Chords for John Prine - The Sins of Memphisto

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From [F] the bells of St.
Mary _ to [C] the count of Monte Cristo _ _
[G] Nothing can stop, nothing can stop, nothing can stop the [F] sins of _ _ _ [C] Memphis-to _
Sally _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [G] used to play with her hula hoops
[F] Now she tells her problems to therapy groups
_ [G] Grandpa's on the front lawn staring at a rake
[F] Wondering if his marriage was a terrible mistake
[G] I'm sitting on the front steps drinking orange crush
[F] Wondering if it's possible for me to still blush, uh [C]-huh _ _
_ _ _ Oh yeah _ _
_ _ _ _ [G] A boy on a bike with corduroy slacks
[F] Sleeps in the river by the railroad tracks
[G] Waits for the whistle on the train to scream
[F] So he can close his eyes and begin to dream, [C] uh-huh _
_ _ _ Oh yeah _ _
_ _ _ From [F] the bells of St.
Mary _ to [C] the count of Monte Cristo
_ _ _ [G] Nothing can stop, nothing can stop, nothing can stop [F] the sins _ of _ _ [C] Memphis-to
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_ [G] hands on his watch spin slowly around
[F] With his mind on a bus that goes all over town
[G] Looking at the babies in the factories
_ [F] Listening to the music of Mr.
Squeeze
[G] As if by magic or remote control
He [F] finds a piece of a puzzle that he missed in his soul, [C] uh-huh _ _ _ _ _
Oh yeah _ _ _ _ _ _
[F] From the bells of St.
Mary _ to [C] the count of Monte Cristo _ _
_ [G] Nothing can stop, nothing can stop, nothing can stop [F] the sins _ of _ _ [Cm] Memphis [C]-to _
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_ _ _ _ _ [G] And a man, Eve and Lucy and Ricky
[F] Bit the big apple and got a little sticky
[G] Esmeralda and the hunchback of Notre Dame
[F] They humped each other like they had no shame
[G] They paused as they posed for a Polaroid photo
[F] She whispered in his ear
_ _ _ Exactly, Odo, _ _ _ _ _ [Cm] Quasimodo
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_ _ _ _ [F] From the bells of St.
Mary _ [C] to the count of Monte Cristo
_ _ [G] Nothing can stop, nothing can stop, nothing can stop [F] the sins _ _ _ _ of [Cm] Memphis [C]-to
Sally _ _ _
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_ [G] _ used to play with her hula hoops
[F] Now she tells her problems to therapy groups, [C] uh-huh _ _ _ _ _ _
Oh yeah _ _ _ _ _ _
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