Memphis In the Rain chords by Justin Townes Earle

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Intro 1

Verse 1
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 (D major) Stand down the
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 (G major) blacktop at a cold  (F sharp major) dark night, boy
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 (G major) Pitch black skies there ain't a star  (E major) in sight
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But I'm look (D major) ing for a change
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I'm  (A major) passing through Memphis in  (D major) the rain  (A major) 
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 (D major) Whitewashed buildings  (F sharp major) and
old overgrown yards
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I've got  (G major) one hand on the wheel,
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I've got one  (E major) on my heart
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Looking for a girl  (D major) without a name
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 (A major) I'm passing through Memphis
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in  (D major) the rain  (A minor)  (G major) 
But no matter what I do, Lord,
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I can (D major) 't stop  (A major)  (D major)  (A major)  (G major) 
Gotta keep that hammer to the floor baby
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 (A major) Until I'm clear out of Arkansas mama
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'Cause  (D major) I know what they can do  (F sharp major) to me
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Lord and I  (G major) won't let them
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make a fool  (E major) out of me
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Things are start (D major) ing to get strange
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 (A major) Passing through Memphis in  (D major) the rain  (C major)  (D major)  (F sharp major)  (G major)  (E major) 
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 (D major)  (A major)  (D major)  (A major)  (C major)  (D major)  (F sharp major)  (G major) 
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Sometimes a man's just
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gotta know when  (D major) to go  (A major)  (D major) 
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 (G major) He's gotta earn himself a keepin'
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 (A major) He's gotta know when he's been beat
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So I called  (D major) a cousin down in Hou (F sharp major) ston
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He said  (G major) 'come on down boy,
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we've got work  (E major) for you to be doing'
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I'm  (D major) looking for a change
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 (A major) Passing through Memphis in  (D major) the rain
Yeah things are startin' to get strange
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I'm  (A major) passing through Memphis  (G major) in the rain
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 (A major) Oh yeah
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