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		  The Sins of Memphisto - John Prine
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Tabbed by: Dave S. 
Email: Dlgibson@netscape.com

Tuning: Standard

Artist: John Prine
Album: Anthology Disc 2
Year: 1993



Intro:
C (x32010@1)
Chorus:
         FFrom (133211@1)the bells of St Mary
       CTo (x32010@1)the Count of Monte Cristo
GNothing (320003@1)can stop, nothing can stop
                    F (133211@1)        C (x32010@1)Nothin can stop the sins of Memphisto




GSally (320003@1)used to play with her hula hoops
FNow (133211@1)she tells her problems to therapy groups
GGrampa's (320003@1)on the front lawn staring at a rake
FWondering (133211@1)if his marriage was a terrible mistake
GI'm (320003@1)sitting on the front steps drinking orange crush
FWondering (133211@1)if it's possible if I could still blush
   CUh (x32010@1)huh  Oh yeah



GBoy (320003@1)on a bike with corduroy slacks
Fleeps (133211@1)in the river by the railroad tracks
GHe (320003@1)waits for the whistle on the train to scream
FSo (133211@1)he can close his eyes and begin to dream
   CUh (x32010@1)huh  Oh yeah



(Repeat Chorus)




GThe (320003@1)hands on his watch spin slowly around
         FWith (133211@1)his mind on a bus that goes all over town
GLooking (320003@1)at the babies and the factories
FListening (133211@1)to the music of Mister Squeeze
GAs (320003@1)if by magic or remote control
   FHe (133211@1)finds a piece of a puzzle that he missed in his soul
   CUh (x32010@1)huh  Oh yeah



(Repeat Chorus)



GAdam (320003@1)and Eve and Lucy and Ricky
FBit (133211@1)the big apple and got a little sticky
GEsmeralda (320003@1)and the Hunchback of Notre Dame
FThey (133211@1)humped each other like they had no shame
GThey (320003@1)paused as they posed for a Polaroid photo
FShe (133211@1)whispered in his ear Exactly Odo,  Quasimoto


(Repeat Chorus)


GSally (320003@1)used to play with her hula hoops
FNow (133211@1)she tells her problems to therapy groups
   CUh (x32010@1)huh  Oh yeah