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Cactus Texas

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Verse 1: 
      Do Dyou remember Cactus Texas 
      Nothing but a wide place in the road 
      Eighteen wheelers never go there 
      Main Street's just too narrow for the load 
      A little towGn of honest people 
      Some we haven't seen for quite awDhile 
      I was young and restless 
      And we botAh were full of dreams and runnin' wDild 
Verse 2: 
      We Dleft our old hometown and family 
      Barely had a nickel to our name 
      We were out to win the world 
      Not once looking back or losing aim 
      We hit the big Gtown and the big time 
      Not a lot of effort in the deaDl 
      But in the bargain we lost touch 
      With one another Aand old feelings that were rDeal 
Verse 3: 
      In Da big house up on easy street 
      Where too much never seems to be enough 
      We're not the same two people 
      Far away from all the days when the times were rough 
      IncludGing you and i 
      Everything is separated by a walDl 
      It's not something we can talk about 
      In facAt we seldom even talk at all D  
Verse 4: 
      I don't thinGk we realize 
      How or why we ever came this fDar 
                  D/ 
      Let's go back to Cactus Texas 
              A/  
      Maybe once we're there 
                               D/   
      We'll find out where we are  

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Cactus Texas

by Waylon Jennings

Lyrics & chords · Original key

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Verse 1:

Do you remember Cactus Texas

Nothing but a wide place in the road

Eighteen wheelers never go there

Main Street's just too narrow for the load

A little town of honest people

Some we haven't seen for quite awhile

I was young and restless

A D

And we both were full of dreams and runnin' wild

Verse 2:

We left our old hometown and family

Barely had a nickel to our name

We were out to win the world

Not once looking back or losing aim

We hit the big town and the big time

Not a lot of effort in the deal

But in the bargain we lost touch

A D

With one another and old feelings that were real

Verse 3:

In a big house up on easy street

Where too much never seems to be enough

We're not the same two people

Far away from all the days when the times were rough

Including you and i

Everything is separated by a wall

It's not something we can talk about

A D

In fact we seldom even talk at all

Verse 4:

I don't think we realize

How or why we ever came this far

Let's go back to Cactus Texas

Maybe once we're there

We'll find out where we are

About Cactus Texas Chords by Waylon Jennings

Learn how to play Cactus Texas by Waylon Jennings with free guitar chords, lyrics, and interactive chord diagrams. Search for “Cactus Texas chords”, “Cactus Texas guitar chords”, or “Waylon Jennings Cactus Texas chords” and you will find this page — transpose to any key, tap chords for diagrams, and use auto-scroll while you play. Perfect for beginners looking for easy Cactus Texas chords and for experienced players who want accurate Cactus Texas lyrics and chords in one place. Common chords in this song include D, G, A.

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