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