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West Texas Highway by Lyle Lovett
West Texas Highway
F7
Now I was a`driving down
A West Texas highway
Bb7
I seen a hitchhiker
E7
His thumb was pointin my way
F7
He didn't look suspicious
D G7 C7
He didn't look any too clean
F7
So I, I put on my brakes
And I opened up the door
Bb7
I could tell he was a bum
E7
By the boots he wore
F7 D
He said I'm going down to Haskell
G7 C7 F7 Bb7 F7 C7
Got a woman back in Abilene.
F7
He told me son East Texas
Is where I come from
Bb7
I been ridin' that Jacksonville Rodeo
E7
And I got humdrum
F7
I'm travelling around
D G7 C7
A whole lot of Texas I've seen
F7
Yes and I'm, I'm mighty glad
You was pushin' down my way
Bb7
In your fancy clothes
E7
And this shiny Chevrolet
F7 D
Said I'm going down to Haskell
G7 C7 F7 Bb7 C7
Got a woman back in Abilene.
--- Dobro / Piano leads
F7
You know he was grinning like a possum
And a mighty happy rascal
Bb7
He waved good-bye
E7
When I let him out in Haskell
F7
And that's about the last
D
Of that road tramp
G7 C7
That I've ever seen
F7
But you know that I'm still wishing
To this very day
Bb7
That he had my clothes
E7
And this shiny Chevrolet
F7 D
And it was me going to Haskell
G7 C7 F7 Bb7 F7
With a woman down in Abilene.
F7
But you know that I'm still wishing
To this very day
Bb7
That he had my clothes
E7
And this shiny Chevrolet
F7 D
And it was me going to Haskell
G7 C7 F7 Bb7 F7/E7-F7 (slide up)
With a woman down in Abilene.
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version 2
Tuning: E A D G B E
Capo: 1st fret
Key: F
[Verse 1]
(B7) E7
I was a driving down a West Texas highway
A7 Edmim7
I seen a hitchhiker with his thumb pointin’ my way
E7 C#7 F#6 B7
He didn't look suspicious he didn't look any too clean
E7
So I I put on my brakes and I I opened up the door
A7 Edmim7
I could tell he was a bum by the boots that he wore
E7 C#7 F#6 B7 E7 A7 E7 B7
He said I'm going down to Haskell got a woman back in Abilene
[Verse 2]
E7
He told me son East Texas is where I come from
A7 Edmim7
I been ridin' that Jacksonville Rodeo and I got humdrum
E7 C#7 F#6 B7
I'm traveling around a whole lot of Texas I've seen
E7
Yes and I'm I'm mighty glad you was pushin' down my way
A7 Edmim7
In your fancy clothes and this shiny Chevrolet
E7 C#7 F#6 B7 E7 A7 E7 B7
Said I'm going down to Haskell got a woman back in Abilene
INSTRUMENTAL over verse chords
[Verse 3]
E7
You know he was was grinning like a possum a mighty happy rascal
A7 Edmim7
He waved good bye when I I let him out in Haskell
E7 C#7 F#6 B7
And that's about the last of that road tramp that I've ever seen
E7
But you know that I'm still wishing to this very day
A7 Edmim7
That he had my clothes and this shiney Chevrolet
E7 C#7 F#6 B7 E7 A7 E7 B7
And it was me going to Haskell with a woman back in Abilene
E7
You know that I'm still wishing to this very day
A7 Edmim7
He had my clothes and this big Chevrolet
E7 C#7 F#6 B7 E7 A7 E7 B7 Eb E
And it was me going to Haskell with a woman back in Abilene
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