Justin Townes Earle – Memphis In The Rain (Guitar)

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Chords

[Intro] E E E E [Verse]
E                              Ab
  Staring down the blacktop at a cold dark night, boys

A                             F#
Pitch black sky there ain't a star in sight

        E
But I'm looking for a change

   B7                              E      B7
I'm passing through Memphis in the rain
[Verse]
E                               Ab
  Whitewashed buildings and old overgrown yards

         A                               F#
I've got one hand on the wheel, I've got one on my heart

              E
Looking for a girl without a name

   B7                              E
I'm passing through Memphis in the rain
[Bridge]
A/E                                  E
  But no matter what I do, Lord, I can't stop

A/E
  Gotta keep that hammer to the floor baby

B7
  Until I'm clear out of Arkansas, mama cause
[Verse]
E                      Ab
  I know what they can do to me, Lord and I

A                     F#
Won't let them make a fool out of me

           E
Things are starting to get strange

B7                               E       B7
  Passing through Memphis in the rain
[Interlude] E Ab A F# E B7 E E Ab A F# E B7 E B7 [Bridge]
A/E                                         E
  Sometimes a man's just gotta know when to go

A/E                         
  He's gotta earn himself a keepin', baby

B7
  He's gotta know when he's been beaten
[Verse]
     E                       Ab
So I called a cousin down in Houston

        A                         F#
He said "come on down boy, we got work for you to be doing"

    E
I'm looking for a change

B7                             E
Passing through Memphis in the rain
Yeah things are startin' to get strange
    B7                             E
I'm passing through Memphis in the rain