Houston chords by Bobby Bare

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Intro 1

Verse 1
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Well it's lonesome  (G major) in this ol'
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town  (C major) every (G major) body puts me down  (C major) 
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I'm a  (G major) face without a name  (C major) 
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just a  (G major) walking in the rain
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A going back to Houston  (D major) Houston  (G major) Houston

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Verse 2
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I got  (G major) holes in both of my shoes  (C major) well
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I'm a  (G major) walking case of the blues  (C major) 
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Saw a  (G major) dollar yesterday  (C major) 
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but the  (G major) wind blew it away
A going back to Houston
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 (D major) Houston  (G major) Houston  (E flat major) 
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I haven't  (A flat major) eaten in about a week  (D flat major) I'm so
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 (A flat major) hungry when I walk I squeak (D flat major) 
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Nobody  (A flat major) calls me friend  (D flat major) it's
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sad  (A flat major) the shape I'm in
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A going back to Houston  (E flat major) Houston
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 (A flat major) Houston

Interlude 1

Verse 3
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A going back to  (A flat major) Houston  (E flat major) Houston  (A flat major) Houston
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 (E major) I  got a  (A major) girl waitin' there for me  (D major) 
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well at  (A major) least she said she'd be  (D major) 
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I got a  (A major) home and big warm bed  (D major) 
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and a  (A major) feather pillow for my head
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A  (E major) go ing  (G sharp major) back  (A major) to Houston
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 (E major) Houston  (A major) Houston  (E major) 
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Well it's lone (A major) some in
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this ol' town  (D major)  (A major)  (D major)  (A major) 
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A  (D major)  (A major) going back to Houston
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 (E major)  (A major) Houston Houston