Midnight In Memphis - Bette Midler (From 'The Rose')
Written By: Tony Johnson.
Chorded By: Skidaddy, Esq., G.Q.
4/4 TIME (UON) @ 128 BPM (3 Min. 26 Sec.) in 'D'.
Chords Used: (CAPO 1st Fret to match Orig. in 'D#') -
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GUITAR KEYS
E A D G B e Bass| Chord
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D - x x 0 2 3 2 D A-D-F#
A - x 0 2 2 2 0 A A-C#-E
Bm - x 2 4 4 3 2 B B-D-F#
G - 3 2 0 0 0 3 G B-D-G -OR-
- 3 2 0 0 3 3
Em - 0 2 2 0 0 0 E B-E-G
F#m - 2 4 4 2 2 2 F# A-C#-F#
'VERSE'/'SOLO' Repeating Chord Pattern: [12 M]
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|D |G |D |D |G |G |D |D |A |G |D |D |
'CHORUS' Repeating Chord Pattern: [10 M]
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|G |D |A |D Em F#m|G |D |A |G |D |D |
** NOTE: In 1st and 3rd 'VERSE' you can sing 'girls' or 'boys' (gender optional).
INTRO: [17.375 M]
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D A|Bm |A |D |D |D |D |D |D |
|D |D |D |D |D |D |D |D |D |
It's
VERSE #1: [12 M]
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|D |G |D |
mid-… night in Mem-… phis,… and all the girls/boys are out to-night…
|D |G |G |
Whoa,… mid-… night in Mem-… phis,… and my true love is not in
|D |D |A |G |
sight… The ne-on’s… glow-… in’,… but I just don’t see the
|D |D |
light… I'm
VERSE #2: [12 M]
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|D |G |D |
fol-low-in’… my foot-… steps… try'n’ to find my-self a friend…
|D |G |
Oh,… ba-… by,… fol-low-in’… my foot-… steps…
|G |D |D |
… just to see where they might end… I'm
|A |G |
try'n’… to break these… blues,… but I can’t get them to
|D |D |
bend…
CHORUS #1: [10 M]
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|G |D |A |
Whoa,… mid-night… in Mem-… phis,… well, you take… me… a-
|D Em F#m|G |D |
-way… Oh,… mid-… night in Mem-… phis,… It’s a long,…
|A |G |D |D |
… long… time… be-fore… the… day…
VERSE #3: [12 M]
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|D |G |D |
Burn-in’ down… on Beale… Street… Can you hear the en-gine roar?…
|D |G |
Yeah, yeah,… burn-in’ down… on Beale… Street,…
|G |D |D |
… there’s a girl in ev-'ry door… Well,
|A |G |
it don’t… mat-… ter what you got… ‘cause they're al-ways ask-in'
|D |D |
more… Take it… girls/boys!…
SOLO BREAK: [12 M] ('VERSE' Chord Progression) -
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|D |G |D |D |G |G |
|D |D |A |G |D |D |
I
VERSE #4: [12 M]
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|D |G |D |
heard… the riv-er ris-… in’… ris-in’ up o-ver my head…
|D |D |G |
Yeah,… I heard… that riv-er rise… up,… and this is what it
|D |D |A |
said,… Oh,… I don’t need no live… ones…
|G |D |D |
… I just take care of the dead… Whoa, whoa,… whoa,…
CHORUS #2: [10 M]
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|G |D |A |
Whoa,… mid-night… in Mem-… phis,… well, you take… me… a-
|D Em F#m|G |D |
-way… Oh,… mid-… night in Mem-… phis,… It’s a long,…
|A |G |D |D |
… long… time… be-fore… the… day…
CHORUS #3: [12.5 M] 'CODA' -
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|G |D |A |
Whoa,… mid-night… in Mem-… phis,… well, you take… me… a-
|D Em F#m|G |D |
-way… Oh,… mid-… night in Mem-… phis,… It’s a long,…
|A |G |D |D |
… long… time… be-fore… the… day,… be-
2/4 4/4
|D |D |D |
-fore… the… day…
