The Texas Song

Em Am I'm gonna leave old Texas now B7 Gm G B7 They got no use for the longhorn cow Em Am They've ploughed and fenced my cattle range B7 Gm Em Am B7 Em The people there are all so strange Am I'll say goodbye to the Alamo B7 Gm G B7 And turn my head toward Mexico Em Am Make my home on the wide, wide range B7 Gm Em Am B7 Em The people there are not so strange Am And when my ride on Earth is done B7 Gm G B7 I'll take my chance on the promised land Em Am I'll tell Saint Peter that I know B7 Gm Em B7 A cowman's soul ain't white as snow Em Am But in that far-off cattle land B7 Gm Em He sometimes acted like a man