Tunica Motel
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intro
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----2--4------2---------------------2--2--4------------------------|
A|---------2-h-4---4s2--0--------------------------------------------|
E|--2----------------------2---0---2---------------------------------|
verse 1
F#m F#m7
Monday looked like a downer
F#m F#m7
Tuesday looked like rain
E
A bad altitude
B7 F#m
And I knew I needed a change
verse 2
F#m F#m7
Head out on the highway
F#m F#m7
Cruising way down south
E
I knew a little place
B7 F#m
Where we might could work it all out
[Refrão]
D5 E F#m
I'm so tired of fighting with myself
B5 E F#m
Gonna spend a little time at the Tunica Motel
verse 3
F#m F#m7
Just outside of Memphis,
F#m F#m7
Highway 61
E B7
Sleepy little town down by the
F#m
Mississippi River
verse 4
F#m F#m7
I'm gonna lay out on a houseboat
F#m F#m7
Until my hide turns brown
E
Ain't gonna move 'till the
B7 F#m
Evening sun goes down
[Refrão]
D5 E F#m
Fried chicken to go and they got live bait for sale
B5 E F#m
Anything you need at the Tunica Motel
Verse 5
F#m F#m7
I find myself at midnight
F#m F#m7
Moving to the back porch blues
E B7
The guitar cries, telling me
F#m
About the hard times
verse 6
F#m F#m7
Something moves in the shadows
F#m F#m7
Giving me a little chill
E
I thought I saw Robert Johnson
B7 F#m
Walking out across the field
[Refrão]
D5 E F#m
There ain't hardly anybody left who even knows the tale
B5 E F#m
Gimme the blues at the Tunica Motel
How to play Tunica Motel
Use the controls above to change the key and text size. Follow the highlighted chords while listening, then practice each section slowly before playing at the original tempo.
What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is B. You can transpose without leaving the page.
Can I play it on guitar or keyboard?
Yes. The chord progression works on acoustic guitar, electric guitar and keyboard. Adapt the voicings to your instrument and level.