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He Went Back To Texas chords by
James Talley
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Key: C major•
Verse 1
C
C

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He went back to Texas
C
C

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to try and work it out
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The weather would be warmer
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a little further south
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And she was there in Texas
Dm
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living with the kids
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Well, at least he could see
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them now and then
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And maybe he'd start over,
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find him another dream
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There's a lot of dreams in Texas,
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C

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I believe
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F

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G

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He could think about it,
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he could take his time
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He could turn it over in his mind
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As he went back to Texas
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To try and set it right
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To deal with the memories
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The disappointments and the lies
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Maybe there were answers, maybe,
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maybe there were none
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But at least down in Texas he was home
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At least there in Texas he was home
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He could hear the rose of San Antone
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He could feel the pleas
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ures he had known
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It had been a long, time
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But his spirit, would rise
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He could wipe the tears out of his eyes
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He went back to Texas
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As it would make him strong

He knew there in Texas
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He could carry on
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Somehow down in Texas
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he knew he wouldn't feel alone
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Not there in the place where he was born
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Not there in the place where he was
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born
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It had been a long, time,
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but his spirit had risen
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He could wipe the tears out of his eyes
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Yes, he could wipe the tears out of his eyes

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The original key of He Went Back To Texas by James Talley is C major.

The primary chords used in He Went Back To Texas are C, G, Dm, Am, Em, F.

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