2 acessos
Intro: Em Am Am Em x2 Verse 1: Am Em Were you there when the man from Atlanta was murdered in Memphis Am Em Did you see him laying at the Lorraine Motel? Am Em Did you hear them say that the CIA is witness? C D Em D/F# To the murder of a man at a motel in Memphis Chorus: Em Am Motel in Memphis, motel in Memphis Em D/F# Run and tell somebody, there's blood on the riverside Em Am Old muddy water, rollin through Memphis Em If you were there you'd swear it was more than a man who died Em C Am C D Em Verse 2: Am Em Did you see Coretta? She's sobbin on the corner in a black veil Am Em Did you see Mr. Crump in a white coat grin Am Em Did you walk down river where the cotton woods are swingin C D Em D/F# With ghostly bodies of man Chorus: Em Am Motel in Memphis, motel in Memphis Em D/F# Run and tell somebody, there's blood on the riverside Em Am Old muddy water, rollin through Memphis Em If you were there you'd swear it was more than a man who died Instrumental: (Play same chords and rhythm as the Chorus) Verse 3: Am Em Were you there with Mahalia wailin at the funeral Am Em Did you watch them lower his casket in Am Em Did you tremble when you thought about the future C D Em D/F# And cry out for a martyred man Chorus: Em Am Motel in Memphis, motel in Memphis Em D/F# Run and tell somebody, there's blood on the riverside Em Am Old muddy water, rollin through Memphis Em If you were there you'd swear it was more than a man who died