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Key: C
πΈ Intro:
C G C
πΈ Verse :
C F
Well he carries a big knife in his pocket
C G
That's because he thinks the worlds too small
C F
And he knows that he really likes a livin'
C G C
Cause he's looking for the best time of them all
πΈ Chorus:
F C
He's got his head in the clouds or a little above it
G C
He can take something and make nothing out of it
F C
He's got his head full of dreams and a pocket full of sand
G C
Brother that's the life of the Texas man
πΈ Verse :
C F
Look out folks, he's on a big road
C G
And if he can't go wild he just won't go
C F
Well he's crippled blind and crazy he's got his back against the wall
C G C
'Cause the river so wide, and man his boat is so small
πΈ Chorus:
F C
He's got his head in the clouds or a little above it
G C
He can take something and make nothing out of it
F C
He's got his head full of dreams and a pocket full of sand
G C
Brother that's the life of the Texas man
πΈ Instrumental:
C G C
πΈ Verse :
C F
You can bet he'd gonna leave no turned unstoned
C G
As he rambles down his road alone
C F
I got a face like a piece of granite, a life that's kinda rough
C G C
One's too many, 20 ain't enough
πΈ Chorus:
F C
He's got his head in the clouds or a little above it
G C
He can take something and make nothing out of it
F C
He's damned if he don't, and he's damned if he do
G C
And brother that's what makes him just like me and you
G C G C
Brother that's make him just like me and you
Song History
Published: February 22, 2023
Last Updated: September 10, 2025