Mornings In Memphis chords by Justin Townes Earle

Chords with lyrics

Tuning: Standard (E MajorE A augmentedA D MajorD G+G BB E MajorE)

“Mornings in Memphis”

Intro:
C majorC  FF  A minorAm FF
C majorC  G+G  FF  G+G

Verse 1:
     C majorC       FF
Soon the sun will rise
      C majorC         FF
Outside the streets are quiet
         A minorAm
Not a car on the road
   G+G      FF   G+G
Not a soul in sight
       C majorC       FF
I'll bet it's ninety degrees
       C majorC         FF
There's no escape from the heat
      A minorAm
The dead of night
    G+G          FF  G+G
Still climbs up from the street

Chorus:
A minorAm         G+G        FF
 I've been up all night drinking alone
A minorAm        G+G          FF
 I ain't got no business out on the road
DmDm E minorEm  G+G      C majorC    G+G
I love mornings in Memphis

Verse 2:
    C majorC      FF
I could take a stroll
          C majorC    FF
Sometimes when I'm on my own
      A minorAm
I walk down Beale Street
G+G       FF   G+G
Real nice and slow
        C majorC      FF
Walk up to the river's edge
     C majorC        FF
Get down under the bridge
    A minorAm
Highway over
    G+G       FF  G+G
Hiding something overhead
       C majorC       FF
I stand all alone in the dark
          C majorC        FF
Pay no mind to the sky full of stars
      A minorAm
Try not to think
   G+G      FF  G+G
Just listen to my heart

Chorus:
A minorAm       G+G     FF
 There’s boats passing by
A minorAm       G+G         FF
 I'm skipping stones and gettin' high
DmDm E minorEm  G+G      C majorC    G+G
I love mornings in Memphis

Instrumental:
C majorC FF C majorC FF
A minorAm G+G FF G+G
C majorC FF C majorC FF
A minorAm G+G FF G+G

Bridge:
A minorAm        FF
Long after the midnight
C majorC      G+G
 Before the sunrise
FF           G+G
Tracing fingers in the dust
FF         G+G
The stark and the sober up

Verse 3:
C majorC         FF
 The dawning light
     C majorC          FF
Stars fade to a clear blue sky
      A minorAm
No sign of life
G+G          FF  G+G
Over on the Arkansas side
     C majorC     FF
Oh but before I cop
       C majorC        FF
Wait for the sun itself to show
     A minorAm
A augmentedA new daylight
   G+G        FF  G+G
Muddy water turned to gold

Chorus:
A minorAm       G+G      FF
 Maybe I should just stay in
A minorAm       G+G        FF
 I know I'll be back this way again
DmDm E minorEm  G+G       C majorC
I love mornings in Memphis

Outro:
DmDm E minorEm  G+G