Midnight Train To Memphis chords by
Chris Stapleton

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Key: E major•

Intro 1

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Verse 1

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Well, judge looked down, gave me forty days

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Instead of the fine that I could not pay

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Said walk right, you'll soon be home

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Cross the line and you're on your own

Chorus 1

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Forty days

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of shotguns and barbed wire fences

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Forty nights to sit and listen,

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to the midnight train to Memphis

Interlude 1

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Verse 2

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Well now, whistle blows

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when the sun comes up

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Head to floor,

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keep your big mouth shut

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Eat your breakfast on the ground

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Work like hell 'til the sun goes down

Chorus 2

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Forty days

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of shotguns and barbed wire fences

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Forty nights to sit and listen,

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to the midnight train to Memphis

Interlude 2

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Verse 3

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Well now, 10 for the jury,

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10 for the judge

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20 more to forget my grudge

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When I get to 39

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That's the longest day

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in a prisoner's mind

Chorus 3

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Forty days

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of shotguns and barbed wire fences

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Forty nights to sit and listen,

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to the midnight train to Memphis

Outro 1

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Midnight train to Memphis

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Midnight train to Memphis

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Oh, the midnight train to Memphis

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[Whammy bar]

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Chords

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C

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The original key of Midnight Train To Memphis by Chris Stapleton is E major.

The primary chords used in Midnight Train To Memphis are E, A, D, B, G, C.

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