Hello Nebraska - Goodnight, Texas

Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E) Intro: G Verse 1: G Franklin James, Franklin James C He was a child of the plain G His father died while giving birth D His mother lived for chasing trains G He built two tombstones with a saw C Just to fit his ma and pa G I haven't seen him in many years D G Since I been gone from Omaha

Chorus: C Hello, Nebraska! (hello) G Hello, Nebraska! (hello) D Hello, Nebraska! (hello) G My old pal C Hello, Nebraska! (hello) G Hello, Nebraska! (hello) D Hello, Nebraska! (hello) G My ol' pal Verse 2: G Jimmy Goose, Jimmy Goose C He hit his head, knocked something loose G Ran for office with pocket kings and D Got caught with a seven deuce G Now I won't tell you what I saw C Let's just say he broke the law G Haven't seen him in many years D G Since I've been gone from Omaha Chorus: C Hello, Nebraska! (hello) G Hello, Nebraska! (hello) D Hello, Nebraska! (hello) G My old pal C Hello, Nebraska! (hello) G Hello, Nebraska! (hello) D Hello, Nebraska! (hello) G My ol' pal Go on now Instrumental: C D G Em Am D G C D Em Am D G Verse 3: G Sally Ann, Sally Ann C She kissed like a girl, cursed like a man G I heard she married very young to D Someone in the Klu Klux Klan G I bet she never told 'em though C Her first love was with a Negro G I wonder what they'd think of that D The thought of loving someone black G And someone black loving you back Chorus: C Hello, Nebraska! (hello) G Hello, Nebraska! (hello) D Hello, Nebraska! (hello) G My old pal C Hello, Nebraska! (hello) G Hello, Nebraska! (hello) D Hello, Nebraska! (hello) Em My old pal C Hello, Nebraska! (hello) G Hello, Nebraska! (hello) D Hello, Nebraska! (hello) G My ol' pal