Gone To Texas lyrics and chords

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Gone To Texas
Written and recorded by Red Steagall 

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My granddad was the right man to tame this savage wild land
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Then the carpetbaggers came and stole our very heart and soul
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The land we fought and died for the home my momma cried for  
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We couldn’t pay the taxes so they took all we owned

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That Yankee tax collector was a dodging diving actor
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As he outrun the buckshot in a high low he was gone
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I’m sure they’ll send another but they really need’nt bother
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Cause when they come a-calling there’ll be nobody home

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Cause we’re off to tame a new land where I can be my own man
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Where them carpet bagging scallywags will leave a boy alone
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We’ll start all over brand new my daddy taught me how to
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And we’ll build a cattle kingdom and we’ll call Texas home

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There’ll be no old folks grieving cause they don’t know we’re leaving
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White crosses still remind us of the sacrifice they made
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When they stood their ground and fought ’em 
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All the Union soldiers brought ‘em
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With death and fire and ashes that’s the price the old folks paid

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We’ve loaded up our wagon with all that we can pack in
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A team of fine bred horses and we’re finally on our way
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To where leafy live oak branches shelters heart and soul and family 
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We’ll stake a claim on Texas we’ll clear the land and stay

Repeat #3

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Yes we’ll start all over brand new my daddy taught me how to
          F                      G7                   F   C
And we’ll build a cattle kingdom and we’ll call Texas home

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Gone To Texas lyrics and chords