Intro: F-C-E-B-F
So[F]metimes it's a [C]car, a certain shade of [E]mystic blue,
I think of y[B]ou and I wonder how on Earth you are.[F]
Sometimes just a s[C]ong, that's playing on my [E]radio,
and there I go just a w[B]ishin' you were singin' along.
[D] That's all it t[F]akes, and[B] I j[F]ust[B] opt to dreamin' I'm in
Chorus
W[F]ay Back Texas, you were [C]layin' in my arms,
that cl[B]ass ring neckl[F]ace, we're gonna buy that [C]little farm,
way down by the r[F]iver, yeah raise a fam[C]ily,
down in way b[B]ack Texas, uhuh po[C]pulation you and[F] me.
Instrumental: F-C-E-B-F
[F]Me I'm doing [C]well, no one in [E]particular,
girl i heard that you we[B]nt and rang them weddin' bells,[F]
the say his name is Jo[C]hn, his daddy owns a [E]dealership,
but the slipper don't quite f[B]it yet life goes [Cm]on and on,[D]
so I guess that I'll h[C]ang[F] up, and just [B]wonder if you[F] ever dream of
Chorus
Way Back Texas, were you layin' in my arms,
had a class ring necklace, we're gonna buy that little farm,
way down by the river, yeah livin' happily,
down in way back texas, way back, population you and me.
A[D]nd every now and t[F]hen[C], [B] if[F] you need me I'll be back in
Chorus
(Change to "G" for last chorus)
[G]Way Back Texas, [D]where your layin' in my arms,
had a class r[F]ing necklace, we[G]'re gonna buy that little farm,
[C]way down by the river, yeah raise a [G]family,
down in w[Dm]ay back T[G]exas, uhuh [Dm]population you [Gm]and me.
Inst: Dm-C-G-D
So[F]metimes it's a [C]car, a certain shade of [E]mystic blue,
I think of y[B]ou and I wonder how on Earth you are.[F]
Sometimes just a s[C]ong, that's playing on my [E]radio,
and there I go just a w[B]ishin' you were singin' along.
[D] That's all it t[F]akes, and[B] I j[F]ust[B] opt to dreamin' I'm in
Chorus
W[F]ay Back Texas, you were [C]layin' in my arms,
that cl[B]ass ring neckl[F]ace, we're gonna buy that [C]little farm,
way down by the r[F]iver, yeah raise a fam[C]ily,
down in way b[B]ack Texas, uhuh po[C]pulation you and[F] me.
Instrumental: F-C-E-B-F
[F]Me I'm doing [C]well, no one in [E]particular,
girl i heard that you we[B]nt and rang them weddin' bells,[F]
the say his name is Jo[C]hn, his daddy owns a [E]dealership,
but the slipper don't quite f[B]it yet life goes [Cm]on and on,[D]
so I guess that I'll h[C]ang[F] up, and just [B]wonder if you[F] ever dream of
Chorus
Way Back Texas, were you layin' in my arms,
had a class ring necklace, we're gonna buy that little farm,
way down by the river, yeah livin' happily,
down in way back texas, way back, population you and me.
A[D]nd every now and t[F]hen[C], [B] if[F] you need me I'll be back in
Chorus
(Change to "G" for last chorus)
[G]Way Back Texas, [D]where your layin' in my arms,
had a class r[F]ing necklace, we[G]'re gonna buy that little farm,
[C]way down by the river, yeah raise a [G]family,
down in w[Dm]ay back T[G]exas, uhuh [Dm]population you [Gm]and me.
Inst: Dm-C-G-D