Biography:
The Flatlanders is an American country band from Lubbock, Texas, founded in 1972 by Joe Ely, Jimmie Dale Gilmore and Butch Hancock.
The fact that all that these Texas music titans, on their first go-round as The Flatlanders in 1972, were completely rejected by the country music establishment is surprising in retrospect but, ultimately, poetic. That each went on to have formidable solo careers is a testament to their talent and determination. Add to this their diverse yet complimentary styles - Joe the street-wise rocker
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Other songs:
- Bhagavan Decreed
- Dallas
- Go To Sleep Alone
- I Think Too Much Of You
- Keeper Of The Mountain
- My Wildest Dreams Grow Wilder Every Day
- One Day At A Time
- One Road More
- Rose From The Mountain
- South Wind Of Summer
- Tonight I Think Im Gonna Go Downtown
- Wavin My Heart Goodbye
- Wishing For A Rainbow
- Youve Never Seen Me Cry
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Did you ever see Dallas from a DC-9 at night
A E
Well Dallas is a jewel, oh yeah, Dallas is a beautiful sight
B A E
And Dallas is a jungle but Dallas gives a beautiful light
B E
Did you ever see Dallas from a DC-9 at night
E
Well, Dallas is a woman who will walk on you when you're down
A E
But when you are up, she's the kind you want to take around
B A E
But Dallas ain't a woman to help you get your feet on the ground
B E
Yes Dallas is a woman who will walk on you when you're down
Chorus:
A E
Well, I came into Dallas with the bright lights on my mind
F# B
But I came into Dallas with a Dollar and a dime
E
Well, Dallas is a rich man with a death wish in his eye
A E
A steel and concrete soul with a warm hearted love disguise
B A E
A rich man who tends to believe in his own lies
B E
Dallas is a rich man with a death wish in his eyes
Chorus
E
Did you ever see Dallas from a DC-9 at night
A E
Well Dallas is a jewel, oh yeah, Dallas is a beautiful sight
B A E
And Dallas is a jungle but Dallas gives a beautiful light
B E
Did you ever see Dallas from a DC-9 at night
Did you ever see Dallas from a DC-9 at night
A E
Well Dallas is a jewel, oh yeah, Dallas is a beautiful sight
B A E
And Dallas is a jungle but Dallas gives a beautiful light
B E
Did you ever see Dallas from a DC-9 at night
E
Well, Dallas is a woman who will walk on you when you're down
A E
But when you are up, she's the kind you want to take around
B A E
But Dallas ain't a woman to help you get your feet on the ground
B E
Yes Dallas is a woman who will walk on you when you're down
Chorus:
A E
Well, I came into Dallas with the bright lights on my mind
F# B
But I came into Dallas with a Dollar and a dime
E
Well, Dallas is a rich man with a death wish in his eye
A E
A steel and concrete soul with a warm hearted love disguise
B A E
A rich man who tends to believe in his own lies
B E
Dallas is a rich man with a death wish in his eyes
Chorus
E
Did you ever see Dallas from a DC-9 at night
A E
Well Dallas is a jewel, oh yeah, Dallas is a beautiful sight
B A E
And Dallas is a jungle but Dallas gives a beautiful light
B E
Did you ever see Dallas from a DC-9 at night
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