Delbert Mcclinton - Lone Star Blues guitar chord

Lone Star Blues

By Delbert McClinton

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At a truck stop in San Angelo

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I saw a billboard 'bout this rodeo

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Last weekend out in El Paso

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So I signed up to ride

I drew a bull called Original Sin

Heard he'd killed a couple of men

Figured this was somethin' I could win

'Cause the devil's on my side

I was havin' myself one hell of a ride

When I ended up disqualified

'Cause that danged old bull just up an' died

Before they blew the whistle

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And I got them North Texas blues

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Thought I'd paid all my dues

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Then them South Texas blues

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Told me son you ain't through

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Had them East Texas blues

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An' then West Texas too

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I've done all I know to do

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To try to lose, to try to lose these Lone Star Blues

I got laid off at Brown and Root

On my way back to Cut 'N Shoot

I lost my wristwatch an' my boots

Shootin' dice with a dude from Houston

There ain't no jobs here workin' cattle

So I got on part-time hauling gravel

With some outfit from Seattle

Down here building custom homes

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I gassed up my truck an' I packed my clothes

Turned in my key and I hit the road

I said Cow Town's where I'll go

You never know, I might get lucky

I got a friend there turnin' knobs

At this place called Billy Bob's

Said he could get me a job there

Working as a bouncer

First night on the job was just insane

Some old boy got all deranged

Hit me in the head with a Harley chain

To this day, my ears still ring

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I've done all I know to do,

Tryin' to lose,

Tryin' to lose these lone star blues