South Texas Lawman chords by James Mcmurtry

• Difficulty: Beginner 👶

Intro:
F  C  F   C
F  C  Am  G

Verse:
F             C          F              C
South Texas lawman, he brings 'em back alive
F                     C                Am                 G
He hunts quail from horseback and he cheats on both his wives
F           C      F             C
One in Rio Bravo, one in Raymondville
F                     C             Am             G   F G C
He's never been to Houston, and he doubts he ever will

Verse:
F             C          F           C
South Texas lawman, old time in his ways
F                  C             Am                    G
He wore the cinco peso, and it dogged him through his days
F                           C          F              C
The hours were long and lonesome, the paperwork's a bitch
F                            C     Am               G
His years are empty bottles now, tossed off in the ditch

Chorus:
F    G           C   G
  I used to be young
F    G          C      G
  I used to understand
F     G          C        G
  I used to be strong as any man
F    G          C   G
  I used to be bold
F    G            C  G
  Nobody bothered me
F        G                   C       G        F
  And I can't stand getting old, it don't fit me
      G        C  F G C
  It don't fit me

Verse:
F             C          F                   C
South Texas lawman, the work just ain't the same
F                   C                     Am              G
Used to you could clock 'em good if they called you any names
F               C            F                    C
Now he's up on charges for showin' 'em who's the boss
F                   C            Am           G
He reckons after Vietnam we must've all gone soft

Chorus:
F    G           C   G
  I used to be young
F    G             C    G
  I used to understand
F    G           C        G      F G C G
  I used to be strong as any man

[Interlude]
F G C G
F G C Bm Am G
F G C G

Verse:
F             C       F              C
South Texas lawman, sittin' on the beach
F               C       Am               G
South of Port Aransas, alone and out of reach
F                  C        F             C
Cellphone in the pickup, gun-belt in the sand
F                  C        Am                G   F G C
Lookin' past the breakers, half pint in his hand

Verse:
F                   C           F                C
Kayak through the breakers, to brave the silent sea
F                   C       Am                 G
Cinderblock and a ski-rope coiled beneath his knees
F                  C      F                C
Cellphone in the pickup, gun-belt in the sand
F               C        Am              G
Naked in the moonlight, sidearm in his hand
N.C.
Out past the second sand bar and on out towards the rigs
N.C.
There's things out deep you seldom see
N.C.
Some of them get mighty big

Chorus:
F    G           C
  I used to be young
F    G          C
  I used to understand
F     G          C        G
  I used to be strong as any man
F    G           C
  I used to be tough
F    G            C
  Nobody bothered me
F                G     C           G         F
  Now I've had about enough, this don't suit me
      G         C  G F G
  It don't suit me

Outro:
F    G           C
  I used to be bold
F    G            C
  Nobody bothered me
F               G            C       G        F
  And I can't stand getting old, it don't fit me
      G        C  F G C
  It don't fit me