Memphis Train Chords

KeyC CapoNone TuningStandard Difficulty Plays358

Memphis Train by Melissa Etheridge is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of C. It uses the chords D5, G5 and F5. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

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  			Intro 

D5 
Woo, woo, woo 

Chorus 
        D5   G5   F5             D5      G5 F5 
I said, ooh, wee,    the Memphis train 
D5   G5   F5             D5      G5 F5 
Ooh, wee,    the Memphis train 

verse 1 
D5                  G5   F5 
Train number one is gone 
D5                  G5   F5 
Train number two is gone 
D5                    G5   F5 
Train number three is been gone 
D5                           G5   F5 
Now how long must I wait for you,    Uh, all right. 

Interlude 
D5 
Uh, oh, shucks, uh 

verse 2 
D5                             G5     F5 
When I dropped my handkerchief on the floor 
D5                   G5    F5 
I'm getting ready to fall, yeah 
D5                      G5         F5 
When you see me falling down on my knees 
D5 
I'm getting ready to crawl. 

Chorus 
D5   G5   F5             D5      G5 F5 
Ooh, wee,    the Memphis train 
D5   G5   F5             D5      G5 F5 
Ooh, wee,    the Memphis train 

Harmonica Solo 
D5   G5 F5 
D5   G5 F5 

verse 3 
D5                  G5   F5 
Train number one is gone 
D5                  G5   F5 
Train number two is gone 
D5                    G5   F5 
Train number three is been gone 
D5                           G5   F5 
Now how long must I wait for you 

Interlude 
D5 
Uh, oh, shucks, uh 

Chorus 
D5   G5   F5             D5      G5 F5 
Ooh, wee,    the Memphis train 
D5   G5   F5             D5      G5 F5 
Ooh, wee,    the Memphis train 

verse 4 
D5                       G5   F5 
How long must I wait for you 
D5                       G5   F5 
How long must I wait for you 
D5                       G5   F5 
How long must I wait for you 
D5                  G5        F5 
How long, how long, how long, how long, how long 

Outro 
D5   G5   F5             D5      G5 F5 
Ooh, wee,    the Memphis train 
D5   G5   F5             D5      G5 F5 
Ooh, wee,    the Memphis train 
D5   G5   F5             D5      G5 F5 
Ooh, wee,    the Memphis train 
D5   G5   F5             D5      G5 F5 
Ooh, wee,    the Memphis train 

(fade out) 
    	

Chord diagrams

Guitar tuner

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Start the tuner and play a string

Reference tones

Standard tuning, lowest to highest. Click a string to play it; the string the mic hears is highlighted.

Click Start tuner and allow microphone access. The needle centers and turns green when a string is in tune (within 5 cents).
No microphone? You can still tap any string above to hear its exact reference pitch.

Metronome

100 BPM Andante