Key: C
Introduction:
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We were just kids, growing up in West Texas,
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Remember the hell we raised
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We chased the girls, we never could catch them,
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Those were are glory days
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You called me cowboy, Cause I drove a pickup
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and sang those old cheatin' songs
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Buy a bottle of Boone's Farm, wind up all messed up
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Where have those years all gone
Chorus
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Hey little brother, this is old cowboy
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Best keep your radio on
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Cause I might get lucky, sing on the Opry
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And I'll dedicate you this song
Instrumental
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I hit the highway, never looked back
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You stayed here in our old hometown
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You married a sweet girl down around Austin
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Had nine kids whose eyes are all brown
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I hit every barroom, Bakersfield to Boston
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Seeking whiskey, fortune, and fame
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Countin' these white lines, sure gets lonely
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Someday they'll all know my name
Chorus
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Hey little brother, this is old cowboy
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Best keep your radio on
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Cause I might get lucky, sing on the Opry
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And I'll dedicate you this song
Instrumental
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Well the years come and go, I've sure realized
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There ain't nothin like your best friend
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If there's one thing I know, 'Til the day that I die
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You've got me back, brother Ben
Repeat Chorus
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Yeah tonight I got lucky, singin' on the Grand Ole Opry
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I dedicate you this song
Outro