Key: A
Introduction:
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When I die I may not go to heaven
A E A
I don't know if they let cowboys in
D
If they don't just let me go to Texas
A E A
'Cause Texas is as close as I've been
D
New York couldn't hold my attention
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Detroit City couldn't sing my song
D
If tomorrow finds me busted flat in Dallas
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I won't care 'cause at least I'll know I'm home
A D
When I die I may not go to heaven
A E A
I don't know if they let cowboys in
D
If they don't just let me go to Texas
A E A
'Cause Texas is as close as I've been
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I'd ride through all of Hell and half of Texas
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Just to hear Merle Haggard sing a country song
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Beer just ain't as cold in old Milwaukee
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My body's here but my soul's in San Antone
A D
When I die I may not go to heaven
A E A
I don't know if they let cowboys in
D
If they don't just let me go to Texas
A E A
'Cause Texas is as close as I've been