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West Texas Waltz

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[Verse]
DWhen A7you're Dready for steady to go dancin', romancin',
Grab your sweetheart and jump in your cAar,
Drive right on down to the bright side of town,
You'll be glad you don't have to drive Dfar,
You'll be Ahappy you don't A/Ehave to go Dfar,
Park your pickups aGnd Cadillacs, Fords and Renaults
And Ddance like the dickens to the AWest Texas DWaltzC#m  Bm7  
DMy pickup needs a tune-up, I better get up and make up,
My mind to get on it Atoday, the tractor's been actin' up,
And the sewer lines are backin' up,
But I'll be dancin' tonight Danyway,
I'll be Adancin' tonight anyDway.
'Cause GI count my blessings, I don't count my faults
I like to Ddance like the dickens to the West ATexas DWaltzC#m  Bm7  
DWell I found a young cow-dog and I told him: "Now, now doh.
"You're a borderline Collie, I'm a Aborderline fool."
But he had some bad habits he was scared of jack rabbits.
I sent him off to canine Dschool.
I think they Acall it obedience Dschool.
When he Gcame back, he couldn't tell a cow from a horse,
But he could Ddance like the dickens to the AWest Texas DWaltzC#m.Bm7  
DGrandmammy, grandpappy if you wanna stay happy,
Better lace up your best dancin' Ashoes,
Come see us, don't write us,
You can stop your arthritis just by dancin' away your Dblues,
Now just by Adancin' away your Dblues.
So Gbind up your bunnions with band-aids and gauze,
And come out Ddance like the dickens to the AWest Texas DWaltzC#m,Bm7  
Oh yeah.
[Break]
D A7 D A
DI met a fine lady banker and I'd sure like to thank her,
For the credit she gave me made me A/Eshout,
She changed my whole attitude,
And to show her a my gratitude,
I decided I'd just ask her Dout,
Yeah, I A7thought I just Em6might ask her Dout.
I said Gclose up your windows, and lock up your vaults,
And lets go Ddance like the dickens to the AWest Texas DWaltzC#m.Bm7  A  
We spent the Dnext two last dollars in the old ice cream parlor,
On a milkshake and malted A7pop,Em6  
And then we Aheard us some sounds it was a honky tonk lounge,
Right next door to the ice cream Dshop,
Next Adoor to the ice cream Dshop.
Now Gonly two things are better than milkshakes and malts,
And one is Ddancin' like the dickens to the AWest Texas Dmaj7Waltz.C#m  Bm7  
And the Dother is A6somethin' but Dreally it's nothin'.
To speak of, it's somethin' to Ado, if you've done it before.
You'll be doin' it some more, just as soon as the dancin' is Dthrough.
Right Aafter the dancin' is Dthrough.
And if Ganybody asks you why, just tell 'em because.
You been Ddancin' like the dickens to the AWest Texas DWaltzC#m.Bm7  
D A D A7 D A Em6 D A6 D

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West Texas Waltz

by Joe Ely

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

A/E

C#m

Bm7

Em6

Dmaj7

[Verse]

D A7 D

When you're ready for steady to go dancin', romancin',

Grab your sweetheart and jump in your car,

Drive right on down to the bright side of town,

You'll be glad you don't have to drive far,

A A/E D

You'll be happy you don't have to go far,

Park your pickups and Cadillacs, Fords and Renaults

D A D C#m Bm7

And dance like the dickens to the West Texas Waltz

My pickup needs a tune-up, I better get up and make up,

My mind to get on it today, the tractor's been actin' up,

And the sewer lines are backin' up,

But I'll be dancin' tonight anyway,

A D

I'll be dancin' tonight anyway.

'Cause I count my blessings, I don't count my faults

D A D C#m Bm7

I like to dance like the dickens to the West Texas Waltz

Well I found a young cow-dog and I told him: "Now, now doh.

"You're a borderline Collie, I'm a borderline fool."

But he had some bad habits he was scared of jack rabbits.

I sent him off to canine school.

A D

I think they call it obedience school.

When he came back, he couldn't tell a cow from a horse,

D A D C#m Bm7

But he could dance like the dickens to the West Texas Waltz.

Grandmammy, grandpappy if you wanna stay happy,

Better lace up your best dancin' shoes,

Come see us, don't write us,

You can stop your arthritis just by dancin' away your blues,

A D

Now just by dancin' away your blues.

So bind up your bunnions with band-aids and gauze,

D A D C#m Bm7

And come out dance like the dickens to the West Texas Waltz,

Oh yeah.

[Break]

D A7 D A

I met a fine lady banker and I'd sure like to thank her,

A/E

For the credit she gave me made me shout,

She changed my whole attitude,

And to show her a my gratitude,

I decided I'd just ask her out,

A7 Em6 D

Yeah, I thought I just might ask her out.

I said close up your windows, and lock up your vaults,

D A D C#m Bm7 A

And lets go dance like the dickens to the West Texas Waltz.

We spent the next two last dollars in the old ice cream parlor,

A7 Em6

On a milkshake and malted pop,

And then we heard us some sounds it was a honky tonk lounge,

Right next door to the ice cream shop,

A D

Next door to the ice cream shop.

Now only two things are better than milkshakes and malts,

D A Dmaj7 C#m Bm7

And one is dancin' like the dickens to the West Texas Waltz.

D A6 D

And the other is somethin' but really it's nothin'.

To speak of, it's somethin' to do, if you've done it before.

You'll be doin' it some more, just as soon as the dancin' is through.

A D

Right after the dancin' is through.

And if anybody asks you why, just tell 'em because.

D A D C#m Bm7

You been dancin' like the dickens to the West Texas Waltz.

D A D A7 D A Em6 D A6 D

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