I've Got Precious Memories Song Lyrics and Chords

 

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  
C 
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
D7 
right
 
Then I  
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walked into a  
C 
barroom
 
And that's where I met temp
G 
tation
Though I fought to keep control of me
 
Temp
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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 
 
to
 
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
 
And  
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memories of a  
G 
good 
 
life
That was just before temptation
 
Told my  
D7 
sweet wife all she  
G 
knows
 
She had long black hair and  
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eyes as blue as  
G 
heaven
 
And the dress she wore fit her much too  
D7 
tight
 
And that's  
G 
when passion  
C 
called me and I  
G 
answered
And though I fought to keep control of me
 
Temp
D7 
tation won the  
G 
fight
Now I've got precious memories
 
They're  
C 
all I've got to  
G 
cling 
 
to
 
Precious memories are all I've got to  
D7 
hold
 
I've  
G 
got memories of a sweet wife
 
And  
C 
memories of a  
G 
good 
 
life
That was just before temptation
 
Told my  
D7 
sweet wife all she  
C 
know
G 
s

 

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.

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