West Texas

  Dm7
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                       WEST TEXAS
                     GD YSON CHANCE

CAPO: 1st FD T

INTRO:
G   C   Dm7   C


VERSE:
               G                   
I can see the sky for miles, I can 
          C
see that time so clear
          Dm7                   
When you told me "forever" was a 
           C
word that I should not fear
                G                  
I can see you driving and smoking, 
           C
Virginia Slims on the dash
        Dm7                  
On that day I was crying, you 
              C
stopped the car, looked back

You said


CHORUS:
  G                          C
"Boy, get the message, this ain't no
 New York City
         Dm7                  C
Born and bred in West Texas, raised 
you to be different
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    G                      C
No matter how it ends, no matter all
 your sin
                Dm7
I hope you will understand
         C                         
When I leave, you better be a good 
 G    G
man"


VERSE:
                G                  
I can see that house in the summer,
      C
 baseball in the yard
             Dm7                 
And when my knees got bloody, you 
          C
told me keep playing hard
            G                      
I remember mass on Sundays, 
  C
collared up to the ten
         Dm7                       
You were so damn faithful, even if 
    C
it all was a mess
               G
And in those years that we weren't 
speaking
             C
When I was drinking for some meaning
     Dm7                           
You called me on the phone and then
      C
 you said, hey


CHORUS:
  G                          C
"Boy, get the message, this ain't no
 New York City
         Dm7                  C
Born and bred in West Texas, raised 
you to be different
    G                      C
No matter how it ends, no matter all
 your sin
                Dm7
I hope you will understand
         C                         
When I leave, you better be a good 
 G     G   C   Dm7   C
man"
                       G    C   
"You better be a good man"
Dm7   C



BDA K
         G            Em       
And it's so hard to imagine what 
       C
I'll do without you here
        G                      Em 
As you gaze your eyes towards 
              C
mine, tell me to wipe away those 
tears
         G                     
You say Jesus loves you, always 
           Em7
will, no matter what you did
             Am7     C
And in that moment, I'm a kid again

You said


CHORUS:
  G                          C
"Boy, get the message, this ain't no
 New York City
         Dm7                  C
Born and bred in West Texas, raised 
you to be different
    G                      C
No matter how it ends, no matter all
 your sin
                Dm7
I hope you will understand
         C                         
When I leave, you better be a good 
 G   C  Dm7  C
man"

  C                    G   G  C  
"You better be a good man"
Dm7  C