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G D/Gb C G Am D
[Verse 1]
G D GI drove through Memphis in the glow of rainy neon lights
C GBeale Street smelled like whiskey, smoke,
Am Dand old Saturday nights
GEvery little gift shop
D Emhad the same smile on the wall
C GGold records, faded postcards,
D Gsouvenirs for one and all
GThey said, “Graceland’s for people
D Emwho can’t let Go of the past”
C GA house full of memories
Am Dtourists wander through too fast
GI figured a dead star was just
D Ema picture people praise
AmTill I walked through those gates
C Dand felt him in that place
[Chorus]
G D EmCause somewhere in the grass of Graceland
C GYou can still feel him moving
Am Dthrough the heart of that land
GIn those Cadillacs waiting
D Emlike he’s about to take a ride
C GLike Elvis might come laughing
Am Dthrough the front door any time
G D GHe stayed a young man full of wonder in his eyes
C GBuying every shiny thing
Am Dthat caught him by surprise
GBut he took care of his mama
D Emand everybody close to him
C G AmAnd when you walk around in Memphis
D G G He don’t feel gone at all
[Verse 2]
G D GThe Jungle Room didn’t feel like some old museum
C GMore like he could walk back in
Am Dand start living there again
GThose jumpsuits hanging silent
D Emstill looked warm beneath the light
Am C DLike the music never really left those walls at night
GOutside stood rows of cars
D Emall shining chrome and gold
C GLike the dream of a country boy
Am Dwho never really got old
G D EmAirplanes, guitars, motorcycles lined up proud
Am C DHe lived like the world could always keep getting louder somehow
[Chorus]
G D Emsomewhere in the grass of Graceland
C GYou can still hear his footsteps
Am Din the quiet of that land
GIn every long white limousine
D Emreflecting Memphis skies
C GYou see a boy who grew too big
Am Dfor his own life sometimes
G D EmHe was an adventurer with rock ’n’ roll running through his veins
CBut he brought flowers home
G Am Dand helped his whole crew carry pain
GFriends stayed around the table long
D Emas the kitchen lights stayed on
C G AmAnd when you walk around in Memphis
D GIt feels like he still belongs
[Bridge]
EmNot some saint carved out of stone
BmNot some silent photograph
C GBut a man who kept on searching
Am DEven after all the fame he had
C DHe could buy most anything he saw
G D/Gb EmStill part of him stayed that same kid back then
AmTrying to make his daddy and his mama proud
CMore than he cared about
Dbeing bigger than men
[Final Chorus]
G D EmAnd somewhere in the grass of Graceland
C G Am DThe wind still sings along those white columns of the house
GThrough the family pictures
D Emand the silence in the hall
C G Am DThrough memories that still seem alive inside those walls
GHe stayed that southern boy
D Emwho never fully disappeared
C GWho pulled his friends up with him
Am Dand kept the people he loved near
C DAnd when you stand there in Memphis,
G Emyou finally understand
Am Bm/CHe ain’t just some old legend
He’s still alive somehow
D Gin that gravel and that grass
[Outro]
D/Gb Em D CSo drive slow through Memphis
G EmKeep the radio down low
Am G DCause some voices never leave us
GThey just keep rolling down the road
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