Chorus: 
G                          C 
When I die I may not go to heaven 
G               D                G 
I don't know if they let cowboys in 
                                C 
If they don't just let me go to Texas, Boy! 
G           D             G 
Texas is as close as I've been. 
 
Verse 1: 
G                           C 
New York couldn't hold my attention 
G            D                G 
Detroit City couldn't sing my song 
                                    C  
If tomorrow finds me busted flat in Dallas 
        G               D                   G 
I won't care, 'cause at least I'll know I'm home. 
 
- Chorus 
 
Verse 2: 
                                         C 
I'd ride through all of Hell and half of Texas 
        G                  D              G 
Just to hear Merle Haggard sing a country song 
                               C  
Beer just ain't as cold in old Milwaukee 
          G            D               G 
My body's here, but my soul's in San Antone. 
 
- Chorus 
 
- Repeat Chorus (fade)