Intro: Gm (8 bars) Bb-C Gm D Bb  Gm

Verse 1:
Gm              Gm
I was born in a bass drum 
Gm                 Gm
Brought up by a guitar 
Gm                      Gm
My mama kept a house of hags 
Gm                      Gm
And my daddy dressed in drag 

Chorus: 
  Bb  C       Gm
A hot nite in Dallas 
F                 Gm    Gm
Feel the southern wind 
  Bb  C       Gm
A hot nite in Dallas 
        Dm     Dm             Gm
And the sheets stickin' to my skin 

Verse 2:
Bodies laid in the gutter 
Dark roll the moon 
It shines through her gown 
As the woman's taking me down 

Repeat chorus

Instrumental: Gm (16 bars)  C C F Dm

Verse 3:
Lay me in a pine box 
In a dark desolate place 
On a moonlit night 
Nail a board above my face