A State Of Texas

Intro:  F  C  G  C

         C
When the day breaks on Cedar Creek Lake
                      G
Or my life rolls into Rhome
         G
When the sun goes down on Austin town
                          C
That's when I'll know I'm home
       C
What a time we'll have on Greenville Ave
                          F
With the big shots in Big D
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I'm livin' in a state of Texas and Texas lives in me

        C                                              G
For the girls I've known in San Antone and out El Paso way
   G                                                C
My love grows like a yellow rose and will not fade away
         C                                                F
When you hold tight on a summer night, I'm gone yeah I am free
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I'm livin' in a state of Texas and Texas lives in me
    F                    C         G              C
I'm livin' in a state of Texas and Texas lives in me

       F
Like a mystery train or a magic trick
     C
Or a map of the world on a guitar pick
  G
I can't explain, I got to let it be
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The eyes of Texas are smiling on me
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Yeah the eyes of Texas are smiling on me


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          C
Where the bluebonnets thrive on I-35
                        G
And the Guadalupe River flows
          G
Where the stars at night are a helluva sight
                          C
And the honky-tonks never close
         C
When the mornin' sunrise and I open my eyes
                        F
Yeah that's all I wanna see
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I'm livin' in a state of Texas and Texas lives in me
    F                    C         G              C
I'm livin' in a state of Texas and Texas lives in me
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I'm livin' in a state of Texas and Texas lives in me------