Key: Eb major
Intro 1
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Verse 1
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In
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the lobby of a big hotel
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in New York town one day
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A bunch of boys were spinning yards
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to pass the time away
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the different things they'd seen
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Some preferred Chicago,
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others New Orleans
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In the corner, in an armchair,
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sat a man whose hair was gray
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He listened mighty eagerly
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to what they had to say
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His tired old voice did ring
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Son, I'd like to be in Texas
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When they round up in the spring
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I can see the campfire smokin'
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At the breakin' of the dawn
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I can hear the Broncos name
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Em
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And I'd like to be in Texas
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For the round -up in the spring
They all sat still and listened
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To what he had to say
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They knew the old man sitting there
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was a top hand in his day
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of his life out on the plain
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He slowly then removed his hat
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and quietly began
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Till you think they've never stopped
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I've seen them run for miles and miles
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Until their leaders dropped
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I was foreman on a cow ranch
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That's the calling of a king
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And I'd like to be in Texas
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Eb
when they round up in the spring
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Cm
I can see the campfire smoking
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Bb
at the breaking of the dawn
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Ab
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And I'd like to be in Texas
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Eb
When they round up in the spring
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Lord, take me back to Texas
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For the roundup in the spring
You
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