’… my foot-… steps… … just to see where they might end… I’m try’n’… to break these… blues… but I can’t get them to bend… CHORUS #1: [10 M] --------- Whoa… mid-night… in Mem-… phis… well you take… me… a- -way… Oh… mid-… night in Mem-… phis… It’s a long… … long… time… be-fore… the… day… VERSE #3: [12 M] -------- Burn-in’ down… on Beale… Street… Can you hear the en-gine roar?… Yeah yeah… burn-in’ down… on Beale… Street… … there’s a girl in ev-’ry door… Well it don’t… mat-… ter what you got… ’cause they’re al-ways ask-in’ more… Take it… girls/boys!… SOLO BREAK: [12 M] (’VERSE’ Chord Progression) - ---------- | | | | | | | I VERSE #4: [12 M] -------- heard… the riv-er ris-… in’… ris-in’ up o-ver my head… Yeah… I heard… that riv-er rise… up… and this is what it said… Oh… I don’t need no live… ones… … I just take care of the dead… Whoa whoa… whoa… CHORUS #2: [10 M] --------- Whoa… mid-night… in Mem-… phis… well you take… me… a- -way… Oh… mid-… night in Mem-… phis… It’s a long… … long… time… be-fore… the… day… CHORUS #3: [12.5 M] ’CODA’ - --------- Whoa… mid-night… in Mem-… phis… well you take… me… a- -way… Oh… mid-… night in Mem-… phis… It’s a long… … long… time… be-fore… the… day… be- 2/4 4/4 -fore… the… day…