Lyle Lovett - West texas highway

^E7 He didn't look suspicious^C#7 he didn't look any too ^F#6clean ^{B7 E7} So I I put on my brakes and I I opened up the door A7 Edmim7 I could tell he was a bum by the boots that he wore He said I'm ^E7going down to ^C#7Haskell got a ^F#6woman back in ^B7Abil^E7ene^{A7 E7 B7}

He told me ^E7son East Texas is where I come from A7 Edmim7 I been ridin' that Jacksonville Rodeo and I got humdrum I'm ^E7traveling around a ^C#7whole lot of Texas I've ^F#6seen ^B7 Yes and ^E7I'm I'm mighty glad you was pushin' down my way A7 Edmim7 In your fancy clothes and this shiny Chevrolet Said I'm ^E7going down to ^C#7Haskell got a ^F#6woman back in ^B7Abilen^E7e ^{A7 E7 B7}

You know he ^E7was was grinning like a possum a mighty happy rascal A7 Edmim7 He waved goodbye when I I let him out in Haskell And ^E7that's about the last of that ^C#7road tramp that I've ever ^F#6seen ^B7 But you know that ^E7I'm still wishing to this very day A7 Edmim7 That he had my clothes and this shiney Chevrolet And it was ^E7me going to ^C#7Haskell with a ^F#6woman back in ^B7Abilene^{E7 A7 E7 B7} You know that ^E7I'm still wishing to this very day A7 Edmim7 He had my clothes and this big Chevrolet And it was ^E7me going to ^C#7Haskell with a ^F#6woman back in ^B7Abilene^{E7 A7 E7 B7 Eb E}