Am         Am/G         F      G   


[Verse 1]

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Midnight at Graceland in '72
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Shooting TV with groupies in the Jungle Room
Am                 Am/G       Am/F#      Am/F
A little fame and fortune was all he had left
C                 G         C   
He had become a parody of himself


[Verse 2]

 Am           Am/G         F          G
They dug his grave by the kitchen door
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And millions of blue-haired ladies took the guided tour
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His Chinese fan club came over on a boat
 C                         G             C  
And took pictures at his birthplace in Tupelo


[Chorus]

F         C      G                C     
Some disappear, they drop out of sight
F              C             G
Some stay too long and get crucified
           F                      C
Whoa this world ain't no place to be
              E7        Am   Am/G    C G              Am   Am/G  F  G (2x)
When you're larger than life,        Ohhh even heroes die


[Verse 3]

 Am         Am/G           F       G
Over on the poor side of Birmingham
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He was preaching on the corner but nobody gave a damn
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Except a couple hookers and a homeless man
 C        G          C
A dozen losers were his best friends


[Verse 4]

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At the church across the street, they were raising hell
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They said if he is a man of God, why do his old clothes smell
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They ran him out of town for disturbing the peace
C              G         C  
He died on a shelter cot in his sleep


[Chorus]

F          C     G                C     
Some disappear, they drop out of sight
F              C              G
Some stay too long and get crucified
            F                     C
Whoa this world ain't no place to be
             E7          Am   Am/G  Am/F#               
When you're larger than life,   
 C G               Am   Am/G   Am/F# 
Whoa, even heroes die 
C  G               Am   Am/G    F     G    Am          
Whoa, even heroes die