---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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:

From the ^Fbells of St Mary To the ^CCount of Monte Cristo ^GNothing can stop, nothing can stop Nothin can stop the ^Fsins of Mem^Cphisto

^GSally used to play with her hula hoops ^FNow she tells her problems to therapy groups ^GGrampa's on the front lawn staring at a rake ^FWondering if his marriage was a terrible mistake ^GI'm sitting on the front steps drinking orange crush ^FWondering if it's possible if I could still blush Uh ^Chuh Oh yeah

^GBoy on a bike with corduroy slacks ^Fleeps in the river by the railroad tracks ^GHe waits for the whistle on the train to scream ^FSo he can close his eyes and begin to dream Uh ^Chuh Oh yeah

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^GThe hands on his watch spin slowly around With his ^Fmind on a bus that goes all over town ^GLooking at the babies and the factories ^FListening to the music of Mister Squeeze ^GAs if by magic or remote control He ^Ffinds a piece of a puzzle that he missed in his soul Uh ^Chuh Oh yeah

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

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^GSally used to play with her hula hoops ^FNow she tells her problems to therapy groups Uh ^Chuh Oh yeah

John Prine - The sins of memphisto