George Strait - Lone star blues

At a^D truck stop in San Angelo, I saw a^G billboard about this rodeo This ^Aweekend out in El Paso, so I signed up to^D ride I drew a bull called Original Sin, heard he'd^G killed a couple of men Figured this was^A somethin' I could win, 'cause the devil was on my^D side I was^D havin' myself one hell of a ride, but I^G ended up disqualified That^A old bull just up an died, before they blew the^D whistle

With them^D North Texas blues, thought I'd^G paid all my dues Then them^A South Texas blues, told me son you ain't^D through Had the^D East Texas blues, an' the^G West Texas too I've done^A all I know to do, tryin’ to lose, Tryin’ to lose these old Lone Star^D Blues^{A D}

Well, I got laid^D off at Brown and Root, then on my^G way back to Cut 'N Shoot I lost my^A wristwatch an' my boots, shootin' dice with a dude from^D Houston Well, there ain't no^D jobs here workin' cattle, I got on^G part-time hauling gravel With some^A outfit from Seattle, down here building custom^D homes

With them^D North Texas blues, thought I'd^G paid all my dues Then them^A South Texas blues, told me son you ain't^D through Had the^D East Texas blues, an' the^G West Texas too I've done^A all I know to do, tryin’ to lose, Tryin’ to lose these old Lone Star^D Blues ^{D G A D D G A D}

Well I gassed my ^Dtruck an' I packed my clothes, Turned in my^G key and I hit the road I said^A Cow Town's where I'll go, you never know, I might get^D lucky Well I got a^D friend there turnin' knobs, at a^G place called Billy Bob's Said he^A thought he could get me a job there working as a^D bouncer First night on the^D job was just insane, some old^G boy got all deranged Hit me in the^A head with a Harley chain, to this day, my ears still^D ring

With them^D North Texas blues, thought I'd^G paid all my dues Then them^A South Texas blues, told me son you ain't^D through Had the^D East Texas blues, an' the^G West Texas too I've done^A all I know to do, tryin’ to lose, Tryin’ to lose these old Lone Star^D Blues

I've done^A all I know to do, tryin' to lose, Tryin' to lose these old lone star^D blues^{A D Dsus D}