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Houston Train

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[VERSE]
EGot me a postcard and a Atwenty dollar Ebill
EI told you I'd meet you in Memphis if you'd Abring me those Epills
And I got Ehigh, and I got Adrunk, for far too loEng
And the B7gypsy train to Houston, Ais gonna take me along
[BREAK]
E C#m A E
[VERSE]
they Ecall me the wild card, and they cAalled me their Efool
I Etold them I'd bring 'em their money if they'd Aget me back to youE  
And I got cEash, and I got rAobbed for all I owEn
And the B7gypsy train to Houston,   Ais gonna take me back home
[BREAK]
E C#m A E
[SOLO]
C#m A E
C#m A E
B7 B7
B7 B7
[VERSE]
So EI got cleaning, 'nd AI got a steady Ejob
No lEonger was I runnin' from the Aemblems of Elaw
And I got Eclean, and I got Amean to the bEone
And the B7gypsy train to Houston, Awon't leave me alone
[BREAK]
E C#m A E
[SOLO]
C#m A E
C#m A E
[OUTRO]
And the B7gypsy train to Houston, Awon't leave me alone!
E C#m A E

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Houston Train

by Houndmouth

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C#m

[VERSE]

E A E

Got me a postcard and a twenty dollar bill

E A E

I told you I'd meet you in Memphis if you'd bring me those pills

E A E

And I got high, and I got drunk, for far too long

B7 A

And the gypsy train to Houston, is gonna take me along

[BREAK]

E C#m A E

[VERSE]

E A E

they call me the wild card, and they called me their fool

E A E

I told them I'd bring 'em their money if they'd get me back to you

E A E

And I got cash, and I got robbed for all I own

B7 A

And the gypsy train to Houston, is gonna take me back home

[BREAK]

E C#m A E

[SOLO]

C#m A E

B7 B7

[VERSE]

E A E

So I got cleaning, 'nd I got a steady job

E A E

No longer was I runnin' from the emblems of law

E A E

And I got clean, and I got mean to the bone

B7 A

And the gypsy train to Houston, won't leave me alone

[BREAK]

E C#m A E

[SOLO]

C#m A E

[OUTRO]

B7 A

And the gypsy train to Houston, won't leave me alone!

E C#m A E

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