Chords with lyrics
Tuning: Standard (E MajorE A augmentedA D MajorD G+G BB E MajorE)
Key: D MajorD
Difficulty: Intermediate
The Houston Kid
Guy Clark
Album: Guy Clark
Capo on the 2nd Fret
Verse 1:
G+G C majorC G+G
Now the Houston Kid's got a new pair of jeans
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But he's got no soap, he got no washing machine
G+G C majorC
Now the Houston Kid he's feelin' tight and he's mean
D MajorD G+G
And he's tryin' to figure out how his pants got clean
Chorus:
D MajorD C majorC G+G
Well, he's doin' his wash in a tub full of whiskey
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Hangin' his threads on a very thin line
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Tryin' to tell the man in charge of the dryers
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What a great job he's doin' fakin' sunshine
Verse 2:
G+G C majorC G+G
Now the Houston Kid he seems hard pressed
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'Cause he hit the world naked, now he's headed back dressed
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As the Houston Kid, no more and no less
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If your dice fit your pocket then your pants pass the test
Chorus:
D MajorD C majorC G+G
Well, he's doin' his wash in a tub full of whiskey
D MajorD C majorC D MajorD
Hangin' his threads on a very thin line
G+G C majorC
Tryin' to tell the man in charge of the dryers
D MajorD G+G
What a great job he's doin' fakin' sunshine
Verse 3:
G+G C majorC G+G
Now some say the Houston Kid is bent
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But if you've got to do your wash then you've got to pay some rent
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Then you've got to pay some rent so the Houston Kid he just up and he went
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And love could buy back the dimes that he'd spent
Chorus:
D MajorD C majorC G+G
Well, he's doin' his wash in a tub full of whiskey
D MajorD C majorC D MajorD
Hangin' his threads on a very thin line
G+G C majorC
Tryin' to tell the man in charge of the dryers
D MajorD G+G
What a great job he's doin' fakin' sunshine