West Texas Highway chords by Lyle Lovett

Chords with lyrics

Verse 1:
(B7B7)    E7E7
I was a  driving down  a West Texas highway
A7A7                 Edim7Edim7
  I seen a hitchhiker  with his  thumb pointin’ my way
E7E7             C#7C#7            F#6F#6  B7B7
  He didn't look suspicious  he didn't look any too clean
E7E7
  So I  I put on my brakes and I  I opened up the door
A7A7                  EdimEdim
  I could tell he was a bum by the  boots that he wore
        E7E7      C#7C#7      F#6F#6       B7B7 E7E7 A7A7 E7E7 B7B7
  He said I'm going down to Haskell got a woman back in  Abilene

Verse 2:
      E7E7
He told me son  East Texas is where I come from
A7A7                 Edim7Edim7
  I been ridin' that Jacksonville Rodeo and I got humdrum
   E7E7          C#7C#7           F#6F#6 B7B7
I'm  traveling around  a whole lot of Texas I've seen
    E7E7
Yes and I'm  I'm mighty glad you was  pushin' down my way
A7A7                Edim7Edim7
  In your fancy clothes and this shiny Chevrolet
     E7E7      C#7C#7      F#6F#6      B7B7  E7E7 A7A7 E7E7 B7B7
Said I'm going down to Haskell got a woman back in Abilene

INSTRUMENTAL over verse chords

Verse 3:
      E7E7
You know he was  was grinning like a possum  a mighty happy rascal
A7A7               Edim7Edim7
  He waved goodbye when I  I let him out in Haskell
  E7E7              C#7C#7            F#6F#6  B7B7
And that's about the last of that road tramp that I've ever seen
          E7E7
But you know that  I'm still wishing  to this very day
A7A7                  Edim7Edim7
  That he had my clothes and this  shiney Chevrolet
       E7E7     C#7C#7      F#6F#6       B7B7   E7E7 A7A7 E7E7 B7B7
And it was  me going to Haskell with a woman back in  Abilene
        E7E7
You know that  I'm still wishing  to this very day
A7A7               Edim7Edim7
  He had my clothes and this  big Chevrolet
       E7E7     C#7C#7      F#6F#6       B7B7   E7E7 A7A7 E7E7 B7B7 Eb MajorEb E MajorE
And it was  me going to Haskell with a woman back in  Abilene