Cactus In A Coffee Can

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Cadd9 x32033
Em7   022033

[Intro]
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[Verse 1]
G
She had the window and I had the 
aisle
    Em7                            
She looked 25, but she was shaking 
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like a child when we took off
  G
I looked over and clutched in her 
hand
           Em7
There was a cactus in a coffee can
        Cadd9
She was holding that thing like it 
was all she had
    D                              
She smiled at me, but I could tell 
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she was sad

[Verse 2]
    G
Somewhere over Denver, I asked her 
her name
Em7                               
She said "Elena," and told me she 
          Cadd9
came from Santa Fe
    G
She ordered a drink and a wall came 
down
    Em7
She started talking and pain poured 
out
    Cadd9
She told me a story I'll never 
forget
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    D
She had me in tears when she looked 
at me and said

[Chorus]
Cadd9             G
 "My mama's first love was crack
    Cadd9                 G
She made her living lying on her 
back
Cadd9         G          Bm     
 And she gave me away on the day
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 that I was born"

[Verse 3]
               G
She said, "The last ten years I 
spent tracking her down
   Em7                        
It don't seem fair that when I 
                           Cadd9
finally found her she was almost 
gone
           G
We had two weeks together to laugh 
and to cry
Em
Two weeks to say hello and goodbye
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She gave me this cactus, said, "It's
 kinda like me
      D                          
It'll hurt you to hold it, but it 
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blooms every spring"

[Verse 4]
               G
She said, "I'm on my way back to New
 Mexico
          Em7
Was gonna scatter these ashes where 
the desert winds blow
Cadd9
 But I came up with a better plan
          D
I'm gonna keep 'em in the bottom of 
this coffee can"

[Chorus]
Cadd9           G
 "My mama was a tortured soul
Cadd9            G
I still love her even though
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 Oh, she gave me away on the day
       Cadd9
 I was born"

[Verse 5]
    G
The plane touched down and we both 
got off
Em7
I took her hand and said, "I'm sorry
 for your loss"
Cadd9
She said, "Thanks for listening, and
 for being here
          D
I've been wantin' to talk about for 
so many years"
    G
Now I'll probably never see Elena 
again
Em7
We met as strangers and parted as 
friends
      Cadd9
As we waved goodbye, I was sure of 
one thing
              D                    
There'll be a flower on that cactus
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 come next spring