Black Rose Of Texas chords by Dave Alvin

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Intro 1

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The

Verse 1
pills you
kept beside your bed
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Were never enough to
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ease your mind
And the men who came then
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al  ways left
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Not all of them treated you real kind
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You tried booze and God and cigarettes
But nothing could keep
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you from crying
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Black Rose     of Texas
I hope you found some
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peace this time

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Verse 2
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In the honky tonks and punk rock bars
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Sometimes it felt so good to be alive
Doing the two- step across
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the hardwood floor
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While telling some wild boy white lies
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But the music always had to stop
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And you had to face the world on your own
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Black Rose of Texas
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I hope you found your way home

Verse 3

Black Rose of Texas

no one can say you didn't try

Black Rose of Texas

I wish I could have said goodbye

Interlude 1

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Verse 4
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On a train in Arizona
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As the morning sun
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was burning in the east
A long distance phone call
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Woke me up from my       sleep
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Then I watched the desert
passing by
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Replaying sweet and sad memories
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Black Rose of Texas
Hope this time time
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you're finally free
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Black Rose of Texas

Verse 5
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no one can say you didn't try
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Black Rose of Texas
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I wish I could have said goodbye
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Black Rose of Texas
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I hope you found some
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peace this time
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Black Rose of Texas
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I just wish I could have said goodbye