Memphis In The Rain Chords

Standard (EADGBE)

Intro

E E E E

E Staring down the blacktop at G♯a cold dark night, boys

APitch black sky there ain't a F♯star in sight

 But I'm Elooking for a change

 I'mB7 passing through Memphis in the Erain B7

E Whitewashed buildings and old G♯overgrown yards

 I've got Aone hand on the wheel, I've got F♯one on my heart

 Looking for a Egirl without a name

 I'mB7 passing through Memphis in the Erain

A/E But no matter what I do, Lord, I caEn't stop

A/E Gotta keep that hammer to the floor baby

B7 Until I'm clear out of Arkansas, mama cause

E I know what they can G♯do to me, Lord and I

AWon't let them make a F♯fool out of me

 Things are Estarting to get strange

B7 Passing through Memphis in the Erain B7

E G♯ A F♯ E B7 E B7

A/E Sometimes a man's just gotta know when to Ego

A/E He's gotta earn himself a keepin', baby

B7 He's gotta know when he's been beaten

 So I Ecalled a cousin down in G♯Houston

 He said A"come on down boy, we got F♯work for you to be doing"

 I'm Elooking for a change

B7Passing through Memphis in the Erain

Yeah things are startin' to get strange

 I'm B7passing through Memphis in the Erain