Robert Earl Keen - Levelland

^DFlatter than a tabletop ^GMakes you wonder why they stopped here ^DWagon must have ^Bmlost a wheel or they ^Glacked ambition one ^DOn the great migration west ^GSeparated from the rest ^DThough they might have ^Bmtried their best They ^Gnever caught the sun

So they ^Asunk some roots down in the dirt To ^Gkeep from blowin' off the earth ^ABuilt a town around here And when the ^Gdust had all but ^Acleared They called it ^DLevelland, the ^Gpride of man ^A In ^DLevelland ^{G A}

^DGranddad grew the dry land wheat ^GStood on his own two feet ^DHis mind got ^Bmincomplete and they ^Gput him into the home ^DDaddy's cotton grows so high ^GSucks the water table dry ^DRollin’ sprinkler^Bms circle by ^GBleedin' them to the bone And I ^Awon't be here when it comes a day It ^Gall dries up and blows away I'd ^Ahang around just to see But they ^Gnever had much ^Ause for me in ^DLevelland They don't ^Gunderstand ^Ame out in ^DLevelland ^{G A}

And I ^Gwatch those jet trails ^Bmcarvin’ up tha^At big blue sky^{E G}Coast to ^Bmcoasters watch 'em go ^A And I ^Gnever would blame 'em ^Bmone damn bit If they ^Anever looked down on ^Dthis ^GNot much ^Bmhere they'd wanna ^Aknow Just ^DLevelland Far as you can ^Gpoint your hand ^A Nothin' but ^DLevelland ^{G A}

^DMama used to roll her hair ^GBack before the central air ^DWe'd sit outs^Bmide and watch the ^Gstars at night ^DShe'd tell me to make a wish ^GI'd wish we both could fly ^DDon't think she's ^Bmseen the sky ^GSince we got the satellite dish and ^DI can hear the marching band ^GDoin' the best they can to play ^D"Smoke on^Bm the Wate^Gr", "Joy to the World" ^DI've paid off all my debts ^GGot some change left over yet and I'm ^DGettin' on a ^Bmwhisper jet I'm gonna ^Gfly as far as I can ^Aget from ^DLevelland doin' the ^Gbest I can ^A Out in ^DLevelland - imagine ^Gthat ^A