Biography:
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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Other songs:
- Walking In Memphis
- Walking In Mephis
- Already Home
- Ellis Island
- Ghost Train
- Girl Of Mysterious Sorrow
- Healing Hands
- Listening To Levon
- Mamas In The Moon
- Man Of The World
- Nowhere Fast
- Olana
- Providence
- Silver Thunderbird
- Strangers In A Car
- The Rainy Season
- The Things Weve
- The Things Weve Handed Down
- True Companion
- Walk Through The World
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[Verse 1: Marc Cohn]
C9 Dsus G Em7
Put on my blue suede shoes
C9 Dsus G Em7
And I boarded the plane
C9 Dsus G Em7
Touched down in the land of the Delta Blues
C9 Dsus G Em7
In the middle of the pouring rain
C9 Dsus G Em7 C9 Dsus G Em7
W. C. -- Handy -- won't you look down over me
C9 Dsus G Em7
Yeah I got a first class ticket
C9 Dsus G
But I'm as blue as a boy can be
[Hook: Marc Cohn]
C9 Dsus G
Then I'm walking in Memphis
Em7 C9 Dsus G
Walking with my feet ten feet off of Beale
Em7 C9 Dsus G
Walking in Memphis
Em7 C9 Dsus G
But do I really feel the way I feel
[Verse 2: Marc Cohn]
C9 Dsus G Em7
Saw the ghost of Elvis
C9 Dsus G Em7
On Union Avenue
C9 Dsus G Em7
Followed him up to the gates of Graceland
C9 Dsus G Em7
Then I watched him walk right through
C9 Dsus G Em7
Now security they did not see him
C9 Dsus G Em7
They just hovered around his tomb
C9 Dsus G Em7
But there's a pretty little thing, Waiting for The King
N.C.
Down in the Jungle Room
[Hook: Marc Cohn]
C9 Dsus G
Then I'm walking in Memphis
Em7 C9 Dsus G
Walking with my feet ten feet off of Beale
Em7 C9 Dsus G
Walking in Memphis
Em7 C9 Dsus G
But do I really feel the way I feel
Gsus G Gsus G
They've got catfish on the table
Gsus G Gsus G
They've got gospel in the air
E7 C
And Reverend Green will be glad to see you
C#dim D
When you haven't got a prayer
C9 Dsus G Em7
But boy you've got a prayer in Memphis
[Verse 3: Marc Cohn]
C9 Dsus G Em7
Now Muriel plays piano
C9 Dsus G Em7
Every Friday at the Hollywood
C9 Dsus G Em7
And they brought me down to see her
C9 Dsus G Em7
And they asked me if I would
C9 Dsus G Em7
Do a little number
C9 Dsus G Em7
And I sang with all my might
And she said
C9 Dsus G Em7
"Tell me are you a Christian child?"
And I said "Ma'am I am tonight"
[Hook: Marc Cohn]
C9 Dsus G
Then I'm walking in Memphis
Em7 C9 Dsus G
Walking with my feet ten feet off of Beale
Em7 C9 Dsus G
Walking in Memphis
Em7 C9 Dsus G
But do I really feel the way I feel
C9 Dsus G
Then I'm walking in Memphis
Em7 C9 Dsus G
Walking with my feet ten feet off of Beale
Em7 C9 Dsus G
Walking in Memphis
Em7 C9 Dsus G
But do I really feel the way I feel
[Outro: Marc Cohn]
C9 Dsus G Em7
Put on my blue suede shoes
C9 Dsus G Em7
And I boarded the plane
C9 Dsus G Em7
Touched down in the land of the Delta Blues
C9 Dsus G Em7
In the middle of the pouring rain
C9 Dsus G Em7
Touched down in the land of the Delta Blues
C9 Dsus G Em7
In the middle of the pouring rain
C9 Dsus G Em7
Put on my blue suede shoes
C9 Dsus G Em7
And I boarded the plane
C9 Dsus G Em7
Touched down in the land of the Delta Blues
C9 Dsus G Em7
In the middle of the pouring rain
C9 Dsus G Em7 C9 Dsus G Em7
W. C. -- Handy -- won't you look down over me
C9 Dsus G Em7
Yeah I got a first class ticket
C9 Dsus G
But I'm as blue as a boy can be
[Hook: Marc Cohn]
C9 Dsus G
Then I'm walking in Memphis
Em7 C9 Dsus G
Walking with my feet ten feet off of Beale
Em7 C9 Dsus G
Walking in Memphis
Em7 C9 Dsus G
But do I really feel the way I feel
[Verse 2: Marc Cohn]
C9 Dsus G Em7
Saw the ghost of Elvis
C9 Dsus G Em7
On Union Avenue
C9 Dsus G Em7
Followed him up to the gates of Graceland
C9 Dsus G Em7
Then I watched him walk right through
C9 Dsus G Em7
Now security they did not see him
C9 Dsus G Em7
They just hovered around his tomb
C9 Dsus G Em7
But there's a pretty little thing, Waiting for The King
N.C.
Down in the Jungle Room
[Hook: Marc Cohn]
C9 Dsus G
Then I'm walking in Memphis
Em7 C9 Dsus G
Walking with my feet ten feet off of Beale
Em7 C9 Dsus G
Walking in Memphis
Em7 C9 Dsus G
But do I really feel the way I feel
Gsus G Gsus G
They've got catfish on the table
Gsus G Gsus G
They've got gospel in the air
E7 C
And Reverend Green will be glad to see you
C#dim D
When you haven't got a prayer
C9 Dsus G Em7
But boy you've got a prayer in Memphis
[Verse 3: Marc Cohn]
C9 Dsus G Em7
Now Muriel plays piano
C9 Dsus G Em7
Every Friday at the Hollywood
C9 Dsus G Em7
And they brought me down to see her
C9 Dsus G Em7
And they asked me if I would
C9 Dsus G Em7
Do a little number
C9 Dsus G Em7
And I sang with all my might
And she said
C9 Dsus G Em7
"Tell me are you a Christian child?"
And I said "Ma'am I am tonight"
[Hook: Marc Cohn]
C9 Dsus G
Then I'm walking in Memphis
Em7 C9 Dsus G
Walking with my feet ten feet off of Beale
Em7 C9 Dsus G
Walking in Memphis
Em7 C9 Dsus G
But do I really feel the way I feel
C9 Dsus G
Then I'm walking in Memphis
Em7 C9 Dsus G
Walking with my feet ten feet off of Beale
Em7 C9 Dsus G
Walking in Memphis
Em7 C9 Dsus G
But do I really feel the way I feel
[Outro: Marc Cohn]
C9 Dsus G Em7
Put on my blue suede shoes
C9 Dsus G Em7
And I boarded the plane
C9 Dsus G Em7
Touched down in the land of the Delta Blues
C9 Dsus G Em7
In the middle of the pouring rain
C9 Dsus G Em7
Touched down in the land of the Delta Blues
C9 Dsus G Em7
In the middle of the pouring rain
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