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They Never Made It To Memphis
Recorded by Mickey Gilley
Written by Jan Buckingham and Karen Staley
 
C
Well she left St. Louis in a Pontiac Tempest

Had her road map open red-lined down to Memphis
       F
He was smokin' down the highway in a blue Cadillac
   C
He smiled as he passed her and she smiled back
G7
They made a little stop at the Dove Cafe
         C
And they drank black coffee to pass the time away


She said I'm going to see Elvis  make my dream come true

He said I can't believe it that's been my dream too
     F
They started talking 'bout the money they'd save
   C
If they rode together for the rest of the way
G7
They stopped to throw a penny in a wishing well
         C
That sat out in the yard of a little motel

                      F                          C
They never made it to Memphis they never saw the king
                   G7                       C
He saw a chance at heaven she saw a wedding ring
                       F                   C
They got as far as the altar it was a fast affair
                      G7                      C
They never made it to Memphis but they didn't care


Well they couldn't understand how the time had flown

It was nineteen-ninety and the kids were grown
    F
One day she admitted she still had that dream
     C
Bout heading down south to see the home of the king
G7
They dropped off the dog with old Auntie Kate
    C
And headed down to Graceland twenty years late


Well as soon as they hit that open road

Every twist and turn reminded them of long ago
       F
He was thinking 'bout the kisses that he used to steal
       C
It was getting real hard to keep his hands on the wheel

G7
She looked as good to him now as she did back then
         C
And they were sweet sixteen all over again

                      F                          C
They never made it to Memphis they never saw the king
                   G7                  C
They made a little detour at the Dairy Queen
                            F                  C
They found the Wishing Well Motel it was still there
                      G7                      C
They never made it to Memphis but they didn't care

                      G7                      C
They never made it to Memphis but they didn't care

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