Aaron Watson – Texas Lullaby (Guitar)

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He was just eighteen

          C         G
Full of fire and gasoline

C               G
He was lean and mean

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And they called him Texas

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He went off to war

      C              G
To a far and distant shore

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He'd never left his home before

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He was from Texas

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As they stormed that beach one foggy summer day

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He said if I don't make it back promise me one thing

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Take me home if I die

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When I'm gone don't ya cry

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Find some shade right beside a live oak tree

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Sing those old songs of faith

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I'll fly away amazing grace

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But you find comfort knowing that my soul found peace

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And you can bury me beneath the deep blue skies of Texas

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Well she was just eighteen

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Prettiest thing he'd ever seen

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Like a real life beauty queen

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And someday she'd be his wife

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But for the next four years

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She fought back her tears

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While he fought back his fears

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Fighting for his life

     Am
And in his darkest hours

      D
Her love would bring him a light

Am
He would read her letters

           D
He would pray at night

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Take me home if I die

          D             Em
When I'm gone don't ya cry

           C          G                  D
Find some shade right beside a live oak tree

           C             G
Sing those old songs of faith

         Am            Em
I'll fly away amazing grace

             C                G                 D
But you find comfort knowing that my soul found peace

             C                  D                  G
And you can bury me beneath the deep blue skies of Texas

          Am               Em
He always said the real heroes

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Never made it back home

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And though the war was long over

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You know for him it still lived on

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And it still lives on

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When he was eighty-three

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Still full of fire and gasoline

   C                   G
He was still lean and mean

                          D
And they still called him Texas

    C              G
And on the day he died

        C                   G
She was right there by his side

      C                  G                D
She held his hand as she softly sang his lullaby

        C           G
Take me home if I die

          D             Em
When I'm gone don't ya cry

           C          G                  D
Find some shade right beside a live oak tree

           C             G
Sing those old songs of faith

         Am            Em
I'll fly away amazing grace

             C                G                 D
But you find comfort knowing that my soul found peace

            C        D
And you can bury me

        C        D
You can bury me

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You can bury me beneath the deep blue skies of Texas