Reba Mcentire – Cactus In A Coffee Can chords

[Intro]
G  Em7  Cadd9  D

[Verse 1]
GShe had the window and I had the aisle
    Em7                                              Cadd9She looked 25, but she was shaking like a child when we took off
  GI looked over and clutched in her hand
           Em7There was a cactus in a coffee can
        Cadd9She was holding that thing like it was all she had
    D                                         G  Em7  Cadd9  DShe smiled at me, but I could tell she was sad

[Verse 2]
    GSomewhere over Denver, I asked her her name
Em7                                         Cadd9She said "Elena," and told me she came from Santa Fe
    GShe ordered a drink and a wall came down
    Em7She started talking and pain poured out
    Cadd9She told me a story I'll never forget
    DShe had me in tears when she looked at me and said

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

[Verse 3]
               GShe said, "The last ten years I spent tracking her down
   Em7                                                   Cadd9It don't seem fair that when I finally found her she was almost gone
           GWe had two weeks together to laugh and to cry
EmTwo weeks to say hello and goodbye
    Cadd9She gave me this cactus, said, "It's kinda like me
      D                                             G  Em7  Cadd9  DIt'll hurt you to hold it, but it blooms every spring"

[Verse 4]
               GShe said, "I'm on my way back to New Mexico
          Em7Was gonna scatter these ashes where the desert winds blow
Cadd9 But I came up with a better plan
          DI'm gonna keep 'em in the bottom of this coffee can"

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

[Verse 5]
    GThe plane touched down and we both got off
Em7I took her hand and said, "I'm sorry for your loss"
Cadd9She said, "Thanks for listening, and for being here
          DI've been wantin' to talk about for so many years"
    GNow I'll probably never see Elena again
Em7We met as strangers and parted as friends
      Cadd9As we waved goodbye, I was sure of one thing
              D                     D7There'll be a flower on that cactus come next spring

[Outro]
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