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Bette Midler

Midnight In Memphis

by Bette Midler
Bette Midler

Biography:

Bette Midler (December 1, 1945) is an American singer, actress, and comedian, also known to her fans and especially in gay culture, as The Divine Miss M. She was born in Honolulu, Hawaii, to Jewish parents from New Jersey, and raised there. Midler relocated to New York City to pursue acting on stage, and in 1970 she began singing at the Continental Baths, a gay bathhouse in the city, where she became close to her piano accompanist, Barry Manilow, who produced her first major album, The Divine Miss M in 1973.

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Midnight In Memphis - Bette Midler (From 'The Rose')
Written By: Tony Johnson.
Chorded By: Skidaddy, Esq., G.Q.

4/4 TIME (UON) @ 128 BPM (3 Min. 26 Sec.) in 'D'.

Chords Used: (CAPO 1st Fret to match Orig. in 'D#') -
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GUITAR KEYS
E A D G B e Bass| Chord
------------------ -------------
D - x x 0 2 3 2 D A-D-F#
A - x 0 2 2 2 0 A A-C#-E
Bm - x 2 4 4 3 2 B B-D-F#
G - 3 2 0 0 0 3 G B-D-G -OR-
- 3 2 0 0 3 3
Em - 0 2 2 0 0 0 E B-E-G
F#m - 2 4 4 2 2 2 F# A-C#-F#


'VERSE'/'SOLO' Repeating Chord Pattern: [12 M]
--------------------------------------

|D |G |D |D |G |G |D |D |A |G |D |D |


'CHORUS' Repeating Chord Pattern: [10 M]
--------------------------------

|G |D |A |D Em F#m|G |D |A |G |D |D |


** NOTE: In 1st and 3rd 'VERSE' you can sing 'girls' or 'boys' (gender optional).


INTRO: [17.375 M]
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D A|Bm |A |D |D |D |D |D |D |


|D |D |D |D |D |D |D |D |D |
It's

VERSE #1: [12 M]
--------

|D |G |D |
mid-… night in Mem-… phis,… and all the girls/boys are out to-night…

|D |G |G |
Whoa,… mid-… night in Mem-… phis,… and my true love is not in

|D |D |A |G |
sight… The ne-on’s… glow-… in’,… but I just don’t see the

|D |D |
light… I'm

VERSE #2: [12 M]
--------

|D |G |D |
fol-low-in’… my foot-… steps… try'n’ to find my-self a friend…

|D |G |
Oh,… ba-… by,… fol-low-in’… my foot-… steps…

|G |D |D |
… just to see where they might end… I'm

|A |G |
try'n’… to break these… blues,… but I can’t get them to

|D |D |
bend…

CHORUS #1: [10 M]
---------

|G |D |A |
Whoa,… mid-night… in Mem-… phis,… well, you take… me… a-

|D Em F#m|G |D |
-way… Oh,… mid-… night in Mem-… phis,… It’s a long,…

|A |G |D |D |
… long… time… be-fore… the… day…

VERSE #3: [12 M]
--------

|D |G |D |
Burn-in’ down… on Beale… Street… Can you hear the en-gine roar?…

|D |G |
Yeah, yeah,… burn-in’ down… on Beale… Street,…

|G |D |D |
… there’s a girl in ev-'ry door… Well,

|A |G |
it don’t… mat-… ter what you got… ‘cause they're al-ways ask-in'

|D |D |
more… Take it… girls/boys!…

SOLO BREAK: [12 M] ('VERSE' Chord Progression) -
----------

|D |G |D |D |G |G |


|D |D |A |G |D |D |
I

VERSE #4: [12 M]
--------

|D |G |D |
heard… the riv-er ris-… in’… ris-in’ up o-ver my head…

|D |D |G |
Yeah,… I heard… that riv-er rise… up,… and this is what it

|D |D |A |
said,… Oh,… I don’t need no live… ones…

|G |D |D |
… I just take care of the dead… Whoa, whoa,… whoa,…

CHORUS #2: [10 M]
---------

|G |D |A |
Whoa,… mid-night… in Mem-… phis,… well, you take… me… a-

|D Em F#m|G |D |
-way… Oh,… mid-… night in Mem-… phis,… It’s a long,…

|A |G |D |D |
… long… time… be-fore… the… day…

CHORUS #3: [12.5 M] 'CODA' -
---------

|G |D |A |
Whoa,… mid-night… in Mem-… phis,… well, you take… me… a-

|D Em F#m|G |D |
-way… Oh,… mid-… night in Mem-… phis,… It’s a long,…

|A |G |D |D |
… long… time… be-fore… the… day,… be-

2/4 4/4
|D |D |D |
-fore… the… day…




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