Memphis In The Rain
Justin Townes EarleVersion1
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Staring down the blacktop at a cold dark night, boys
Pitch black sky there ain't a star in sight
But I'm looking for a change
I'm passing through Memphis in the rain
Whitewashed buildings and old overgrown yards
I've got one hand on the wheel, I've got one on my heart
Looking for a girl without a name
I'm passing through Memphis in the rain
But no matter what I do, Lord, I can't stop
Gotta keep that hammer to the floor baby
Until I'm clear out of Arkansas, mama cause
I know what they can do to me, Lord and I
Won't let them make a fool out of me
Things are starting to get strange
Passing through Memphis in the rain
Sometimes a man's just gotta know when to go
He's gotta earn himself a keepin', baby
He's gotta know when he's been beaten
So I called a cousin down in Houston
He said "come on down boy, we got work for you to be doing"
I'm looking for a change
Passing through Memphis in the rain
Yeah things are startin' to get strange
I'm passing through Memphis in the rain
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Readable chord sheet for Memphis In The Rain by Justin Townes Earle
[E] [E] [E] [E] [E] Staring down the blacktop at [Ab]a cold dark night, boys [A]Pitch black sky there ain't a [F#]star in sight But I'm [E]looking for a change I'm[B7] passing through Memphis in the [E]rain [B7] [E] Whitewashed buildings and old [Ab]overgrown yards I've got [A]one hand on the wheel, I've got [F#]one on my heart Looking for a [E]girl without a name I'm[B7] passing through Memphis in the [E]rain [A/E] But no matter what I do, Lord, I ca[E]n't stop [A/E] Gotta keep that hammer to the floor baby [B7] Until I'm clear out of Arkansas, mama cause [E] I know what they can [Ab]do to me, Lord and I [A]Won't let them make a [F#]fool out of me Things are [E]starting to get strange [B7] Passing through Memphis in the [E]rain [B7] [E] [Ab] [A] [F#] [E] [B7] [E] [B7] [A/E] Sometimes a man's just gotta know when to [E]go [A/E] He's gotta earn himself a keepin', baby [B7] He's gotta know when he's been beaten So I [E]called a cousin down in [Ab]Houston He said [A]"come on down boy, we got [F#]work for you to be doing" I'm [E]looking for a change [B7]Passing through Memphis in the [E]rain Yeah things are startin' to get strange I'm [B7]passing through Memphis in the [E]rain