Black Texas Dirt chords by Buck Owens

SimplifiedD · A · Asus4 · G · C …

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D
A
Asus4
G
C
Bm
F#m
B
E
C#m
G#m

Intro 1

Verse 1
D 
G 
 (D major) Mama and papa spent the  (G major) very
D 
C 
A 
best years  (D major) of their life on the west Texas  (C major) farm  (A major) 
D 
G 
Tryin'  (D major) to scratch a livin' from the  (G major) black
D 
A 
D 
land  (D major) dirt that traded them  (A major) only with storm  (D major) 
A 
D 
G 
D 
 (A major) From  (D major) way before sunup to way  (G major) up to sun (D major) down
C 
A 
papa walked behind that ol'  (C major) mule  (A major) 
D 
G 
 (D major) Until the day that they laid  (G major) him away
D 
A 
D 
 (D major) he lived by the golden  (A major) rule  (D major) 
Bm 
F#m 
 (B minor) Black Texas dirt  (F sharp minor) you're full of hurt and
G 
A 
D 
 (G major) you won't  (A major) geow nothing but weeds  (D major) 
Bm 
F#m 
 (B minor) You  took my mama and  (F sharp minor) papa  it's true but
G 
A 
D 
B 
 (G major) you ain't a gonna  (A major) get  (D major) me  (B major) 
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E 
A 
Yes  (E major) sun and the rain well they  (A major) took everything
E 
D 
B 
 (E major) cept the dirt that would fly in my  (D major) face  (B major) 
E 
A 
I  (E major) swore that someday that I'd find  (A major) me a
E 
B 
E 
way  (E major) to take me away  (B major) from this  (E major) place
B 
E 
A 
 (B major) I  (E major) packed up my belongings for soon  (A major) I'd
E 
D 
B 
be goin'  (E major) far off to start a new life  (D major)  (B major) 
E 
A 
E 
And  (E major) I'd better hurry or  (A major) I'd have to worry  (E major) 
B 
about those dark  (B major) clouds in the sky
E 
 (E major) 

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Verse 2
A 
As I reached the gate  (A major) 
E 
and turned to take  (E major) one last look
D 
At the old homeplace where I was born  (D major) 
B 
E 
I thought  (B major) I could hear voices callin'  (E major) to me
A 
But then I thought no  (A major) 
E 
that just  (E major) must be the storm
B 
I  (B major) couldn't get over the feelin'
E 
 (E major) something was wrong
That I was leavin' something behind
A 
E 
 (A major) I  couldn't put my finger  (E major) on it but
D 
I couldn't get that off my mind  (D major) 
B 
It seemed as  (B major) if the wind was
E 
 (E major) mama's and papa's voices
A 
E 
And  (A major) that they were plead (E major) ing with to stay
B 
E 
C#m 
E 
 (B major) And that the rain  (E major) was tears at the skies  (C sharp minor) were   (E major) 
A 
shadding because I was goin' away  (A major) 
E 
 (E major) But then like a bow of lightnin'
D 
from out the blue  (D major) 
Bm 
B 
E 
Oh  (B minor) that feelings  (B major) got over  (E major) me like a flood
A 
E 
And  (A major) for the very first  (E major) time in my life I knew
B 
E 
I  (B major) had black Texas  (E major) dirt in my blood