##----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE---------------------------------###This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the ###song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research. ###------------------------------------------------------------------------------###Received: from post-office.nevada.edu (post-office.nevada.edu (131.216.1.11)) by redrock.nevada.edu (8.6.4/8.6.4) with ESMTP id TAA00568 for <jamesb@redrock.nevada.edu>; Sun, 2 Jan 1994 19:18:21 -0800#Received: from ucscb.UCSC.EDU (ucscb.UCSC.EDU (128.114.2.8)) by post-office.nevada.edu (8.6.4/8.6.4) with SMTP id TAA18324 for <jamesb@nevada.edu>; Sun, 2 Jan 1994 19:18:16 -0800#Received: by ucscb.UCSC.EDU (5.65/1.34)# id AA27893; Sun, 2 Jan 94 19:17:41 -0800#Date: Sun, 2 Jan 94 19:17:41 -0800#From: indigo@ucscb.UCSC.EDU (Adam Schneider)#Message-Id: <9401030317.AA27893@ucscb.UCSC.EDU>#To: jamesb@nevada.edu#Subject: /w/Lucinda.Williams/MemphisPearl.crd##MEMPHIS PEARL (Lucinda Williams & Lorne Rall)#---------------------------------------------#(Each chord is one measure (3/4 time))#(Maybe in G with a capo at the 2nd fret; I'm not sure)A A D A ABack in Memphis she was a pearlA A D A AShe was everyone's favorite girlD D D A A A ANow her eyes have a vacant stareA A D A A A AWhat she wouldn't give to be livin' back thereShe married a man when she left homeShe wanted someone she could call her ownHe was good to her when he wasn't drunkHe'd hold her and tell her how pretty she lookedBack in Memphis where she grew upThe life she knew was just not enoughBack in Memphis when she was a girlShe thought one day she'd own the worldShe'd look at the TV and magazinesAnd she'd believe all the pictures she'd seenShe'd be wearin' silk and perfume so sweetBut those things don't mean much out here on the streetBack in Memphis she had funGoin' around, tellin' everyoneShe was gonna buy dresses that zip up the sideAnd wear red lipstick, have a nice car to driveShe bounces her baby on her kneeSayin' maybe today we'll get lucky, you'll seeI promise it won't always be like thisCome here, sugar, give Mama a kissBack in Memphis another timeDidn't look like things would turn out fineBack in Memphis when she was a girlShe thought one day she'd own the worldBack in Memphis she was a pearl
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