T| Midnight In Memphis - Sung by Bette Midler / Written by Tony Johnson
A| Tabbed & Chorded By: Da Tickler
B|
N| 4/4 TIME @ 126-130 bpm on a 'B3'
A|
B| INTRO:
B| ------
E|
R| Bb Ab Bb Eb
.|
C| R5|------|G>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>|----------------|----------------|
O| R5|----f>|D>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>|f>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>|g>>>>>>>>>--g---|
M| R5|--d>>>|c>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>|d>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>|D>>>>>>>>>-D-D--|
-| R4|A>>>>>|----------------|A>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>|A>>>>>>>>>A---A-|
T| L3|A>>>>>|G>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>|A>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>|--D---D---D---D-|
A| L2|A>>>>>|G>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>|A>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>|D---D---D---D---|
B|
N| Eb
A|
B| R5|g>>>>>>>>>--g---|g>>>>>>>>>--g---|g>>>>>>>>>--g---|
B| R5|D>>>>>>>>>-D-D--|D>>>>>>>>>-D-D--|D>>>>>>>>>-D-D--|
E| R4|A>>>>>>>>>A---A-|A>>>>>>>>>A---A-|A>>>>>>>>>A---A-|
R| L3|--D---D---D---D-|--D---D---D---D-|--D---D---D---D-|
.| L2|D---D---D---D---|D---D---D---D---|D---D---D---D---|
C|
O|
M| VERSE/SOLO repeating chord pattern:
-| -----------------------------------
T| | Eb | Ab | Eb | Eb |
A|
B| | Ab | Ab | Eb | Eb |
N|
A| | Bb | Ab | Eb | Eb |
B|
B| Eb Ab Eb Eb
E|
R| R5|----------------|G>>>>>>>>>--G---|----------------|----------------|
.| R5|g>>>>>>>>>--g---|D>>>>>>>>>-D-D--|g>>>>>>>>>--g---|g>>>>>>>>>--g---|
C| R5|D>>>>>>>>>-D-D--|c>>>>>>>>>c---c-|D>>>>>>>>>-D-D--|D>>>>>>>>>-D-D--|
O| R4|A>>>>>>>>>A---A-|----------------|A>>>>>>>>>A---A-|A>>>>>>>>>A---A-|
M| L3|--D---D---D---D-|--G---G---G---G-|--D---D---D---D-|--D---D---D---D-|
-| L2|D---D---D---D---|G---G---G---G---|D---D---D---D---|D---D---D---D---|
T|
A| Ab Ab Eb Eb
B|
N| R5|G>>>>>>>>>--G---|G>>>>>>>>>--G---|----------------|----------------|
A| R5|D>>>>>>>>>-D-D--|D>>>>>>>>>-D-D--|g>>>>>>>>>--g---|g>>>>>>>>>--g---|
B| R5|c>>>>>>>>>c---c-|c>>>>>>>>>c---c-|D>>>>>>>>>-D-D--|D>>>>>>>>>-D-D--|
B| R4|----------------|----------------|A>>>>>>>>>A---A-|A>>>>>>>>>A---A-|
E| L3|--G---G---G---G-|--G---G---G---G-|--D---D---D---D-|--D---D---D---D-|
R| L2|G---G---G---G---|G---G---G---G---|D---D---D---D---|D---D---D---D---|
.|
C| Bb Ab Eb Eb
O|
M| R5|----------------|G>>>>>>>>>--G---|----------------|----------------|
-| R5|f>>>>>>>>>--f---|D>>>>>>>>>-D-D--|g>>>>>>>>>--g---|g>>>>>>>>>--g---|
T| R5|d>>>>>>>>>-d-d--|c>>>>>>>>>c---c-|D>>>>>>>>>-D-D--|D>>>>>>>>>-D-D--|
A| R4|A>>>>>>>>>A---A-|----------------|A>>>>>>>>>A---A-|A>>>>>>>>>A---A-|
B| L3|--A---A---A---A-|--G---G---G---G-|--D---D---D---D-|--D---D---D---D-|
N| L2|A---A---A---A---|G---G---G---G---|D---D---D---D---|D---D---D---D---|
A|
B|
B| CHORUS repeating chord pattern:
E| -------------------------------
R| | Ab | Eb | Bb | Eb - Fm-Gm |
.|
C| | Ab | Eb | Bb | Ab |
O|
M| | Eb | Eb |
-|
T| Ab Eb Bb Eb Fm Gm
A|
B| R5|G>>>>>>>G--G--G-|----------------|----------------|----------------|
N| R5|D>>>>>>>D--D--D-|g--g--g-g--g--g-|f--f--f-f--f--f-|g>>>>>--f---g---|
A| R5|c>>>>>>>c--c--c-|D--D--D-D--D--D-|d--d--d-d--d--d-|D>>>>>-D-D-D-D-D|
B| R4|----------------|A--A--A-A--A--A-|A--A--A-A--A--A-|A>>>>>A---A---A-|
B| L3|--G---G---G---G-|--D---D---D---D-|--A---A---A---A-|--D---D---f---g-|
E| L2|G---G---G---G---|D---D---D---D---|A---A---A---A---|D---D---f---g---|
R|
.| Ab Eb Bb Ab
C|
O| R5|G>>>>>>>G--G--G-|----------------|----------------|G>>>>>>>>>--G---|
M| R5|D>>>>>>>D--D--D-|g--g--g-g--g--g-|f>>>>>>>>>--f---|D>>>>>>>>>-D-D--|
-| R5|c>>>>>>>c--c--c-|D--D--D-D--D--D-|d>>>>>>>>>-d-d--|c>>>>>>>>>c---c-|
T| R4|----------------|A--A--A-A--A--A-|A>>>>>>>>>A---A-|----------------|
A| L3|--G---G---G---G-|--D---D---D---D-|--A---A---A---A-|--G---G---G---G-|
B| L2|G---G---G---G---|D---D---D---D---|A---A---A---A---|G---G---G---G---|
N|
A| Eb Eb
B|
B| R5|----------------|----------------|
E| R5|g>>>>>>>>>--g---|g>>>>>>>>>--g---|
R| R5|D>>>>>>>>>-D-D--|D>>>>>>>>>-D-D--|
.| R4|A>>>>>>>>>A---A-|A>>>>>>>>>A---A-|
C| L3|--D---D---D---D-|--D---D---D---D-|
O| L2|D---D---D---D---|D---D---D---D---|
M|
-|
T| *** This is the extended version with 2 lead breaks -
A|
B| INTRO: | Eb | - 16X
N| ------
A|
B| VERSE #1:
B| ---------
E|
R| Eb Ab Eb
.| It’s midnight in Memphis, and all the girls are out tonight.
C|
O| Ab Eb
M| Who-o-oa! Midnight in Memphis… And, my true love’s nowhere in sight.
-|
T| Bb Ab Eb
A| The neon’s glowin’, but I… I just don’t see the light.
B|
N| VERSE #2:
A| ---------
B| Ab Eb
B| I’m followin’ my footsteps tryin’ to find myself a friend.
E|
R| Ab Eb
.| Oh, baby, I’m followin’ my footsteps… just to see where they might end.
C|
O| Bb Ab Eb
M| I’m tryin’ to break these blues, but I can’t even get them to bend.
-|
T| CHORUS:
A| -------
B| Ab Eb Bb Eb
N| Who-o-o-oa! Midnight in Memphis… Well, you take me away.
A|
B| Fm-Gm-Ab Eb Bb Ab Eb
B| Oh, midnight in Memphis… It’s a long, long time before the day.
E|
R| VERSE #3:
.| ---------
C| Ab Eb
O| Burnin’ down on Beale Street… Can you hear the engine roar?
M|
-| Ab Eb
T| Yeah! Yeah! Burnin’ down on Beale Street… There’s a girl in every door.
A|
B| Bb Ab Eb
N| Well, it don’t matter what you got… ‘Cause they're always asking more.
A|
B| Take it boys!
B|
E| SOLO BREAK #1: Play same chord pattern as VERSE once.
R| --------------
.|
C| VERSE #4:
O| ---------
M|
-| Eb Ab Eb
T| I heard the river risin’… risin’ up over my head.
A|
B| Ab Eb
N| Yeah, well, I heard that river rise up, and this is what it said,
A|
B| Bb Ab Eb
B| “Oh, I don’t need no live ones… I just take care of the dead.”
E|
R| CHORUS:
.| -------
C| Ab Eb Bb Eb
O| Whoa, Whoa, Whoa! Midnight in Memphis… Take me… take me away.
M|
-| Fm-Gm-Ab Eb Bb Ab Eb
T| Midnight in Memphis… It’s a long, long time before the day.
A|
B| One more time, boys!
N|
A| SOLO BREAK #2: Play same chord pattern as VERSE once.
B| --------------
B|
E| CHORUS: (TWICE)
R| -------
.| Ab Eb Bb Eb
C| Whoa, Whoa, Whoa! Midnight in Memphis… Take me… take me away.
O|
M| Fm-Gm-Ab Eb Bb Ab Eb
-| Midnight in Memphis… It’s a long, long time before the day.
T|
A| Ab Eb Ab Eb
B| Midnight in Memphis… Midnight in Memphis…
N|
A| Fm-Gm-Ab Eb Bb Ab Eb
B| Midnight in Memphis… It’s a long, long time before the day.
B|
E| ENDING:
R| -------
.| Bb Ab Eb
C| Yeah, it’s a long, long time before the day.
O|
M| Bb Ab Eb
-| Well, it’s a long, long time before the day.
T|
A| Bb Ab Eb
B| I said it’s a long, long, long, long time before the da-a-a-a-ay!
N|
A| End on 5 hard, fast, staccato [Eb]'s: Eb-Eb-Eb-Eb-Eb.
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