Billy Joe Shaver

Billy Joe Shaver - Heart of Texas guitar chord

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************************ HEART OF TEXAS *************************

written by Billy Joe Shaver

performed by Billy Joe Shaver and Waylon Jennings.

Verse 1:

G

The heart of Texas is where i was born

C/G

By twist of fate the lonestar state's where i'm coming from

G

God almighty's been good to me

Verse 2:

G

Where i grow'd up learning about the Alamo

C/G

With a swelling pride down deep inside me saying go man go

G

You can be all you want to be

Chorus:

G D

Yeah it's right there where the best is

C/G G

Smack dab in the heart of Texas,thank you Mam

Verse 3:

G

Papa run off before i was born

C/G

Mama picked cotton just to raise us kids in the Texas sun

G

We grew up in the cotton fields

Verse 4:(Waylon,Billy Joe)

G

So i learned how to work and i learned how to fight

C/G

I learned how to put a bunch of words together as the years rolled by

G

God gave me a way to go

Verse 5:(Waylon,Billy Joe)

G

When my sweetheart listened to the songs i played

C/G

She said i love you honey,but there ain't much money in a serenade

G

I need a man with a real job

Bridge:(Waylon,Billy Joe)

G D

Now she's back there where i left her

C/G G

God knows i still think about her now and then

D

But she knows these clothes i'm wearin'

C/G G

Is the kind that shirt tails always flappin' in the wind

Verse 6:

G

I made my music from coast to coast

C/G

Been over the water,couldn't get no hotter then i dang near froze

G

Remember the Alamo

Verse 7:

G

The road was long but the heart is strong

C/G

I was Texas born and raised and Texas is still my home

G

Texas is home sweet home

Chorus.(Waylon)

Bridge2:(Billy Joe,Waylon)

D

Where my songs are always playing

C/G G

And them good ol' Texas gals say honey "now where ya been?"

Chorus.

Thanks to David M. Potter (dmp12@cornell.edu) for the lyrics.

Perret Charles-Amir : perret@math.univ-mlv.fr

http://soleil.univ-mlv.fr/~perret/country.html

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