Mornings In Memphis chords by Justin Townes Earle

Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)

“Mornings in Memphis”

Intro:
C   F   Am  F
C   G   F   G

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

Chorus:
Am                 G               F
  I've been up all night drinking alone
Am               G                   F
  I ain't got no business out on the road
Dm Em   G           C       G
I  love mornings in Memphis

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

Chorus:
Am              G          F
  There’s boats passing by
Am             G                  F
  I'm skipping stones and gettin' high
Dm Em   G           C       G
I  love mornings in Memphis

Instrumental:
C  F  C  F
Am G  F  G
C  F  C  F
Am G  F  G

Bridge:
Am                F
Long after the midnight
C           G
 Before the sunrise
F                      G
Tracing fingers in the dust
F                 G
The stark and the sober up

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

Chorus:
Am              G           F
 Maybe I should just stay in
Am              G                F
 I know I'll be back this way again
Dm Em   G              C
I  love mornings in Memphis

Outro:
Dm Em   G