Chris Stapleton - Midnight Train To Memphis Bass

[Intro]


 "Ohhhhhhhh!...."                                 
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                                                       "Wellllllllll....."
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[Verse 1]

  "Judge looked down gave me forty days"
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  "Instead of the fine that I could not pay"
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  "Said 'walk right you'll soon be home'"
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 "Cross the line and you're on your own"
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[1st Chorus]

 "Forty Days..............Of shotguns and barbed wire...
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...fences"                                 "Forty nights to sit and listen...to the midnight train to Memphis"
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[Bridge] Section A
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                                                   "Well now, the...." On to 2nd verse
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[Verse 2]

  "Whistle blows when the sun comes up"
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  "Head to floor, keep your big mouth shut"
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  "Eat your breakfast on the ground"
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 "Work like hell 'til the sun goes down" 
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[2nd Chorus]

 "Forty Days..............Of shotguns and barbed wire....
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...fences"                                 "Forty nights to sit and listen...to the midnight train to Memphis"
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[Bridge] Section B
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                              Alternate rhythm in this part...
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                                             "Well now, ten for the jury...." On to 3rd verse
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[Verse 3]

  "10 for the jury, 10 for the judge"
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  "20 more to forget my grudge"
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  "When I get to 39"
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 "That's the longest day in the prisoner's mind" 
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[3rd Chorus]

 "Forty Days..............Of shotguns and barbed wire...
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...fences"                                 "Forty nights to sit and listen...to the midnight train to Memphis"
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After 3rd Chorus
[Outro]
                                                 "Midnight train to Memphis"
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                                                 "Midnight train to Memphis"
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                                                 "Ohhhh Midnight train to Memphis"
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            Rhythm starts slowing down and it ends with this little run...
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