Key: Bb major
Intro 1
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C
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She was born in
Verse 1
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New Orleans
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New Orleans, Louisiana
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Branded with the name Lisa Sawyer
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Circa 1963
Verse 2
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Grandmother was In dian
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Indian
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Her mother's name was Eartha
Swift as the wind
Fierce as fire
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Her father's name was Victor
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Worked two jobs to provide
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for his flock
Verse 3
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She was the youngest of seven
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Seven
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She grew up on Louisa Street
Chaos around, but inside, cozy
Small, but a mansion in
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her eyes
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Eyes, eyes, mansion
Verse 4
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Never had much money
Money
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But was filthy rich
With the wealth you couldn't
get from a dark casino
Or a lottery ticket
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They had love
Love, love
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Rich in love
Interlude 1
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Verse 5
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She had the complexion of
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The complexion of a sweet
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praline
Hair long as the sea
Heart warm like Louisiana sun
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Voice like a symphony
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Bm
Of the most beautiful instruments
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Am
Whoa, beauti ful
Verse 6
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At the age of sixteen
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Sixteen
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She found Christ at an altar
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All along he was calling her name
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The gospel spoken from
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an old wrinkly man
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Man, man
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Gospel
Verse 7
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She was born in New Orleans
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She was born in New Orleans
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She was born in New Orleans
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New Orleans
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