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Long Black Limousine
(Vern Stovall / Bobby George)

Copyright American Music Inc.

Original by Vern Stovall in 1961

RCA studio session - January 13-16, 1969 - American Studios - Memphis
January 13, 7-10 pm

XPA5 1142-09

RCA studio session - January 20-22, 1969 - American Studios - Memphis
January 21, 1-4 am

XPA5 1142-09 - Vocal repair

RCA studio session - January 20-22, 1969 - American Studios - Memphis
January 22, 1-4 am

XPA5 1142-09 - Overdub

Overdub session for RCA studio - January 22, 1969 - American Studios - Memphis
XPA5 1142-09 - Overdub

Overdub session for RCA studio - January 22, 1969 - American Studios - Memphis
XPA5 1142-09 - Backup overdub

Overdub session for RCA - March 18, 1969 - American Sound - Memphis
Afternoon

XPA5 1142-09 - Overdub

May 1969 LP RCA LSP 4155 From Elvis In Memphis
Re-mixed version:

June 30, 1987 CD RCA 6221-2-R The Memphis Record
Outtakes:

Takes 6, 7, 8 and 9M: April 2013 CD FTD 506020 975047 From Elvis In Memphis

Take 6: October 10, 2001 2001 CD FTD 74321 84216-2 Memphis Sessions

Re-recording sessions - Second session - Young 'un Sound Studio - Murfreesboro
November 10, 1980
KWA5 8573

November 25, 2000 CD FTD 74321 81233-2 Too Much Monkey Business

There's a long line of mourners
Driving down our little street
Their fancy cars are such a sight to see, oh yea
They're all rich friends who knew you in the scene
And now they've finally brought you
Brought you home to me

When you left you know you told me
That some day you'd be returnin'
In a fancy car, all the town to see, oh yea,
Well now everyone is watching you
You finally had your dream, yea
You're ridin' in a long black limousine

You know the papers told of how you lost your life, oh yea
The party, the party and the fatal crash that night
Well the race along the highway, oh the curve you didn't see
When you're riding in that long black limousine

Through tear filled eyes I watch as you pass by oh yea
A chauffeur, a chauffeur at the wheel dressed up so fine
Well I never, I never, never, never
Oh my heart, all my dreams yea, they're with you
In that long black limousine

Yea, yea, they're with you in that long black limousine

Yea, yea, they're with you in that long black limousine

Standard tuning.

Intro: G

G There's a long line of mourners C G Driving down our little street G G/F# Em D A D Their fancy cars are such a sight to see, oh yea G C G They're all rich friends who knew you in the scene D And now they've finally brought you G Brought you home to me

G When you left you know you told me C G That some day you'd be returnin' G G/F# Em D A D In a fancy car, all the town to see, oh yea, G Well now everyone is watching you C G You finally had your dream, yea D C G You're ridin' in a long black limousine

C G You know the papers told of how you lost your life, oh yea G G/F# Em D A D The party, the party and the fatal crash that night G C G Well the race along the highway, oh the curve you didn't see D G When you're riding in that long black limousine

Through tear filled eyes I watch as you pass by oh yea A chauffeur, a chauffeur at the wheel dressed up so fine Well I never, I never, never, never Oh my heart, all my dreams yea, they're with you In that long black limousine

Yea, yea, they're with you in that long black limousine

Yea, yea, they're with you in that long black limousine