Memphis Pearl Lucinda Williams
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 ; Sun, 2 Jan 1994 19:18:21 -0800<br/> 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 ; Sun, 2 Jan 1994 19:18:16 -0800<br/> Received: by ucscb.UCSC.EDU (5.65/1.34)<br/> id AA27893; Sun, 2 Jan 94 19:17:41 -0800<br/> Date: Sun, 2 Jan 94 19:17:41 -0800<br/> Message-Id: <br/> To: jamesb@nevada.edu<br/> Subject: /w/Lucinda.Williams/MemphisPearl.crd<br/> <br/> MEMPHIS PEARL (Lucinda Williams & Lorne Rall)<br/> ---------------------------------------------<br/> [Each chord is one measure (3/4 time]<br/> [Maybe in G with a capo at the 2nd fret; I'm not sure]<br/> <br/> <br/> A A D A A<br/> Back in Memphis she was a pearl<br/> <br/> A A D A A<br/> She was everyone's favorite girl<br/> <br/> D D D A A A A<br/> Now her eyes have a vacant stare<br/> <br/> A A D A A A A<br/> What she wouldn't give to be livin' back there<br/> <br/> <br/> She married a man when she left home<br/> She wanted someone she could call her own<br/> He was good to her when he wasn't drunk<br/> He'd hold her and tell her how pretty she looked<br/> <br/> Back in Memphis where she grew up<br/> The life she knew was just not enough<br/> Back in Memphis when she was a girl<br/> She thought one day she'd own the world<br/> <br/> She'd look at the TV and magazines<br/> And she'd believe all the pictures she'd seen<br/> She'd be wearin' silk and perfume so sweet<br/> But those things don't mean much out here on the street<br/> <br/> Back in Memphis she had fun<br/> Goin' around, tellin' everyone<br/> She was gonna buy dresses that zip up the side<br/> And wear red lipstick, have a nice car to drive<br/> <br/> She bounces her baby on her knee<br/> Sayin' maybe today we'll get lucky, you'll see<br/> I promise it won't always be like this<br/> Come here, sugar, give Mama a kiss<br/> <br/> Back in Memphis another time<br/> Didn't look like things would turn out fine<br/> Back in Memphis when she was a girl<br/> She thought one day she'd own the world<br/> <br/> Back in Memphis she was a pearl<br/> </div> </div> <div class="breadcrumbs">
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