[Intro – smoky Hammond organ, shuffling snare, clean guitar riff] (Instrumental Solo) [Verse 1 – gritty guitar licks, soft organ swells] Got a one-way ticket in my coat pocket Last call’s blown, the jukebox is quiet Landlord’s knockin’ but I’m already gone Midnight train’s waitin’ to carry me on [Chorus – soaring vocals, punchy horn stabs, driving shuffle beat] I’m ridin’ that midnight train to Memphis Leavin’ all my heartache behind me Blues in my bones, smoke in my eyes Gonna find my soul where the Mississippi cries [Verse 2 – call-and-response guitar, rolling bassline] Found my baby’s note on the kitchen table Said she’s tired of my ramblin’ ways I ain’t gonna beg, ain’t gonna plead This old train’s gonna set me free [Chorus – layered vocals, intensified horn section, wailing guitar bend] I’m ridin’ that midnight train to Memphis Leavin’ all my heartache behind me Blues in my bones, smoke in my eyes Gonna find my soul where the Mississippi cries [Bridge – slow, soulful guitar solo tease, sparse drums] I’ve walked these streets with a empty pocket Sang the blues to a cold concrete wall Now I’m headin’ south where the music’s loud Gonna lose myself in that Memphis drawl [Solo – gritty blues guitar solo, Hammond organ swells, shuffling rhythm] (Instrumental Solo) [Chorus – full band, maximum soul, vocal ad-libs] I’m ridin’ that midnight train to Memphis Leavin’ all my heartache behind me Blues in my bones, smoke in my eyes Gonna find my soul where the Mississippi cries [Outro – fading guitar, soft organ, final vocal hum] Midnight train rollin’ on Gonna find my way back home