Memphis Midnight Memphis Morning chords by Lyle Lovett

Chords with lyrics

• Capo on 3rd

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

Key: FF

Difficulty: Intermediate

Intro:
D5/A Gsus2/A D MajorD Dsus2/A D5/A Gsus2/A D MajorD Dsus2/A

Verse 1:

  B minorBm    D augmentedDaug     D MajorD
The sun went down like a curtain
 B minorBm     D augmentedDaug    D MajorD
Memphis looks bigger at night
    G+G    A augmentedA   B minorBm   A augmentedA
All the tattooed boys in uniform
   G+G   A augmentedA       G+G
Step in and out of the light

Verse 2:

   B minorBm      D augmentedDaug     D MajorD
She bought me good whiskey in Memphis
      B minorBm      D augmentedDaug      D MajorD
She bought supper and she paid for the room
    G+G    A augmentedA      B minorBm  A augmentedA
And as best as I can remember
     G+G     A augmentedA       G+G
She paid dearly for loving me too

Chorus:
     C majorC      G+G
She said hey don't I know you
   D MajorD
Now ain't you the one
   C majorC       G+G
The one with the guitar boys
   D MajorD
And all them sad songs

   C majorC
About men in the rain
     G+G
Did you ever miss a plain
  D MajorD
In Memphis

BREAK:

D5/A Gsus2/A D MajorD Dsus2/A D5/A Gsus2/A D MajorD Dsus2/A

VERSE 3:
  B minorBm       D augmentedDaug     D MajorD
We laughed at the strangers we were in the bed
   B minorBm     D augmentedDaug    D MajorD
Two cigarettes lit up the room
   G+G      A augmentedA      B minorBm      A augmentedA
Like two backseat lovers can't wait to get started
    G+G       A augmentedA     G+G
Knowing everything's over too soon

Verse 4:

   B minorBm      D augmentedDaug    D MajorD
Now Memphis ain't bad in the morning
   B minorBm       D augmentedDaug     D MajorD
Good coffee well it's just hard to find
   G+G    A augmentedA          B minorBm  A augmentedA
But let me suggest that you never leave Memphis
   G+G    A augmentedA    G+G
With anything on your mind

Chorus:

     C majorC      G+G
She said hey don't I know you
   D MajorD
Now ain't you the one
   C majorC      G+G
The one with the guitar boys
   D MajorD
And all them sad songs

   C majorC
About men in the rain
     G+G
Did you ever miss a plain
  D MajorD
In Memphis

     C majorC      G+G
She said hey don't I know you
   D MajorD
Now ain't you the one
   C majorC      G+G
The one with the guitar boys
   D MajorD
And all them sad songs

   C majorC
About men in the rain
     G+G
Did you ever miss a plain
  D MajorD
In Memphis

Outro:

D5/A Gsus2/A D MajorD Dsus2/A D5/A Gsus2/A D MajorD Dsus2/A