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| I'd heard The Burritos out | in California |
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| could f | ly higher than The By | rds |
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| Roger McQuinn had a | 12 string guitar. |
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| It was l | ike nothing I'd ever he | ard |
| Dm | C | |
| And The Eagles flew in from the w | est coast |
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| Bb | Am | |
| While in T | exas the talk turned to Out | laws |
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| Like Wi | llie and Wa | ylon and | me. |
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| G | |
| Well that ?somewhere? Texas music is in the make |
| D | |
| And we've been making music that is f | ree |
| G | C | |
| Doing one night stands and pl | aying with our bands |
| G | D | G | |
| Wi | llie, Wa | ylon and m | e |
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| They say The Beatles were j | ust the beginning |
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| of e | verything music could | be |
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| Like a s | hip lost out on the s | ea |
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| And Jo | plin would die for the fu | ture |
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| And D | ylan would write po | etry |
| Dm | Am | |
| And in T | exas the talk turned to Out | laws |
| Bb | F | |
| Like Willie and Wa | ylon and | me |
| Hey! |
| G | |
| My name is David Allan Coe and I'm from Dallas Texas. |
| G | |
| They say Texas music is in the make |
| D | |
| And we've been making music that is f | ree |
| G | C | |
| Doing one night stands and pl | aying with our bands |
| G | D | G | |
| Willie, Way | lon and m | e |
| Big Jim! |
| Gm | Bb | |
| I'd heard The Burritos out | in California |
| F | C | |
| could f | ly higher than The By | rds |
| Gm | Bb | |
| Roger McQuinn had a | 12 string guitar. |
| F | C | |
| It was l | ike nothing I'd ever he | ard |
| Dm | C | |
| And The Eagles flew in from the w | est coast |
| Dm | C | |
| Like The B | yrds they were trying to be fr | ee |
| Bb | Am | |
| While in T | exas the talk turned to Out | laws |
| C | Bb | F | |
| Like Wi | llie and Wa | ylon and | me. |