WWW.AZCHORDS.COM | Reba Mcentire - Cactus In A Coffee Can Chords | Ver. 1
[Intro]
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[Verse 1]
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She had the window and I had the aisle
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She looked 25, but she was shaking like a child when we took off
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I looked over and clutched in her hand
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There was a cactus in a coffee can
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She was holding that thing like it was all she had
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She smiled at me, but I could tell she was sad
[Verse 2]
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Somewhere over Denver, I asked her her name
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She said "Elena," and told me she came from Santa Fe
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She ordered a drink and a wall came down
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She started talking and pain poured out
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She told me a story I'll never forget
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She had me in tears when she looked at me and said
[Chorus]
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"My mama's first love was crack
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She made her living lying on her back
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And she gave me away on the day that I was born"
[Verse 3]
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She said, "The last ten years I spent tracking her down
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It don't seem fair that when I finally found her she was almost gone
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We had two weeks together to laugh and to cry
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Two weeks to say hello and goodbye
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She gave me this cactus, said, "It's kinda like me
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It'll hurt you to hold it, but it blooms every spring"
[Verse 4]
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She said, "I'm on my way back to New Mexico
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Was gonna scatter these ashes where the desert winds blow
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But I came up with a better plan
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I'm gonna keep 'em in the bottom of this coffee can"
[Chorus]
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"My mama was a tortured soul
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I still love her even though
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Oh, she gave me away on the day I was born"
[Verse 5]
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The plane touched down and we both got off
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I took her hand and said, "I'm sorry for your loss"
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She said, "Thanks for listening, and for being here
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I've been wantin' to talk about for so many years"
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Now I'll probably never see Elena again
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We met as strangers and parted as friends
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As we waved goodbye, I was sure of one thing
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There'll be a flower on that cactus come next spring
[Outro]
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