Bass tabs
Tuning: Standard (E A D G) Intro: "Ohhhhhhhh!...." G|---------|-----------------------------------------------------------------| D|---------|-----------------------------------------------------------------| A|---------|---------------------------------------------7-5-----------------| E|---10/---|-0--0--3---5-----3---5--3----0--------------------5-7-5-3-5-3-0--| G|--------------------------------------------------------------11/12--------| D|--------------------------------------------------------------10/11--------| A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|-0--0--3--5-----3---5--3----0----------------------------------------------| "Wellllllllll....." G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|--------------------------------------7-5----------------------------------| E|-0--0--3---5-----3---5--3---0-------------5-7-5-3-5-3-0--------------------|
Verse 1: "Judge looked down gave me forty days" G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------0h10/----0--0--3---5-----3---5--3---0-----| "Instead of the fine that I could not pay" G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------0h10/----0--0--3---5-----3---5--3---0-----| "Said 'walk right you'll soon be home'" G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------0h10/----0--0--3---5-----3---5--3---0-----| "Cross the line and you're on your own" G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------0h10/----0--0--3---5-----3---5--3---0-----| 1st Chorus: "Forty Days..............Of shotguns and barbed wire... G|-----------------------------------------------------------------| D|------------------------10-11-12---------------------------------| A|----------9-10-11-11/12----------12----9-10-11-11/12-------------| E|--3/10-10---------------------------10---------------0~~---------| ...fences" "Forty nights to sit and listen...to the midnight train to Memphis" G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------------------------------------9---------------------| A|-------------------------------------------------------------9-------9-------4-5-6-6/7-| E|-0--0--3---5-----3---5--3---0--0--3---5-----3---5--3---0/7-7---7---7---6-5-5-----------|
Bridge: Section A G|-------------------------------------------5-----------------| D|-------------------------------------7-8-9---9-8-7-----------| A|-------------------------------7h-10---------------10-7------| E|-0--0--3---5-----3---5--3---0--------------------------------| G|-------------------------------14p13---------------14-12h13--| D|-------------------------------12---14p12----12h14-12--------| A|-----------------------------------------12h14---------------| E|-0--0--3---5-----3---5--3---0--------------------------------| G|--------------------------------0--9-9--0--9-9--0--9-9-------| D|-------------------------------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------------------------------| E|-0--0--3---5-----3---5--3---0--------------------------------| "Well now, the...." On to 2nd verse G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|--------------------------------------7-5----------------------------------| E|-0--0--3---5-----3---5--3---0-------------5-7-5-3-5-3-0--------------------| Verse 2: "Whistle blows when the sun comes up" G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------0h10/----0--0--3---5-----3---5--3---0-----| "Head to floor, keep your big mouth shut" G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------0h10/----0--0--3---5-----3---5--3---0-----| "Eat your breakfast on the ground" G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------0h10/----0--0--3---5-----3---5--3---0-----| "Work like hell 'til the sun goes down" G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------0h10/----0--0--3---5-----3---5--3---0-----| 2nd Chorus: "Forty Days..............Of shotguns and barbed wire.... G|-----------------------------------------------------------------| D|------------------------10-11-12---------------------------------| A|----------9-10-11-11/12----------12----9-10-11-11/12-------------| E|--3/10-10---------------------------10---------------0~~---------| ...fences" "Forty nights to sit and listen...to the midnight train to Memphis" G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------------------------------------9---------------------| A|-------------------------------------------------------------9-------9-------4-5-6-6/7-| E|-0--0--3---5-----3---5--3---0--0--3---5-----3---5--3---0/7-7---7---7---6-5-5-----------| Bridge: Section B G|-------------------------------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------------------------------| E|-0--0--3---5-----3---5--3---0-0/12---0-0/12------------------| G|-------------------------------4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-11-9--------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|-0--0--3---5-----3---5--3---0----------------------------------------------| Alternate rhythm in this part... G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|----------------------------2--2--5--5--7--7--10--10--10/12--12------------| A|----------------------------2--2--5--5--7--7--10--10--10/12--12------------| E|-0--0--3---5-----3---5--3--------------------------------------------------| "Well now, ten for the jury...." On to 3rd verse G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|--------------------------------------7-5----------------------------------| E|-0--0--3---5-----3---5--3---0-------------5-7-5-3-5-3-0--------------------| Verse 3: "10 for the jury, 10 for the judge" G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------0h10/----0--0--3---5-----3---5--3---0-----| "20 more to forget my grudge" G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------0h10/----0--0--3---5-----3---5--3---0-----| "When I get to 39" G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------0h10/----0--0--3---5-----3---5--3---0-----| "That's the longest day in the prisoner's mind" G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------0h10/----0--0--3---5-----3---5--3---0-----| 3rd Chorus: "Forty Days..............Of shotguns and barbed wire... G|-----------------------------------------------------------------| D|------------------------10-11-12---------------------------------| A|----------9-10-11-11/12----------12----9-10-11-11/12-------------| E|--3/10-10---------------------------10---------------0~~---------| ...fences" "Forty nights to sit and listen...to the midnight train to Memphis" G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------------------------------------9---------------------| A|-------------------------------------------------------------9-------9-------4-5-6-6/7-| E|-0--0--3---5-----3---5--3---0--0--3---5-----3---5--3---0/7-7---7---7---6-5-5-----------| After 3rd Chorus Outro: "Midnight train to Memphis" G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|-0--0--3---5-----3---5--3---0----------------------------------------0h10/-| "Midnight train to Memphis" G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|-0--0--3---5-----3---5--3---0----------------------------------------0h10/-| "Ohhhh Midnight train to Memphis" G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|-0--0--3---5-----3---5--3---0----------------------------------------0h10/-| Rhythm starts slowing down and it ends with this little run... 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