Down On Beale Street Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Verse 1]
[Em]Turn it up.[D][Am][G][Am][A][Em][Am][Em][G][Am]
[D][Em][Am][A][Em][D][A][Em][A][Am][Em][D][Em]
[D]
[Am][Em][G][Am][Em][D][Am][A][Em]
[Am][G][D][G][F][E][Bm][D]
[Am][A][C#dim][Em][A][Em][D][Em]
[Am]Hopped [A]the tra[Em]in on [A]tha[Em]t
[Am]lonesome south[D]ern [F#m]line[Em][Am]
[A]Rollin' down to[Em]
[Am]Memphis, [Em]did n't s[Am]top to say
[B]good[Em]bye[D][Em][D][G]
[D]Grabbed my [Am]guitar [Em]an[Am][C]
d my beauti[Em]ful back[Am]pack
[A]Caught the fly[Em]er,
and I ain't nev[A]er [Am]com [Em]in' b[F]ack[Em]
[E]Found my [G#dim]woman was[Bm]
[D]ste[A]ppin[D]' out on me[Am]
[A]So I jumped the
[Em]South
Bank to try my luck down on
Beale
[Am]Street[A]
I'm [Em]down on
Beale
Street, [A]listen [Em]to th[F#]e blues[Am]
[Em]So m[A]uch good mu si[Em]c,
[Am]what's [D]a whore [D#dim]boy gonna do?[Em][Am][D][Em][D]
To try [Am]to make a big [C]time, [Em]was like
[Am]Baby
King
[A]Blues was good [Em]to him,
[Am]it's good enough [Em]for me
[E]All these gui[G#dim] tars, se[Bm]nd a m[D]ad man[Am]
An[D]other [A]sen[D]d a[A] poor[Em] boy, b[A]ack o[Em]n up the line

[Interlude 1]
[Em][Am][D][C][Em][D][Em][D][Am][D][Em][Am][A]
[D][A][Em][D][Am][D][Am][G][D][Em]
[Am][D][Am][D][Am][C][D][C][Am][D][Am]
[Em][D][Em][D][G][D][Em][Am][Em][Am][Em][Am][D]
[Am][D][Am][D][Em][A][Em][D][Em]
[Am][A]
Duke, [Em]you're

[Verse 2]
a [Am]jiver
Tryin' [D]to play [Am]some news
So [A]much [Em]competition,
try[Am]ing to make i[G]t playing [Am]blues[D][Am]
[D]Being a street blu[Am]es boy,
[C]can[Bm] really ben[Em]d a s[Am]tring
[A]So good muddy [Em]waters,[Am]
Freddie [D]and
Albert [Am]came[D]
[E]They're giv[D]in' us [A]goo[D]d tim[Bm]es,
[D]shoutin' out the [Am]news[D]
[A]So people get [D]ready, [Am]and p[D]ic[Em]k up [D]on [Em]the blues[D][Em][D][Am][D][Em]
[D][Em][D][D][E][Em][D][Am][D][A][Em][D][G][D]
[F#m]
[Em][D][Am][D][Am][Em][C][Bm][Am][G][Am][A]
[D][Em][D][G][D][Em][D][C][Em][D][Am]
[D][G][Am][A][D][D#dim][D][A][D]
[A][Am][A]
[Am]Yeah![A][Am][A]
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