Johnny Paycheck - Heavens almost as big as texas

^GWell he walked into the bar room ragged ^Cpants and an over^Gcoat When at first I saw him I thought he was a ^G7joke ^CWhen he started preaching I ^Galmost dropped my beer ^CI thought John The ^DBaptist had walked in ^Ghere

In his hand he held a bible and ^Che had scary ^Glook He could quote the scriptures without opening the ^G7book He ^Cwasn't to good looking he wouldn't ^Gdrive the ladies wild But I'll ^Chave to say he ^Ddamn sure had his ^Gstyle

^GHe said heaven's ^Calmost big as ^GTexas Angels sing like Charley ^G7Pride ^CAnd I'll bet you'll say Jesus looks a ^Glot like ^A7Waylon hoss And ^Cwhen he plays ^Dthere ain't no place to ^Ghide

^{G G} Ah now play it up one time for me *** Key change sharp the chords below ***

^GWell he preached about ten minutes then ^Che gave the alter ^Gcall Eighty old drunks and four barmaids have their backs to the ^G7wall ^CI held on to my barstool so ^Ghard my hands turned white ^CHe looked like he ^Dknew where I was that ^Gnight

^GHe said heaven's ^Calmost big as ^GTexas Angels sing like Charley ^G7Pride ^CAnd I'll bet you'll say Jesus looks a ^Glot like ^A7Waylon hoss And ^Cwhen he plays ^Dthere ain't no place to ^Ghide

He went out the back door and ^Cvanished into the ^Gnight It took a quart of Jim Bean to get me over the ^G7fright ^CI don't know where he was going and I ^Gdidn't catch his name ^CBut if I go to ^Dhell he won't be to ^Gblame

^GCause He said heaven's ^Calmost big as ^GTexas Angels sing like Charley ^G7Pride ^CAnd I'll bet you'll say Jesus looks a ^Glot like ^A7Waylon hoss And ^Cwhen he plays ^Dthere ain't no place to ^Ghide Yeah and ^Cwhen he plays ^Dthere ain't no place to ^Ghide