[Intro]
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[Verse 1]
C G
He was just eighteen
C G
Full of fire and gasoline
C G
He was lean and mean
D
And they called him Texas
[Verse 2]
C G
He went off to war
C G
To a far and distant shore
C G
He'd never left his home before
D
He was from Texas
[Pre-chorus]
Am D
As they stormed that beach one foggy summer day
Am D
He said if I don't make it back promise me one thing
[Chorus]
C G
Take me home if I die
D Em
When I'm gone don't ya cry
C G D
Find some shade right beside a live oak tree
C G
Sing those old songs of faith
Am Em
I'll fly away amazing grace
C G D
But you find comfort knowing that my soul found peace
C D G
And you can bury me beneath the deep blue skies of Texas
[Verse 3]
C G
Well she was just eighteen
C G
Prettiest thing he'd ever seen
C G
Like a real life beauty queen
D
And someday she'd be his wife
[Verse 4]
C G
But for the next four years
C G
She fought back her tears
C G
While he fought back his fears
D
Fighting for his life
[Pre-chorus]
Am
And in his darkest hours
D
Her love would bring him a light
Am
He would read her letters
D
He would pray at night
[Chorus]
C G
Take me home if I die
D Em
When I'm gone don't ya cry
C G D
Find some shade right beside a live oak tree
C G
Sing those old songs of faith
Am Em
I'll fly away amazing grace
C G D
But you find comfort knowing that my soul found peace
C D G
And you can bury me beneath the deep blue skies of Texas
[Bridge]
Am Em
He always said the real heroes
G D
Never made it back home
Am Em
And though the war was long over
G D
You know for him it still lived on
D
And it still lives on
[Verse 5]
C G
When he was eighty-three
C G
Still full of fire and gasoline
C G
He was still lean and mean
D
And they still called him Texas
[Verse 6]
C G
And on the day he died
C G
She was right there by his side
C G D
She held his hand as she softly sang his lullaby
[Chorus]
C G
Take me home if I die
D Em
When I'm gone don't ya cry
C G D
Find some shade right beside a live oak tree
C G
Sing those old songs of faith
Am Em
I'll fly away amazing grace
C G D
But you find comfort knowing that my soul found peace
C D
And you can bury me
C D
You can bury me
C D G
You can bury me beneath the deep blue skies of Texas
[Outro]
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