Chords with lyrics
Capo 2
Intro: A minorAm Am/GAm/G FF G+G
verse 1
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Midnight at Graceland in '72
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Shooting TV with groupies in the Jungle Room
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A augmentedA little fame and fortune was all he had left
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He had become a parody of himself
verse 2
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They dug his grave by the kitchen door
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And millions of blue-haired ladies took the guided tour
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His Chinese fan club came over on a boat
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And took pictures at his birthplace in Tupelo
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Some disappear, they drop out of sight
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Some stay too long and get crucified
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Whoa this world ain't no place to be
E7E7 A minorAm Am/GAm/G C majorC G+G A minorAm Am/GAm/G FF G+G (2x)
When you're larger than life, Ohhh even heroes die
verse 3
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Over on the poor side of Birmingham
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He was preaching on the corner but nobody gave a damn
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Except a couple hookers and a homeless man
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A augmentedA dozen losers were his best friends
verse 4
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At the church across the street, they were raising hell
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They said if he is a man of God, why do his old clothes smell
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They ran him out of town for disturbing the peace
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He died on a shelter cot in his sleep
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Some disappear, they drop out of sight
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Some stay too long and get crucified
FF C majorC
Whoa this world ain't no place to be
E7E7 A minorAm Am/GAm/G Am/F#
When you're larger than life,
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Whoa, even heroes die
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Whoa, even heroes die