Tonart: C major•
Verse 1
C
F
I never did see Denver,
G
'cos my old car gave up
C
Am
Dm
G
'Bout a mile inside the Colorado line
C
Am
So I thumbed on to a truck stop,
F
C
walked in and took a table
G
Am
Found the dollar tip someone had left,
F
G
C
pretended it was mine
Verse 2
C
Now she could tell by lookin',
Am
F
G
that I wasn't much to look at
Am
Dm
G
seen a better time
C
Am
But as she poured my coffee she
F
C
asked me where I came from
Em
Am
So I started thinkin' Texas
F
G
C
on the Colorado line
F
She closed her eyes and
Verse 3
Em
visualised
Dm
C
the miles of prairie flowers
Am
Where tumbleweeds go
Em
Dm
G
waltzing in the wind
F
Em
And before the night was over
Dm
C
I made a Texas boast
F
C
That I would take her with me,
Dm
when I went home again
C
Verse 4
Am
Though I never did see Denver,
F
G
never made my fortune
C
Am
I was richer than I dreamed
Dm
G
I'd ever be
C
Am
So satisfied just knowin' that
F
C
the litte promise growin'
G
Am
In that Colorado woman
F
G
C
who shared my dream with me
Verse 5
Am
And we talked a lot of Texas,
F
G
through the Rocky Mountain Summer
C
Am
Then Winter came and laid
Dm
G
her blanket down
C
Am
It was ten below and fallin' as my
F
C
woman lay in labour
G
Am
And I prayed for God to help her,
F
G
C
there was noone else around.
Verse 6
F
Em
She closed her eyes and visualised
Dm
C
the miles of prairie flowers
Am
Where tumbleweeds go
Em
Dm
G
waltzing in the wind
F
Em
And I held her close and told her
Dm
C
to believe that Texas promise
F
C
That I would take her with me,
Dm
G
C
when I went home again ....
Verse 7
Am
She never did see Mornin',
F
G
but she held our baby daughter
C
Am
She kissed us both and told
Dm
G
me not to cry
C
Am
She said "We'll name our baby
F
C
'Promise', and you take her home to Texas
Am
F
And Honey, I'll see Texas through
G
C
our daughter's eyes"
Verse 8
F
Em
Then I closed my eyes and visualised
Dm
C
the miles of prairie flowers
Am
Em
Where tumbleweeds go waltzing
Dm
G
in the wind
F
Em
And there was Colorado shinin'
Dm
C
in the eyes of Texas Promise
F
C
And I knew that she'd be with me
Dm
G
C
G
when I went home again ....
Am
F
C
And she saw a lot of Texaaaaas .....
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