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Intro:
[Ebm] [Db] [Ebm] [Gb] [Db]
Verse 1:
Just when I [Ebm]thought I got him to fall in love with Tenne[Db]Tennessee
I shoulda known [Ebm]better than to take him back to Abi[Db]Abilene
I put him [Gb]right back into her arms
I wasn't a [Ab]match for that kinda spark
Chorus:
She's from Texas, I can [Gb]tell by the way
He's two steppin' round the [Db]room
And judgin' by the smile that's [Ebm]written on his face
There's nothin' I can [Ab]do
It doesn't take a [Gb]crystal ball to see
A cowboy always [Bbm]finds a way to leave
Drinkin' Jack all by my[Gb]myself
[Ab]He's choosin' Texas, I can [Db]tell [Ebm] [Db]
Verse 2:
Well, I guess he for[Ebm]forgot about the smoky mountain rain[Db]rain
Them old Hank [Ebm]tunes, the Memphis blues we used sing[Db]sing
He always [Gb]loved Amarillo By Morning
I shoulda [Ab]taken that as warning
Chorus:
She's from Texas, I can [Gb]tell by the way
He's two steppin' round the [Db]room
And judgin' by the smile that's [Ebm]written on his face
There's nothin' I can [Ab]do
It doesn't take a [Gb]crystal ball to see
A cowboy always [Bbm]finds a way to leave
Drinkin' Jack all by my[Gb]myself
[Ab]He's choosin' Texas, I can [Db]tell
Bridge:
When I'm [Gb]eastbound and down and I [Ab]can't help but cry
'Cause I-[Bbm]I-40 gets lonelier with [Ab]every mile
I'll [Gb]know that his mind wasn't [Ab]ever gonna change
'Cause his [Ebm]heart still belongs to the [Ab]Lone Star State
Chorus:
She's from Texas, I can [Gb]tell by the way
He's two steppin' round the [Db]room
And judgin' by the smile that's [Ebm]written on his face
There's nothin' I can [Ab]do, no, yeah
It doesn't take a [Gb]crystal ball to see
A cowboy always [Bbm]finds a way to leave
Drinkin' Jack all by my[Gb]myself
[Ab]He's choosin' Texas, I can [Bbm]tell, n[Eb]no
Drinkin' Jack all [Gb]by myself
[Ab]He's choosin' Texas, I can [Db]tell
Outro:
C'mon baby [Ebm]
O[Db]Oh yeah
Just when I [Ebm]thought I got him to [Gb]fall in love with Tenne[Db]Tennessee