Marc Cohn (born July 5, 1959 in Cleveland, Ohio) is a Grammy-award winning American singer-songwriter, best known for his song "Walking in Memphis" (often misattributed to Bruce Springsteen or Michael Bolton) from his self-titled 1991 album Marc Cohn.
According to the Walking In Memphis Songfacts, Cohn was discovered by Carly Simon in the mid-'80s when he was with a 14-piece band called The Supreme Court. Atlantic Records signed him in 1989, but
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FGCAm Put on my blue suede shoes and FGCAm I boarded the plane FGCAm Touched down in the land of the Delta Blues FGCAm In the middle of the pouring rain
FGCAm W C Handy FGCAm Won't you look down over me FGCAm Yeah I got a first class ticket FGCAm But I'm as blue as a boy can be
CAmFGC Then I'm walking in Memphis AmFGC I was walking with my feet ten feet off of Beale AmFGC Walking in Memphis AmFG But do I really feel the way I feel
FGCAmFGCAm I saw the ghost of Elvis on Union Avenue FGCAm Followed him up to the gates of Graceland FGCAm Then I watched him walk right through
FGCAm Now security did not see him FGCAm They just hovered round his tomb FG But there's a pretty little thing CAm Waiting for the King NC. And she's down in the jungle room
CAmFGC Then I'm walking in Memphis AmFGC I was walking with my feet ten feet off of Beale AmFGC Walking in Memphis AmFGGsus But do I really feel the way I feel
Csus4CCsus4C Now they've got catfish on the table Csus4CCsus4C They've got gospel in the air E7F And Reverend Green be glad to see you F#dimG7CGC When you haven't got a prayer NC FGCAm But boy you got a prayer in Memphis
FGCAm Now Muriel plays piano FGCAm Every Friday at the Hollywood FGCAm And they brought me down to see her FGCAm And they asked me if I would FGCAm Do a little number FGCAm And I sang with all my might FGCAm And she said Tell me are you a Christian child N.C. And I said Ma'am I am tonight
CAmFGC Then I'm walking in Memphis AmFGC Walking with my feet ten feet off of Beale AmFGC Walking in Memphis AmFGGsus But do I really feel the way I feel
FGCAm Put on my blue suede shoes and FGCAm I boarded the plane FGCAm Touched down in the land of the Delta Blues FGCAm In the middle of the pouring rain
FGCAm Touched down in the land of the Delta Blues FGCAm In the middle of the pouring rain