Intro: G5 (8 bars) Bb5 - C5 G5 D5 Bb5  G5

Verse 1:
G5              G5
I was born in a bass drum 
G5                 G5
Brought up by a guitar 
G5                      G5
My mama kept a house of hags 
G5                      G5
And my daddy dressed in drag 

Chorus: 
  Bb5  C5       G5
A hot nite in Dallas 
F5                 G5    G5
Feel the southern wind 
  Bb5  C5       G5
A hot nite in Dallas 
        D5     D5             G5
And the sheets stickin' to my skin 

Verse 2:
Bodies laid in the gutter 
Dark roll the moon 
It shines through her gown 
As the woman's taking me down 

Repeat chorus

Instrumental: G5 (16 bars)  C5 C5 F5 D5

Verse 3:
Lay me in a pine box 
In a dark desolate place 
On a moonlit night 
Nail a board above my face 

Repeat chorus

Instrumental: G5 (8 bars)  Bb5 - C5 G5 D5 Bb5  G5