Walking In Memphis - Marc Cohn
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Walking in Memphis - by Marc Cohn
[Intro 1]
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[VERSE 1]
Put on my
blue suede sh
oes And I
boarded the pl
ane
Touched dow
n in the land
of the Delta B
lues
In the midd
le of the pour
ing rain
W. C. Hand
y -- won't you
look down ove
r me
Yeah I got
a first class
ticket
But I'm as
blue as a boy
can be
[Chorus 1]
Then I'm wa
lking in Memph
is
Was walking
with my feet
ten feet off o
f Beale
Walking i
n Memphis
But do I re
ally feel the
way I feel?\
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[Verse 2]
Saw the gho
st of Elvis
O
n Union Av e
nue
Followed hi
m up to the ga
tes of Gracela
/
nd
Then I watc
hed him walk r
ight through
Now securit
y they did not
see him
They just
hovered 'roun
d his tomb
But there's
a pretty litt
le thing, wait
ing for the Ki
ng
Down in the
Jungle Room
[Chorus 2]
When I was
walking in Mem
phis
I was walki
ng with my fee
t ten feet off
of Beale
Walking in
Memphis
But do I re
ally feel the
way I feel?\
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[Bridge ]
They've got
catfish o
n the table
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They've got
gospel in the
air \
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And Reveren
d Green be gla
d to see you
When you
haven't got
a prayer
But boy you
've got a pray
er in Mem phi
s \
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[Verse 3]
Now Muriel
plays piano
Every Fr
iday at the Ho
llywood
And they br
ought me down
to see her
And they as
ked me if I wo
uld
Well do a
little numb
er And I sa
ng with all
my might
She said, "
Tell me are yo
u a Christian
child?"
And I said
"Ma'am I am to
night"
[Chorus 3]
Walking in
Memphis
I was
walking with m
y feet ten fee
t off of Beale
Walking in
Memphis
But do
I really feel
the way I
feel?
Walking in
Memphis
I was
walking with m
y feet ten fee
t off of Beale
Walking in
Memphis
But do
I really feel
the way I
feel?
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[Final Verse]
Put on my b
lue suede shoe
s And I
boarded the pl
ane
Touched dow
n in the land
of the Delta B
lues In the
middle of the
pouring rain
Touched dow
n in the land
of the Delta
Blues
In the midd
le of the pour
ing rain
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