7 acessos
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Back in Memphis she was a pearl
A D A
She was everyone's favorite girl
D A
Now her eyes have a vacant stare
A D A
What she wouldn't give to be livin' back there
A D A
She married a man when she left home
A D A
She wanted someone she could call her own
D A
He was good to her when he wasn't drunk
A D A
He'd hold her and tell her how pretty she looked
A D A
Back in Memphis where she grew up
A D A
The life she knew was just not enough
D A
Back in Memphis when she was a girl
A D A
She thought one day she'd own the world
A D A
She'd look at the TV and magazines
A D A
And she'd believe all the pictures she'd seen
D A
She'd be wearin' silk and perfume so sweet
A D A
But those things don't mean much out here on the street
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A D A
Back in Memphis she had fun
A D A
Goin' around, tellin' everyone
D A
She was gonna buy dresses that zip up the side
A D A
And wear red lipstick, have a nice car to drive
A D A
She bounces her baby on her knee
A D A
Sayin' maybe today we'll get lucky, you'll see
D A
I promise it won't always be like this
A D A
Come here, sugar, give Mamma a kiss
A D A
Back in Memphis another time
A D A
Didn't look like things would turn out fine
D A
Back in Memphis when she was a girl
A D A
She thought one day she'd own the world
A D A
Back in Memphis she was a pearl