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

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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