[Intro]
Em
[Verse 1]
Am
I'm gonna leave old Texas now
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They got no use for the longhorn cow
Em Am
They've ploughed and fenced my cattle range
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The people there are all so strange
[Verse 2]
Am
I'll say goodbye to the Alamo
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And turn my head toward Mexico
Em Am
Make my home on the wide, wide range
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The people there are not so strange
[Verse 3]
Am
And when my ride on Earth is done
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I'll take my chance on the promised land
Em Am
I'll tell Saint Peter that I know
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A cowman's soul ain't white as snow
Em Am
But in that far-off cattle land
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He sometimes acted like a man