Tono: E
Introducción:
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Down in Houston, Texas on a Christmas night
With a gun in his hand and his name up in lights
A E
Big Mama cried, "Dear Lord," Big Mama said,
A E
He put a 22 pistol right up to his head
B
Then he smiled at the ladies
A E
Now Johnny Ace is dead
E
The band leader set his saxophone down
And said, "I think I better split before the cops come 'round"
A E
Big Mama cried, "Dear Lord," Big Mama said,
A E
He put a 22 pistol right up to his head
B
Then he smiled at the ladies
A E
Now Johnny Ace is dead
E
When Johnny came home to Memphis, Tennessee
Everyone on Beale Street came out to see
A E
Big Mama cried, "Dear Lord," Big Mama said,
A E
He put a 22 pistol right up to his head
B
Then he smiled at the ladies
A E
Now Johnny Ace is dead