Key: A minor•
Verse 1
Am
G
Am
Old Beale Street is coming down
D
F
Sweeties' Snack Bar, boarded up now
and the Shine Boy's gone
Faded out with ragtime blues
G
D
Handy's cast in bronze
in a little park
With a trumpet in his hand
old bands
And the click of high heeled shoes
Propped up in his bed
For her kindness
and Furry's beer
Am
Verse 2
G
D
like gold tooth caps
They chew the last few dollars off
Carrion and mercy
Em
D
Blue and silver sparkling drums
no one
Down and out in Memphis
Tennessee
You bring him smoke and drink and
and sideshow spiel
But there was one song he played
D
Am
I could really feel
G
Am
Verse 3
Em
D
Diamond boys and satin
To parking lots and
shopping malls
As they tear down old Beale Street
"I don't like you"
man's standard joke
But it's true
We're only welcome for our drink
D
C
Am
C
and smoke
Verse 4
Em
D
W.C. Handy I'm rich
and I'm fay
you played
of your hey day
Looking up and down old Beale Street
Em
D
Ghosts of the darktown society
at me
Like it's a Saturday night
Dancing it up and making deals
Why should I expect that old guy
And time and other thieves
C
While our limo is shining on his shanty street
Am
D
Old Furry sings the blues
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