Aaron Watson - Texas Lullaby

      [Intro]
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[Verse 1]
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He was just eighteen
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Full of fire and gasoline
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He was lean and mean
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And they called him Texas


[Verse 2]
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He went off to war
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To a far and distant shore
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He'd never left his home before
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He was from Texas


[Pre-chorus]
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As they stormed that beach one foggy summer day
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He said if I don't make it back promise me one thing


[Chorus]
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Take me home if I die
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When I'm gone don't ya cry
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Find some shade right beside a live oak tree
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Sing those old songs of faith
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I'll fly away amazing grace
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But you find comfort knowing that my soul found peace
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And you can bury me beneath the deep blue skies of Texas


[Verse 3]
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Well she was just eighteen
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Prettiest thing he'd ever seen
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Like a real life beauty queen
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And someday she'd be his wife


[Verse 4]
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But for the next four years
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She fought back her tears
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While he fought back his fears
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Fighting for his life
  

[Pre-chorus]   
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And in his darkest hours
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Her love would bring him a light
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He would read her letters
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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
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Never made it back home
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And though the war was long over
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You know for him it still lived on
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And it still lives on


[Verse 5]
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When he was eighty-three
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Still full of fire and gasoline
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He was still lean and mean
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And they still called him Texas


[Verse 6]
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And on the day he died
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She was right there by his side
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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
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You can bury me
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You can bury me beneath the deep blue skies of Texas


[Outro]
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