Verse 1: 
      G5              
      The heart of Texas is where i was born 
                                                        C5  
      By twist of fate the lonestar state's where i'm coming from 
                             G5 
      God almighty's been good to me 
 
Verse 2: 
      G5 
      Where i grow'd up learning about the Alamo 
                                                         C5 
      With a swelling pride down deep inside me saying go man go 
                            G5 
      You can be all you want to be 
 
Chorus: 
      G5            D5 
      Yeah it's right there where the best is 
         C5                              G5 
      Smack dab in the heart of Texas,thank you Mam 
 
Verse 3: 
      G5 
      Papa run off before i was born 
                                                        C5 
      Mama picked cotton just to raise us kids in the Texas sun 
                            G5 
      We grew up in the cotton fields 
 
Verse 4:(Waylon,Billy Joe) 
      G5           
      So i learned how to work and i learned how to fight 
                                                               C5   
      I learned how to put a bunch of words together as the years rolled by 
                       G5 
      God gave me a way to go 
 
Verse 5:(Waylon,Billy Joe) 
      G5 
      When my sweetheart listened to the songs i played 
                                                                  C5 
      She said i love you honey,but there ain't much money in a serenade 
                             G5 
      I need a man with a real job 
 
Bridge:(Waylon,Billy Joe) 
      G5            D5 
      Now she's back there where i left her 
         C5                               G5  
      God knows i still think about her now and then 
                  D5 
      But she knows these clothes i'm wearin' 
               C5                                    G5      
      Is the kind that shirt tails always flappin' in the wind 
 
Verse 6: 
      G5 
      I made my music from coast to coast 
                                                          C5    
      Been over the water,couldn't get no hotter then i dang near froze 
                     G5  
      Remember the Alamo 
 
Verse 7: 
      G5  
      The road was long but the heart is strong 
                                                  C5 
      I was Texas born and raised and Texas is still my home 
                   G5       
      Texas is home sweet home 
 
Chorus.(Waylon) 
 
Bridge2:(Billy Joe,Waylon) 
                  D5  
      Where my songs are always playing 
                 C5                                  G5  
      And them good ol' Texas gals say honey "now where ya been?" 
 
Chorus.