Chris Stapleton - Midnight Train to Memphis: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "Midnight Train to Memphis" on your guitar with our detailed chord guide and lyrics. This page provides everything you need to perform this song on the guitar, including lyrics integrated with chords, chord diagrams, and a key transposer to match your vocal range.

Learn Midnight Train to Memphis Guitar Chords and Lyrics by Chris Stapleton

This section will guide you through each part of the song, providing the guitar chords placed directly above the lyrics for easy playing. Whether you are a beginner or an experienced player, these elements will help you perform "Midnight Train to Memphis" smoothly on your guitar.

For easier playing, use our Simplify Chords feature to remove difficult chords like barre.

       Em                                 A
Well, judge looked down, gave me forty days
E                                       A
Instead of the fine that I could not pay
E                                    A
Said "Walk right, you'll soon be home
E                                    A
Cross the line, you'll be on your own"

Chorus:
       D                                   E A E A
Forty days of shotguns and barbed wire fences
       B
Forty nights to sit and listen
A                         E   A E G
To the midnight train to Memphis

Well now, whistle blows when the sun comes up
Head to floor, keep your big mouth shut
Eat your breakfast on the ground
Work like hell till the sun goes down

Chorus

Well now, ten for the jury, ten for the judge
Twenty more to forget my grudge
When I get to thirty-nine
That's the longest day in a prisoner's mind

Chorus

Midnight train to Memphis
Midnight train to Memphis
Oh, Midnight train to Memphis


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

A

Guitar chord A

D

Guitar chord D

E

Guitar chord E

Em

Guitar chord Em

G

Guitar chord G

B

Guitar chord B

Here you can see detailed diagrams for each guitar chord used in the song. Utilize our key transposer to adjust the chords to a key that better fits your singing range. Simply select the desired key, and the chords throughout this page will update automatically, ensuring you can play and sing comfortably.

If you are also interested in learning how to play "Midnight Train to Memphis" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "Midnight Train to Memphis" by Chris Stapleton.