[Intro]
C Am Em G
[Verse 1]
C
I am so strung out
Am
Have not left this couch
Em G
In what seems like years
[Verse 2]
C
I’ve got problems yes
Am
My friends would attest
Em G
If they were near
[Chorus]
Am
But their not
C
They’ve moved on
F
And I can’t find my way out
Am C
Stuck in Paris, Texas
F
Like fading paint on a boxcar
[Instrumental]
C Am Em G
[Verse 3]
C
There were moments though
Am
Many years ago
Em G
When I had a plan
[Verse 4]
C
Move to Dallas or
Am
Maybe Houston
Em G
Wherever made sense
[Chorus]
Am
But I still play
C
At some hole in a wall
F
For tips or maybe a number
Am C
Stuck in Paris, Texas
F
And I thought I was gonna go far
Am
Now I don’t know what my plans are
F
I’m just fading paint on a boxcar ohh ooooohhh
[Instrumental]
C Am Em G
[Verse 5]
C
Yeah the money’s tight
Am
Can’t pay my rent
Em G
I should give up
[Verse 6]
C
I’ve got a sister
Am
Down in Commerce
Em G
Who could put me up
[Chorus]
Am
Damn I wish
C
I could catch a break
F
Or slide a scrap of fortune
Am C
Stuck in Paris, Texas
F
Like fading paint on a boxcar
Am C
I’m stuck in Paris, Texas
F
Like fading paint on a boxcar
Pieces of me keep flaking off
And the parts that are left
Are covered in rust
And I don’t expect to be remembered for much