Intro:  G D G  
  
Well he (C) outgrew his sequined suit, sold his Trailways (G) bus  
Let his (Am) hair get a little too long  
His (D) ducktail's (G) bit the (D) dust  
His (C) custom made, pearl-inlaid guitar slipped from his (G) hand   
And (Am) in its place a new electrical one he had (D) flown in (G) from Jap(D)an  
  
     Cause he's a (C) cheeseburger eatin', abandoned Sunday meetin'  
     Brand new country (G) star  
     He (Am) rides around in a Lincoln Continental  
     Those (D) steer horns (G) on his (D) car  
     Oh, the (C) record men say he's livin' end   
     They're gonna spin him right to the (G) top  
     Yeah he's a (Am) hot roman candle from the Texas panhandle  
     He can (C) either go (D) country or (G) pop