Troy Cartwright - Paris Texas

      [Intro]
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[Verse 1]
C
   I am so strung out 
Am
   Have not left this couch
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   In what seems like years


[Verse 2]
C
   I’ve got problems yes
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   My friends would attest
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   If they were near


[Chorus]
          Am
But their not
              C
They’ve moved on
         F
And I can’t find my way out
         Am   C
Stuck in Paris, Texas
        F
Like fading paint on a boxcar


[Instrumental]
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[Verse 3]
C
   There were moments though
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   Many years ago
Em               G
   When I had a plan


[Verse 4]
C
   Move to Dallas or
Am
   Maybe Houston
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   Wherever made sense


[Chorus]
             Am
But I still play
       C
At some hole in a wall
      F
For tips or maybe a number
         Am    C
Stuck in Paris, Texas
        F
And I thought I was gonna go far
     Am
Now I don’t know what my plans are
            F                                        
I’m just fading paint on a boxcar ohh ooooohhh


[Instrumental]
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[Verse 5]
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   Yeah the money’s tight
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   Can’t pay my rent
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   I should give up


[Verse 6]
C
   I’ve got a sister
Am
   Down in Commerce
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   Who could put me up


[Chorus]
        Am
Damn I wish
         C
I could catch a break
    F
Or slide a scrap of fortune
         Am   C
Stuck in Paris, Texas
      F
Like fading paint on a boxcar
            Am     C
I’m stuck in Paris, Texas
       F
Like fading paint on a boxcar

Pieces of me keep flaking off

And the parts that are left

Are covered in rust

And I don’t expect to be remembered for much