Elvis (C)Presley came to (C/B)me in a (Am)dream last night (Am/G)
Like a (Fsus2)sleepy golden (G)eagle on the (C)breeze (G)
Wearin (C)wings of Spanish (C/B)leather, (Am)he was lookin' all right (Am/G)
But his (F)rebel heart lay (Fmaj7)bleeding on his (G)knees
He said, (Am)"Sherman's (Em)wolves howl (F)'round the (C)gate
And the (Am)sheep have (Em)gone as(D*)tray
And Pri(C)scilla's flown to (C/B)Paris, now she's (Am)lost to me," (Am/G)
He said, (Fsus2)"throw out the (Am)lifeline, (C)throw out the (Am)lifeline
'Cause (Fsus2)somebody's (G)driftin' a(C)way." (G)
Then he (C)took me over (C/B)cracker malls and (Am)chicken shacks (Am/G)
Where the (Fsus2)lost souls prowl the (G)lonesome ocean(C)side (G)
They were (C)waitin on the (C/B)shadow of the (Am)Merrimack (Am/G)
Floatin (F)brave as Davis (Fmaj7)sabers on the (G)tide
But he said (Am)"Dixie (Em)slumbers in the (F)cold cold (C)ground
And (Am)Lincoln (Em) moulders in the (D*)clay
And they've got (C)John Wilkes (C/B)Booth on the (Am)radio (Am/G)
Singin' (Fsus2)"Throw out the (Am)lifeline, (C)throw out the (Am)lifeline
'Cause (Fsus2)somebody's (G)driftin' a(C)way.'" (G)
Now the (C)truth is plain and (C/B)simple, but it (Am)flickers on my (Am/G)lips
Like a (Fsus2)moonbeam in a (G)blue Kentucky (C)pool (G)
'Cause the (C)Union, she's a (C/B)clever and a (Am)worthy ship (Am/G)
But she's (F)prideful, and she (Fmaj7)will not bear a (G)fool
So the (Am)fleet sails (Em)blind past (F)Beauregard (C)
And the (Am)flagship (Em)founders in the (D*)bay
While the (C)captain (C/B)paces on the (Am)quarterdeck (Am/G)
Cryin (Fsus2)"Throw out the (Am)lifeline, (C)throw out the (Am)lifeline
'Cause (Fsus2)somebody's (G)driftin' a(C)way." (G)
These (C)blue suede shoes were (C/B)made for someone (Am)else's feet (Am/G)
Me, I grow (Fsus2)weary ever (G)walkin down that (C)line (G)
'Cause I (C)never seem to (C/B)reach the end of (Am)Lonely Street (Am/G)
Even (F)though my heart's been (Fmaj7)broken for some (G)time
Oh, if (Am)you should (Em)meet me (F)on the march (C)
From (Am)Appo(Em)mattox all in (D*)gray
Won't you (C)take this (C/B)message to the (Am)King for me (Am/G)
Tell him (Fsus2)"Throw out the (Am)lifeline, (C)throw out the (Am)lifeline
'Cause (Fsus2)somebody's (G)driftin' a(Am)way" (Am/G)
Tell him (Fsus2)"Throw out the (Am)lifeline, (C)throw out the (Am)lifeline
'Cause (Fsus2)somebody's (G)driftin' a(C)way."
