West Texas Highway chords by Michael Martin Murphey

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driving down a West Texas highway
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Saw  (G major) a hitchhiker,
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 (D major) he was going my way
and he didn't look suspicious,
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and he  (B major) didn't look any too clean.  (E major)  (A major)  (D major)  (A major) 
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 (D major) Put on my brakes and I
opened my door,
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I could tell he was  (G major) a bum
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by the  (D major) muddy boots he wore.
He said, I'm going down to Haskell,
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 (B minor) I got  (E major) a woman down  (A major) in Abilene.  (D major)  (G major)  (D major) 
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 (A major) He said,  (D major) East Texas is where I come from,
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I was  (G major) working in a rodeo
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an (D major) d it sure got  (A major) humdrum (D major) s
so I'm traveling around
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and a  (B minor) whole lot of Texas
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I've  (E major) seen.  (A major)  (D major)  (A major) 
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 (D major) I'm mighty glad you was going my way
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In your  (G major) brand new clothes
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 (D major) and your great big Chevrolet
I'm going down to Haskell
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 (B minor) I've  (B major)  (E major) got a woman down  (A major) in Abilene  (D major) 
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 (A major) He's  (D major) grinning like a possum
And a mighty happy rascal
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He waved  (G major) goodbye
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when I  (E major) let him out in Haskell
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of that road tram
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 (B minor) I     (B major)  (B minor) ever have seen  (E major)  (A major) 
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 (D major) But I'm still wishing to this very day
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That he had my  (A major) clothes
and my big Chevrolet
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 (D major) And it was me going to Haskell
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 (B minor) with  (B major) a  (E major) woman down  (A major) in Abilene  (D major)  (G major)  (D major)  (A major) 
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I'm  (D major) still wishin' to this very day
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that  (D major) he had my clothes
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and it was me goin' to high  (B major) school
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with a  (E major) woman down  (A major) in Abilene.
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 (D major) me.  (G major)  (D major) 