Memphis In June

by Nina Simone

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MEMPHIS IN JUNE
W: Paul Francis Webster
M: Hoagy Carmichael
Nina Simone
Key: C

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Mem-phis in june
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A shad-y ve-ran-da 
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un-der a sun-day blue sky
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Mem-phis in june
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And cous-in A-man-da's 
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mak-in' a rhu-barb pie

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I can hear the clock in-side 
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a tick-in' and  tock-in'
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Ev-'ry-thing is peace-ful-ly dan-dy

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I can see old gran-ny 
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'cross the street still a rock-in'
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Watch-in' the neigh-bors go by 

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with sweet o-le-an-der blow-ing per-fume 
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in the air. 
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Up jumps a moon to make it that much grand-er
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It's par-a-dise broth-er take my ad-vice 
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Noth-in' half as nice as
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Mem-phis in June