John Prine – The Sins Of Memphisto tab
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---------------------------------------------------------------------------- The Sins of Memphisto - John Prine ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tabbed by: Dave S. Email: Dlgibson@netscape.com Tuning: Standard Artist: John Prine Album: Anthology Disc 2 Year: 1993 Intro: C Chorus: F From the bells of St Mary C To the Count of Monte Cristo G Nothing can stop, nothing can stop F C Nothin can stop the sins of Memphisto G Sally used to play with her hula hoops F Now she tells her problems to therapy groups G Grampa'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 if I could still blush C Uh huh Oh yeah G Boy on a bike with corduroy slacks F leeps in the river by the railroad tracks G He 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 (Repeat Chorus) G The hands on his watch spin slowly around F With his mind on a bus that goes all over town G Looking at the babies and the factories F Listening to the music of Mister Squeeze G As if by magic or remote control F He finds a piece of a puzzle that he missed in his soul C Uh huh Oh yeah (Repeat Chorus) G Adam and 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, Quasimoto (Repeat Chorus) G Sally used to play with her hula hoops F Now she tells her problems to therapy groups C Uh huh Oh yeah