Roger Alan Wade - First time i saw waylon

^GI shoplifted an 8-track tape from ^CJ.C. Penny's when I was ^Gyoung One called "The Silver Tongued Devil" by the great ^DKristofferson ^GI caught Bob Dylan on that ^CJohnny Cash TV ^Gshow Turned me on to Willie Nelson, Lord, with ^Dnowheres left to ^Ggo

'Til that ^Gfirst time I saw ^CWaylon At Memo^Grial Auditorium in Chattanooga Tenness^Dee Oh that ^Gfirst time I saw ^CWaylon ^GElvis and the Beatles didn't ^Dmean a damn thing to ^Gme

Oh my ^Cuncle saw that look in my eye Said that ^Gboy will never work another day in his life That ^CTelecaster chicken-pickin' rhythm just sent me ^Gsailin'

Oh that ^Gfirst time I saw ^CWaylon ^GSingin' them Billy Joe Shaver ^Dsongs Lord that ^Gfirst time I saw W^Caylon ^GThey turned a^Dround and I was ^Ggone

Lord that ^Gfirst time I saw ^CWaylon That ^Gstringy hair and barely hangin' ^Don Lord that ^Gfirst time I saw ^CWaylon ^GThen I turned a^Dround and he was ^Ggone Long ^Cgone ^{G C} Long ^Ggone ^{C G}