Intro E (022100@1) E (022100@1) E (022100@1) E (022100@1)E (022100@1) Ab (xx1114@1) Staring down the blacktop at a cold dark night, boys A (x02220@1) F#Pitch (244322@1)black sky there ain't a star in sight EBut (022100@1)I'm looking for a change B7 (x21202@1) E (022100@1) B7I'm (x21202@1)passing through Memphis in the rain E (022100@1) Ab (xx1114@1) Whitewashed buildings and old overgrown yards A (x02220@1) F#I've (244322@1)got one hand on the wheel, I've got one on my heart ELooking (022100@1)for a girl without a name B7 (x21202@1) EI'm (022100@1)passing through Memphis in the rain A/E (002220@1) E (022100@1) But no matter what I do, Lord, I can't stop A/E (002220@1) Gotta keep that hammer to the floor baby B7 (x21202@1) Until I'm clear out of Arkansas, mama cause E (022100@1) Ab (xx1114@1) I know what they can do to me, Lord and I A (x02220@1) F#Won't (244322@1)let them make a fool out of me EThings (022100@1)are starting to get strange B7 (x21202@1) E (022100@1) B7 (x21202@1) Passing through Memphis in the rain |: E (022100@1) Ab (xx1114@1) A (x02220@1) F# (244322@1) E (022100@1) B7 (x21202@1) E (022100@1)[B7] :| A/E (002220@1) E (022100@1) Sometimes a man's just gotta know when to go A/E (002220@1) He's gotta earn himself a keepin', baby B7 (x21202@1) He's gotta know when he's been beaten E (022100@1) AbSo (xx1114@1)I called a cousin down in Houston A (x02220@1) F#He (244322@1)said "come on down boy, we got work for you to be doing" EI'm (022100@1)looking for a change B7 (x21202@1) EPassing (022100@1)through Memphis in the rain Yeah things are startin' to get strange B7 (x21202@1) EI'm (022100@1)passing through Memphis in the rain
