New Beale Street Blues chords by Eric Bibb

• Difficulty: Intermediate

Key: G

Chorus 1:
G                                  C                       G     G
If we have to walk, we're going to Memphis, got to play on Beale
         D                  C                  G    G
It's the place to go if you wanna make a solid deal


Verse 1:
G                              C                                G     G
North Carolina is all right   if you wanna hoe tobacco all day long
        D                  C                     G     G
Babe, a guitar player like me's got play his own song

Verse 2:
G                           C                       G      G
So pack you finest dresses, pack your go-to-meetin' shoes
         D                        C                         G      G
Babe, we gotta look sharp when we play the New Beale Street Blues


Chorus 2:
G              C                   G     G
We're going to Memphis, to play on Beale
         D                  C                   G    G
It's the place to go if you wanna make a solid  deal


Verse 3:
G               C                  G    G
Bye bye Durham, bye bye     Chapel Hill
      D             C                  G     G
Gonna ride the line just like Railroad Bill


Verse 4:
G                      C                                   G    G
Gotta find Gus Cannon, Noah Lewis too   gotta shake their hand
D                  C                      G    G
Play 'em our song, see if we can join the band


Instrumental:
G  C  G
D  C  G


Chorus 3:
G              C                   G     G
We're going to Memphis, join a jug band
        D       C                  G
I can't wait to shake Mr. Cannon's hand


Verse 5:
G                              C                           G    G
Gonna buy new strings for your mandolin     and my Stella too
      D                             C                G      G
Gotta spank this tune they call the New Beale Street Blues


Verse 6:
G                                C                            G     G
Now Memphis Minnie and Joe McCoy make really good music, sho' 'nuff
        D                     C                     G      G
Babe, I bet you one day gonna hear them playing my  stuff


Instrumental:
G  C  G
D  C  G


Outro:
G                                  C                       G     G
If we have to walk, we're going to Memphis, got to play on Beale
         D                  C                  G    G
It's the place to go if you wanna make a solid deal
         D                  C                  G    G
It's the place to go if you wanna make a solid deal

Am C#m G