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Key: D
Tuning: E A D G B E
Intro:
D
Verse 1:
D
You reared me, you raised me
G D
I'm your native son
D
Ever forgiving
E7 A7
The wrongs that I've done
D
Locked up in Little Rock
G D
Broke down to the bone
A
I'll be free tomorrow
D
I'm coming home
Chorus:
D
Sweet Mother Texas
G D
Rock-a-bye me
D
I've seen all the places
E7 A7
I wanna see
D
It's time this old rounder
G D
Set his mind at ease
D
Sweet Mother Texas
A D
Rock-a-bye me
Verse 2:
D
She laughed at my boots
G D
And my slow Texas drawl
D
I'll bend a lot, but
E7 A7
Be damned if I crawl
D
I cannot be
G D
What she wants me to be
D
Sweet Mother Texas
A D
Rock-a-bye me
Chorus:
D
Sweet Mother Texas
G D
Rock-a-bye me
D
I've seen all the places
E7 A7
I wanna see
D
It's time this old rounder
G D
Set his mind at ease
D
Sweet Mother Texas
A G D
Rock-a-bye me
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Published: April 4, 2026
Last Updated: April 4, 2026