Heart Of Texas Song Lyrics and Chords by Billy Joe Shaver
Heart Of Texas
Recorded by Billy Joe Shaver and Waylon Jennings
Written by Billy Joe Shaver
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The heart of Texas is where I was born
By twist of fate the lone star state's where I'm
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coming
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good to me
Where I grow'd up learning about the Alamo
With a swelling pride down deep inside me saying
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go man go
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want to be
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right there where the best is
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Smack dab in the heart of Texas
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thank you Ma'am
Papa run off before I was born
Mama picked cotton just to raise us kids in the
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Texas
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cotton
So I learned how to work and I learned how to fight
I learned how to put a bunch of words together as the
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years rolled by
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way to go
When my sweetheart listened to the songs I played
She said I love you honey but there ain't much money in a
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serenade
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real
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back there where I left her
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God knows I still think about her
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now and then
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knows these clothes I'm wearing
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kind that shirt tails always flapping
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in the wind
I made my music from coast to coast
Been over the water couldn't get no hotter then I
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dang near froze
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Alamo
The road was long but the heart is strong
I was Texas born and raised and Texas is
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still my home
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home sweet home
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right there where the best is
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Smack dab in the heart of Texas
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thank you man
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songs are always playing
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And them good ol' Texas gals say hone
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y where you been
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right back there where the best is
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Smack dab in the heart of Texas
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thank you man
FAQ
Who sang the the song Heart Of Texas?
- The song Heart Of Texas was sang by Billy Joe Shaver.
Who is Billy Joe Shaver?
- Billy Joe Shaver (August 16, 1939 - October 28, 2020) was an American Texas country music singer and songwriter.
