I've Got Precious Memories Song Lyrics and Chords by Faron Young
I've Got Precious Memories
Recorded by Faron Young
Written by Billy Deaton, Ellen Crandell, Sam Givens
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I was walkin' home from
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work last night
And I got so tired and
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thirsty
The fool inside of me said stop one drink's al
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walked into a
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barroom
And that's where I met temp
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tation
Though I fought to keep control of me
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tation won the
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fight
Now I've got precious memories
They're
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all I've got to
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cling
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Precious memories are all I've got to
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hold
I've
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got memories of a sweet wife
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memories of a
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good
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That was just before temptation
Told my
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sweet wife all she
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knows
She had long black hair and
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eyes as blue as
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heaven
And the dress she wore fit her much too
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tight
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when passion
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called me and I
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answered
And though I fought to keep control of me
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tation won the
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fight
Now I've got precious memories
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all I've got to
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cling
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Precious memories are all I've got to
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hold
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got memories of a sweet wife
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memories of a
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good
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That was just before temptation
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sweet wife all she
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know
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FAQ
Who sang the the song I've Got Precious Memories?
- The song I've Got Precious Memories was sang by Faron Young.
Who is Faron Young?
- Faron Young (February 25, 1932 - December 10, 1996) was an American country music producer, singer and songwriter from the early 1950s into the mid-1980s. Hits including "If You Ain't Lovin' (You Ain't Livin')" and "Live Fast, Love Hard, Die Young" marked him as a honky-tonk singer in sound and personal style and his chart-topping singles "Hello Walls" and "It's Four in the Morning" showed his versatility as a vocalist. Known as the Hillbilly Heartthrob, and following a singing cowboy film role as the Young Sheriff, Young's singles charted for more than 30 years. In failing health, he died by suicide at 64 in 1996. Young is a member of the Country Music Hall of Fame.
