{"source":"Free Chord Book","source_url":"https://www.free-chords.com","license_note":"Free for personal use. Lyrics and compositions © their respective songwriters and publishers.","tab_id":2656440,"song":"Cactus In A Coffee Can","artist":"Reba McEntire","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/11520194-cactus-in-a-coffee-can-chords-by-reba-mcentire/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/2656440?type=chord","rating":0.08567,"votes":0,"content":"[Chords]\r\n[ch]G[/ch]     320033\r\n[ch]Cadd9[/ch] x32033\r\n[ch]Em7[/ch]   022033\r\n\r\n[Intro]\r\n[ch]G[/ch]  [ch]Em7[/ch]  [ch]Cadd9[/ch]  [ch]D[/ch]\r\n\r\n[Verse 1]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]\r\nShe had the window and I had the aisle[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]Em7[/ch]                                              [ch]Cadd9[/ch]\r\nShe looked 25, but she was shaking like a child when we took off[/tab]\r\n[tab]  [ch]G[/ch]\r\nI looked over and clutched in her hand[/tab]\r\n[tab]           [ch]Em7[/ch]\r\nThere was a cactus in a coffee can[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]Cadd9[/ch]\r\nShe was holding that thing like it was all she had[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]D[/ch]                                         [ch]G[/ch]  [ch]Em7[/ch]  [ch]Cadd9[/ch]  [ch]D[/ch]\r\nShe smiled at me, but I could tell she was sad[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Verse 2]\r\n[tab]    [ch]G[/ch]\r\nSomewhere over Denver, I asked her her name[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Em7[/ch]                                         [ch]Cadd9[/ch]\r\nShe said \"Elena,\" and told me she came from Santa Fe[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]G[/ch]\r\nShe ordered a drink and a wall came down[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]Em7[/ch]\r\nShe started talking and pain poured out[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]Cadd9[/ch]\r\nShe told me a story I'll never forget[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]D[/ch]\r\nShe had me in tears when she looked at me and said[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab][ch]Cadd9[/ch]             [ch]G[/ch]\r\n \"My mama's first love was crack[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]Cadd9[/ch]                 [ch]G[/ch]\r\nShe made her living lying on her back[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Cadd9[/ch]         [ch]G[/ch]          [ch]Bm[/ch]             [ch]Cadd9[/ch]\r\n And she gave me away on the day that I was born\"[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Verse 3]\r\n[tab]               [ch]G[/ch]\r\nShe said, \"The last ten years I spent tracking her down[/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]Em7[/ch]                                                   [ch]Cadd9[/ch]\r\nIt don't seem fair that when I finally found her she was almost gone[/tab]\r\n[tab]           [ch]G[/ch]\r\nWe had two weeks together to laugh and to cry[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Em[/ch]\r\nTwo weeks to say hello and goodbye[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]Cadd9[/ch]\r\nShe gave me this cactus, said, \"It's kinda like me[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]D[/ch]                                             [ch]G[/ch]  [ch]Em7[/ch]  [ch]Cadd9[/ch]  [ch]D[/ch]\r\nIt'll hurt you to hold it, but it blooms every spring\"[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Verse 4]\r\n[tab]               [ch]G[/ch]\r\nShe said, \"I'm on my way back to New Mexico[/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]Em7[/ch]\r\nWas gonna scatter these ashes where the desert winds blow[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Cadd9[/ch]\r\n But I came up with a better plan[/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]D[/ch]\r\nI'm gonna keep 'em in the bottom of this coffee can\"[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab][ch]Cadd9[/ch]           [ch]G[/ch]\r\n \"My mama was a tortured soul[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Cadd9[/ch]            [ch]G[/ch]\r\nI still love her even though[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Cadd9[/ch]         [ch]G[/ch]              [ch]Bm[/ch]        [ch]Cadd9[/ch]\r\n Oh, she gave me away on the day I was born\"[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Verse 5]\r\n[tab]    [ch]G[/ch]\r\nThe plane touched down and we both got off[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Em7[/ch]\r\nI took her hand and said, \"I'm sorry for your loss\"[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Cadd9[/ch]\r\nShe said, \"Thanks for listening, and for being here[/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]D[/ch]\r\nI've been wantin' to talk about for so many years\"[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]G[/ch]\r\nNow I'll probably never see Elena again[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Em7[/ch]\r\nWe met as strangers and parted as friends[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]Cadd9[/ch]\r\nAs we waved goodbye, I was sure of one thing[/tab]\r\n[tab]              [ch]D[/ch]                     [ch]D7[/ch]\r\nThere'll be a flower on that cactus come next spring[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Outro]\r\n[ch]G[/ch]  [ch]Em7[/ch]  [ch]Cadd9[/ch]  [ch]D[/ch]  [ch]G[/ch]","plain_text":"[Chords]\nG     320033\nCadd9 x32033\nEm7   022033\n\n[Intro]\nG  Em7  Cadd9  D\n\n[Verse 1]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 2]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 3]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 4]\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 5]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Outro]\nG  Em7  Cadd9  D  G","chords":["G","Cadd9","Em7","D","Bm","Em","D7"],"chord_diagrams":{"Bm":{"barres":[2],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,1,3,4,2,1],"frets":[-1,2,4,4,3,2]},"Cadd9":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,2,1,0,3,0],"frets":[-1,3,2,0,3,0]},"D":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,0,1,3,2],"frets":[-1,-1,0,2,3,2]},"D7":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,0,2,1,3],"frets":[-1,-1,0,2,1,2]},"Em":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,2,3,0,0,0],"frets":[0,2,2,0,0,0]},"Em7":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,1,2,0,3,0],"frets":[0,2,2,0,3,0]},"G":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[2,1,0,0,0,3],"frets":[3,2,0,0,0,3]}}}