Gone To Texas Chords

C F C My granddad was the right man to tame this savage wild land F C D7 G7 Then the carpetbaggers came and stole our very heart and soul C F C The land we fought and died for the home my momma cried for F C G7 C We couldn?t pay the taxes so they took all we owned C F C That Yankee tax collector was a dodging diving actor F C D7 G7 As he outrun the buckshot in a high low he was gone C F C I?m sure they?ll send another but they really need?nt bother

F C G7 C Cause when they come a-calling there?ll be nobody home C F G7 F C Cause we?re off to tame a new land where I can be my own man F D7 G7 Where them carpet bagging scallywags will leave a boy alone F G7 F C We?ll start all over brand new my daddy taught me how to F G7 C And we?ll build a cattle kingdom and we?ll call Texas home C F C There?ll be no old folks grieving cause they don?t know we?re leaving F C D7 G7 White crosses still remind us of the sacrifice they made C When they stood their ground and fought ?em F C All the Union soldiers brought ?em F C G7 C With death and fire and ashes that?s the price the old folks paid C F C We?ve loaded up our wagon with all that we can pack in F C D7 G7 A team of fine bred horses and we?re finally on our way C F C To where leafy live oak branches shelters heart and soul and family F C G7 C We?ll stake a claim on Texas we?ll clear the land and stay C F G7 F C Cause we?re off to tame a new land where I can be my own man F D7 G7 Where them carpet bagging scallywags will leave a boy alone F G7 F C We?ll start all over brand new my daddy taught me how to F G7 C And we?ll build a cattle kingdom and we?ll call Texas home F G7 F C Yes we?ll start all over brand new my daddy taught me how to F G7 F C