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miles and miles of texas Bob Wills
#------------------------------------------------------------------------------# # Date: 11/8/00; 9:31:11 AM Miles and Miles of Texas by Tommy Camfield & Diane Johnston recorded by Bob Wills, recorded by Asleep at the Wheel Contributed and transcribed by Glenn Humphries (glenn@humphries.com) Intro (same as the melody of the chorus) Verse 1 I's (G)born in Louisiana, down (C)on the old bay-(G)ou; (C)Raised on shrimp and (G)catfish, (A7)Mammy's good gum-(D7)bo. I (G)got the ramblin' fever, said good-(C)bye to maw and (G)paw; (C)Crossed that (d flat dim)old Red (G)River(E7) (A7)this is (D7)what I (G)saw. Chorus I saw (G)miles and miles of Texas, all the stars up in the (D7)sky; I saw (G)miles and miles of (c min 9)Texas, gonna (G)live here (D7)'til I (G)die. Verse 2 I (G)rode up in to Austin, the (C)cradle of the (G)West; (C)Just ask any (G)cowboy, he'll (A)tell you that its the (D7)best. And I (G)met a Texas beauty, I got (C)friendly with her (G)Paw; I (C)looked in-(d flat dim)to her (G)big blue (E7)eyes, and (A7)this is (D7)what I (G)saw. Chorus Instrumental break same as Chorus Verse 3 I (G)started tamin' broncos, made (C)every rode-(G)o; Un-(C)til I met a (G)tough one, you know his (A7)name was Devil (D7)Joe. And I (G)grabbed hold of his bridle, just to (C)ride this old out-(G)law; He (C)threw me (d flat dim)from the (G)saddle(E7), and (A7)this is (D7)what I (G)saw. Chorus Instrumental break same as Chorus; end with (G6) Glenn A. Humphries glenn@humphries.com
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