Merle Haggard

>From the ^D sun years of the ^Em Fifties and the ^G birth of rock and rol ^D l,
^A Millions screamed to see him do his ^D thing.
Elvis touched the ^Em life of ^G ev'ry ear that ^D heard him,
And they couldn't help but ^A7 listen when he ^D sang.
It's a ^G long way from Memphis to that ^D mansion in ^Em/A the ^D sky,
But he ^A kept his faith in Jesus all a ^D long, ^{D6 D7
D} It's a long way from Graceland across ^D Jordan to ^Em/A the ^G Promised Land,
But ^D Jesus fin'ly ^A came to ^A7 lead him ^D home.