Elvis Presley

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Elvis Presley came to me in a dream last night  
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Like a sleepy golden eagle on the breeze  
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Wearing wings of Spanish leather, he was looking alright 
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But his rebel heart lay bleeding on his knees  
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He said, "Sherman's wolves howl 'round the gate  
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And the sheep have gone astray  
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And Priscilla's flown to Paris, now she's lost to me"  


 
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He said, "Throw out the lifeline 
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Throw out the lifeline 
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'Cause somebody's drifting away." 
 


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Then he took me over cracker malls and chicken shacks  
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Where the lost souls prowl the lonesome oceanside  
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They were waiting on the shadow of the Merrimack  
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Floating brave as Davis sabres on the tide  
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But he said, "Dixie slumbers in the cold, cold ground  
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And Lincoln  moulders in the clay  
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And they've got John Wilkes Booth on the radio  


 
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Singing, "Throw out the lifeline 
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Throw out the lifeline 
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'Cause somebody's drifting away."
  


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Now the truth is plain and simple, but it flickers on my lips 
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Like a moonbeam in a blue Kentucky pool  
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'Cause the Union, she's a clever and a worthy ship  
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But she's prideful, and she will not bear a fool  
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So the fleet sails blind past Beauregard  
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And the flagship founders in the bay  
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While the captain paces on the quarterdeck  


 
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Crying, "Throw out the lifeline 
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Throw out the lifeline 
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'Cause somebody's drifting away."  



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These blue suede shoes were made for someone else's feet  
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Me, I grow weary ever walking down that line  
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'Cause I never seem to reach the end of Lonely Street  
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Even though my heart's been broken for some time  
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Oh, if you should meet me on the march  
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From Appomattox all in grey  
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Won't you take this message to the King for me  


 
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Tell him, "Throw out the lifeline 
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Throw out the lifeline 
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'Cause somebody's drifting away" 
           Fsus2         Am 
Tell him, "Throw out the lifeline 
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Throw out the lifeline 
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'Cause somebody's drifting away."