Doc Watson – T For Texas (Guitar)

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From the album "Songs from Home" [Introduction] | G | G G7| C | C | D7 | D7 | G D7 | G | [Verse 1]
G                           G7
T for Texas, T for Tennesee

C                        G
T for Texas, T for Tennessee

  D7                                      G
T for little Thelma, she's made a fool of me
[Verse 2]
G                                                         G7
She's got eyes like diamonds and her teeth shine just the same

          C                                               G
She's got eyes like diamonds and her teeth shine just the same

      D7                                          G
She's got sweet ruby lips and hair like a horse's mane

G           D7        G
O-de-lay-oh-lay-ee-ay-lay-ee  (spoken: what about it Merle)
[Instrumental] | G | G | G | G | G G7 | | C | C | C | G | G | | D7 | D7 | D7 | G | G | | G | D7 | G | G | [Verse 3]
G                                                G7
I'm gonna buy me a pistol, with a big long shiny barrel

C                                      G
Buy me a pistol, with a big long shiny barrel

          D7                                            G
I'm gonna run off that rounder that's trying to steal my girl.

G           D7        G
O-de-lay-oh-lay-ee-ay-lay-ee
[Verse 4]
G                                                             G7
I'd rather drink muddy water, sleep in a hollow log, a hollow log

C                                           G
Rather drink muddy water, sleep in a hollow log

        D7                                                   G
Than to tell you sweet Thelma that you treat me like a dirty dog.

G           D7        G
O-de-lay-oh-lay-ee-ay-lay-ee
[Instrumental] | G | G | G | G | G G7 | | C | C | C | G | G | | D7 | D7 | D7 | G | G | | G | D7 | G | G | [Verse 5]
G                                                       G7
An' if you didn't want me mama, you didn't have to stall

       C                                             G
If you didn't want me sugar baby you didn't have to stall

       D7                                                  G
'Cause I can get me more women, than a passenger train can haul.

G           D7        G
O-de-lay-oh-lay-ee-ay-lay-ee
[Verse 6]
G                                                          G7
If the house catch on fire and there ain't no water around

       C                                            G
If the house catches fire and there ain't no water 'round

       D7                                                                G
Throw this old guitar right out of the yard and let it burn right to the ground

G           D7        G        G7
O-de-lay-oh-lay-ee-ay-lay-ee