Houston Chords by Sanford Clark

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Well, it's lonesome in this big town, _
[C] _ everybody puts [B] me [Ab] down. _
_ I'm a face without a name, _ just a-walkin' in the rain.
I'm goin' back [A] to Houston, _ _ [E] _
Houston, _ _ Houston. _ _
_ [G] _ [Ab] I [A] got a hose and both of [D] my shoes, [G] _ [Ab] [A] I'm a walkin' case of [D] the blues.
[Bm] _ [A] Saw a dollar _ _
[D] yesterday, [G] _ [A] but the wind blew it [D] away.
I'm goin' back [A] to Houston, _
[E] _ Houston, _ [A] _ Houston. _
[E] _ _ _ [A] I haven't eaten in about [D] a week, _ [A] I'm so hungry when I walk [D] I squeak.
_ _ [A] _ Nobody called [D] me friend, _ _ [A] it's sad the shape I'm [D] in.
I'm goin' back [A] to Houston, _
[E] _ Houston, _ [A] Houston. _ _
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[E] _ _ _ [A] Got a girl a-waitin' there [D] for me, _ [A] at least she said she'd [D] be.
I [A] got a home and a big [D] warm bed, _ [A] and a feather pillow for [D] my head.
And I'm goin' back [A] to Houston, _
[E] Houston, _ [A] Houston. _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ [A] Take a bus or take an old [D] freight train, _ [A] come a-ride or walk, it's all the [D] same.
I'm [A] goin' back where they know [Am] my face, _ [A] and I'm never gonna leave that place.
I'm goin' back to Houston, _
[E] Houston, _ [A] Houston. _ _ _
[E] _ _ Well [Gbm] it's lonesome in this [D] big town, _ [E] _ _ everybody puts me down.
_ I'm a face without a name, _ just a walkin' case of the blues. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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