Intro
[A] [Em] [Em] [A] [Em] [G]
[Em] [A] [Bm] [G] [Em] [A] [Em] [G]
[Em]Oh![A]Oh! [Em] [G]
Verse
Well, j[Em]judge looked down, gave me forty days [Em] [A]
[Em]Instead of the fine that I could not pay [Em] [A]
[Em]Said "Walk right, you'll soon be home [Em] [A]
[Em]Cross the line, you'll be on your own"[Em]own" [A]
Chorus
Forty d[D]days of shotguns and barbed wire fences [Em] [A] [Em] [A]
Forty n[Bm]nights to sit and listen
[A]To the midnight train to [Em]Memphis [A] [Em] [G]
[Em] [A] [Em] [D] [Am] [Em] [A] [Em]
[Em] [A] [Em]
[Em]Well now, whistle blows when the sun comes [Em]up [A]
[Em]Head to floor, keep your big mouth s[Em]shut [A]
[Em]Eat your breakfast on the gro[Em]ground [A]
[Em]Work like hell till the sun goes do[Em]down [A]
Chorus
Forty d[D]days of shotguns and barbed wire fences [Em] [A] [Em] [A]
Forty n[Bm]nights to sit and listen
[A]To the midnight train to [Em]Memphis [A] [Em] [G]
Solo
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[Em] [Am] [Em] [G] [C]
[Em] [Am]
[Em]Well now, then for the jury, ten for the j[Em]judge [A]
[Em]Twenty more to forg[D]forget my gr[Em]grudge [A]
[Em]When I get to thirty-[Em]thirty-nine [A]
[Em]That's the longest day in a prisoner's min[Em]mind [A]
Chorus
Forty d[D]days of shotguns and barbed wire fences [Em] [A] [Em] [A]
Forty n[Bm]nights to sit and listen
[A]To the midnight train to [Em]Memphis [A] [Em] [G]
[G]Midnight train to M[Em]Memphis [A] [Em]
[Em]Midnight train to M[Em]Memphis [A] [Em]
[Em]Oh, Midnight train to Me[Em]Memphis [A]
Outro
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