West Texas Degenerate Chords

Key: G Verse 1: G C G She woke me in the morning as she slammed my trailer door Em D She said, "I knew that it was coming C You've been running with that whore" G C G As I stared at my new girlfriend, wearing nothing but my shirt Em D C I hit the bottle one more time and went to work… Verse 2: G Em C To be a West Texas degenerate G Em C Oh well, I'm a West Texas degenerate G C G Layin' pipe down in the desert, hell, I'm living the damn dream Em D C In my lifted, diesel, Lincoln Blackface, welding rig machine G C G 'Til the bossman sent me home 'cause I had liquor on my breath Em D C I need a steady hand to pass the X-ray test

Chorus: G Em C Oh, to be a West Texas degenerate G Em C Oh, and if it wasn't for the money, I'd be draggin' up my shit Em D And I've been burnin' rods and burning checks C And burnin' candles at both ends Em D C To be a West Texas degenerate G C Oh, yes, I am Verse 3: G C G Well, I'm headed to Odessa, guess today is my last day Em D C I'm gonna go watch my new girlfriend dance at the Rick's Cabaret G C G And if I should spend my night inside the Ector County Jail Em D C She'll probably pay my bail with all one-dollar bills Chorus: G Em C 'Cause she's a West Texas degenerate G Em C Oh, and if it wasn't for the money, I'd be draggin' up my shit Em D And I've been burnin' rods and burning checks C And burnin' candles at both ends Em D C To be a West Texas degenerate G Oh, yes, I am Guitar Solo: G C G Em D C G Em D C G C G Verse 4: G C G This life, it ain't for everyone out in the Wild West Em D You learn to fuck and fight and lay some pipe C Get drunk and go to bed G C G And if you just can't find sleep between the party and the pain Em D C Well, you can stay up 'til the sunrise with the help of some cocaine C Yeah, I got the good cocaine Out-Chorus: G Em C 'Cause I'm a West Texas degenerate G Em C Oh, and if it wasn't for the money, I'd be draggin' up my shit Em D And I've been burnin' rods and burning checks C And burnin' candles at both ends Em D C To be a West Texas degenerate Em D C Oh, well, I'm a West Texas degenerate Em D C Yeah, a good ol' West Texas degenerate G Oh, yes, I am C G Oh, yes, I am G D G Oh, yes, I am