Texas Overture Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Intro 1]
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[Verse 1]
Wild flowers [Em]n
gravel pit tower[A]s,
Pecan- [Em]smoke 2 meat barbecue.
Shotgun shack by the roadside,
Blacktop Texas [A]is
[Em]everything it [A]will [Em]be.
Loop road tornadas, hand
[Esus4]grown tom[Em]atas
Post Office [Esus4]Lady, Flatonia Next Rig[A]ht.
[Em]Two [E]horses n[Em]oddin' at
[Esus4]a leafless tree,
[Em]Waitin' in vain to be taken [Esus4]from the rain.
[A]Bla[Em]ck Sky[E] cro[Em]w is
walking on the road,
[E]Walking on [Em]the road.
Pine [A]Forest Cablevision.
Apartment Now Leasin'.
[Em]Pop- a- Top Beverage [A]& Bait Barn.
Fireworks, [Em]Buy One Get F[E]ive [A]Free.
Texas is the land of the [G]free.

[Interlude 1]
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[E][Em][G][D][Em]
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[Verse 2]
Kreuz's is the king [Em]on
the Lockhart rail [A]line
Hall full of trestle [Em]tables,
Fat soaked butcher paper[E],
Beans [Em]sauerkraut soda pop beer.
[A]Rough paper hand towels in[Em]
a roll on a stick sittin'
Upright on every table in the joint.
Water fountain bags of chips german tata salad,
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[Em]Jalapenos in a brown [A]bowl.
[Em]The fires in the pit have
never been [A]put out.
[Em]Old Texas lady slicin' beef brisket,
Faded floral print dress
covered by an [A]apron.
[Em]Is that enough? She says.
She knows.
No, I say, more please.
Butcher paper one knife
no [A]fork white bread
[Em]Ve getarians Exit Now
[Dm]Plea[A]se.[Asus4]
Texas [A]is the land of the

[Interlude 2]
free.
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[D]

[Verse 3]
[Em]No T[E]eeth Barbecu[Em]e, Rockdale, Texas
Man [E]in the win[Em]dow watches
[A]crop [Em]dusters next [A]door.
[Em]If I lived in Hutto I'd
[A]nearly [Em]be home now.
Out among the farm roads,
[A]Headin' for the county line,
[Em]Lookin' for the water towers,
bringin' in the sheaves

[Interlude 3]
Texas is the land of the free.
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[Verse 4]
Thelma's in Houston is
closed on Sunday.
Best [C]cat[Em]fish in all the state
of Texas.
The meat's pulled from the
pit at the stroke of noon.
Line [E]grows [C#m]long i[C]n a shack in
an urban [Em]field sit[E]tin' in
The [Em]shadows of the chrome.
Man in a big hat born in[Dm]to a[F] black suit says,
[Em]Pass a
Menu [E]if you [Em]would please.
One slab of ribs, one [C]pound any Meat.
[Em]Whole [E]chicken [Em]1 2 chicken
ham ribs links beef.
Green beans pinto beans
tata [E]salad cole slaw,
Okra dirty [Em]rice or yams.
2 slices [E]white bread [Em]sealed
in a zip[E]lock.
Peach sweet [Em]potato apple lemon chocolate
butter pie,
[E]Cheese peppers soda or [Em]tea.
[E]Texas [Em]is the l[E]and of[Em]
[G]the[D] fr[Em]ee.

[Verse 5]
[Em]Salt[D][Em][D][Em]
[A][F#m][Em][E][F#m][Em]
[E][F#m]
[Em]Lick[E] in Drif[Em]twood is no beer family styl[A]e
[Em]3 meat platter bowl of
[D]beans slaw tata salad,
[Em]Onions pickles two slices white
bread Texas style.
Order in order out order [G]on [Em]line,[G]
[Em]Order by mail fax [A]toll[Em]
free anytime.
The waitress is a middle age
ex- hippie chick,
[A]Who's [Em]found her a life in a
hill country family
Schtick.
Honey you will not leave eatin'
only that much.
Bottomless refills more [A]meat
more beans [Em]whole lotta
Slaw please.

[Outro 1]
Texas is the land of the free.
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