Verse 1:
E
I left my home in Texas
B
Heading for the Frisco Bay
Kinda had a hard time
B/C# B/D# E
Through changes all the way
Now I'm up in Saucelito
E7 A
Only where I wanna be
B E
And I wonder what happened to the man inside
B B/C# B/D# E
The real old Texas me
Verse 2:
E
It’s raining in Port Arthur
B
Snowing in Fort Worth Town
Standing in front, a farmers pool hall
B/C# B/D# E
And San Antone is my home town
Now I'm up in the Venice Beach
E7 A
And the fall comes rolling in
B E
And I wonder what happened to the man inside
B B/C# B/D# E
My real old Texas friend
Interlude (same as fiddle intro):
E
Verse 3:
E
Standing outside of Houston
B
Not a dime, do I own
I used to go back, to those beautiful woods
B/C# B/D# E
Back there in San Antone
Now I'm up in San Francisco
E7 A
Wonderin’ where I ought to be
B E
And I wonder what happened to the man inside
B B/C# B/D# E
The real old Texas me
Outro
E
(Fiddle Intro)
B
B B/A B/G# B/F# D