West Texas Highway

Now I was a`[F7]driving down

A West Texas highway
I [Bb7]seen a hitchhiker
His [E7]thumb was pointin my way
He [F7]didn't look suspicious
He [D]didn't look any too [G7]cle[C7]an
So I, [F7]I put on my brakes

And I opened up the door
I could [Bb7]tell he was a bum
By the [E7]boots he wore
He said I'm [F7]going down to [D]Haskell
[G7]Got a woman back in [C7]Abil[F7]ene.[Bb7]    [F7]       [C7]
He told me [F7]son East Texas

Is where I come from
I [Bb7]been ridin' that Jacksonville Rodeo
And [E7]I got humdrum
I'm [F7]travelling around
A [D]whole lot of Texas I've [G7]see[C7]n

Yes and [F7]I'm, I'm mighty glad

You was pushin' down my way
In your [Bb7]fancy clothes
And this [E7]shiny Chevrolet
[F7]Said I'm going down to [D]Haskell
[G7]Got a woman back in [C7]Abil[F7]ene.[Bb7]    [C7]

--- Dobro / Piano leads

You know [F7]he was grinning like a possum

And a mighty happy rascal
He [Bb7]waved good-bye
When I [E7]let him out in Haskell
And [F7]that's about the last
Of that [D]road tramp
That I've ever [G7]see[C7]n
But you know that [F7]I'm still wishing

To this very day
That [Bb7]he had my clothes
And this [E7]shiny Chevrolet
And it was [F7]me going to [D]Haskell
With a [G7]woman down in [C7]Abi[F7]len[Bb7]e.  [F7]

[F7]But you know that I'm still wishing

To this very day
That [Bb7]he had my clothes
And this [E7]shiny Chevrolet
And it was [F7]me going to [D]Haskell
With a [G7]woman down in [C7]Abi[F7]len[Bb7]e.  [F7]     [E7]        [F7]