Memphis Owen Temple
Memphis
By Owen Temple
3/27/2010
She was [A]seventeen left Arkansas[D] moved here on her [A]own[D]
After [A]mom's boyfriend and a tor[D]nado tore up her [A]home[D]
She brought her [F#m]small dog with her but she left behind her old [D]clothes
She [F#m]emptied out albums of pictures by the side of the [D]road
[B]She'd make some money then she would leave
[B]But Memphis is not what it [A]used to be[D] [A] [D]
She got a job in Memphis cause she lied 'bout her age
Said she'd give it a try up on the stage
At the Platinum Plus club she was a dancing, dancing to the drugs and the music
If her body was a weapon, she had learned how to use it
So give her the money if you wanted to see
Memphis is not what it used to be
She made three thousand a week in that East Memphis club
Til' the Fed's shut it down for running drugs
Then the money got tight but she's got a solution
She and some of the girls next summer moving down to Houston
I asked her what else in town should I see
She said Memphis is not what it used to be
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