Intro: Em , Am , Am , Em x2
AmEm
were you there when the man from atlanta was murdered in memphis
AmEm
did you see him layin at the low rent hotel
AmEm
did you hear them say that the cia is witness
CB7EmD
to the murder of a man at a motel in memphis
Chorus:
EmAm
motel in memphis, motel in memphis
AmEmD
run and tell somebody, theres blood on the riverside
EmAm
old muddy water, rollin through memphis
AmEm
if you were there youd swear it was more than a man who died
Em , C , B(note), Am , B(note), C(note), D(note), Em
(walks up here)
did you see coretta she's sobbin on the corner in a black veil
did you see mr crump in a white coat grin
did you walk down river where the cotton woods are swingin
with ghostly bodies of man
repeat ChorusInstrumental is the same chords as the Chorus
were you there with mahalya wailin at the funeral
did you watch them lower his casket in
did you tremble when you thought about the future
and cry out for a modern man
repeat Chorus
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