Jason Boland - They took it away

My ^Dkin come to Texas from ^ATennes^Dsee With Davy ^GCrockett a ^Along time ^Dago ^D I guess it's pretty ^Alucky for ^Dme They didn't ^Emall go to the Ala^Gmo ^{A G} They fought to make ^DTexas free From the ^Emarmies of Old Mexi^Gco ^{A G} They must have thought it was ^Dsomething to be In a ^Emland where a family could ^Ggrow ^{A G}

So they took it a^Dway ^G they took it a^Dway again ^G I wonder what those brave ^Dwomen and men Would do if ^Emthey came back a^Ground ^{A G} What would they ^Dsay ^G About the way everything ^Dhas been ^G I don't think they were ^Dtrying to win A place to ^Emput poison in the g^Ground ^{A D}

Now I ^Dlive on an ^AOklahoma ^Dhill It ain't ^GTexas but it ^Aused to ^Dbe ^D Back before Jackson ^Asigned a ^Ddeal To make it ^EmIndian Terri^Gtory ^{A G} In the winter that was ^Dfreezin' cold They ^Emmarched the Chero^Gkee ^{A G} In the land rush the ^Dsettlers stole every ^Emplace that they could ^Gbe ^{A G}

They took it a^Dway ^G they took it a^Dway again ^G They had the sword and they ^Dhad the pen Worse than ^EmSpaniards come for ^Ggold ^{A G} They took it a^Dway ^G they took it a^Dway again ^G Now they poison the ^Dlakes and the lands That their ^Emgreat grandfather ^Gstole ^{A D}

^D Something happened in ^Abetween the ^Dtime It was ^Ghome for the ^Aoutlaw ^Dman ^D And this time I like to ^Athink is ^Dmine Is just where ^Emall the oil money has ^Gbeen ^{A G} How can anybody ^Dmake a meal From what ^Emthey can't afford to ^Ggrow ^{A G} What's going to be ^Dleft to steal When there ^Emare no more free ^Gsouls ^{A G}

They took it a^Dway ^G they took it a^Dway again ^G How much time do you ^Dhave to spend Just to ^Emget them to let you ^Gbe ^{A G} Take it a^Dway ^G take it a^Dway again ^G I always want to be ^Dlivin' in the ^Emland of the ^Gfree The ^Aland of the ^Dfree!