A5 D5 A5 Back in Memphis she was a pearl A5 D5 A5 She was everyone's favorite girl D5 A5 Now her eyes have a vacant stare A5 D5 A5 What she wouldn't give to be livin' back there A5 D5 A5 She married a man when she left home A5 D5 A5 She wanted someone she could call her own D5 A5 He was good to her when he wasn't drunk A5 D5 A5 He'd hold her and tell her how pretty she looked A5 D5 A5 Back in Memphis where she grew up A5 D5 A5 The life she knew was just not enough D5 A5 Back in Memphis when she was a girl A5 D5 A5 She thought one day she'd own the world A5 D5 A5 She'd look at the TV and magazines A5 D5 A5 And she'd believe all the pictures she'd seen D5 A5 She'd be wearin' silk and perfume so sweet A5 D5 A5 But those things don't mean much out here on the street SOLO A5 D5 A5 Back in Memphis she had fun A5 D5 A5 Goin' around, tellin' everyone D5 A5 She was gonna buy dresses that zip up the side A5 D5 A5 And wear red lipstick, have a nice car to drive A5 D5 A5 She bounces her baby on her knee A5 D5 A5 Sayin' maybe today we'll get lucky, you'll see D5 A5 I promise it won't always be like this A5 D5 A5 Come here, sugar, give Mamma a kiss A5 D5 A5 Back in Memphis another time A5 D5 A5 Didn't look like things would turn out fine D5 A5 Back in Memphis when she was a girl A5 D5 A5 She thought one day she'd own the world A5 D5 A5 Back in Memphis she was a pearl
