Justin Townes Earle – Mornings In Memphis (Guitar)

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"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
High lonesome 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