C       Cmaj7     C7
F       D7/F#     C/G     A7
D7      G         C       C

[Verse 1]
     C                                C
On a highway deep within the heart of Texas
      C                             F
I was just about as lost as I could be.
      G                         Am
I was drivin' round in circles, tryin' to find the border,
    D7                          G
but Texas was as far as I could see. Hey!

[Verse 2]
        C                                     C
Well, I stopped and flagged me down a State policeman,
  C                               F
I said my patience growin' mighty thin.
        F               D7/F#       C/G      A7
Can you help me get the hell out of Texas?
        D7                  G               C         C
He just flashed me some ole lone star Texas grin.

[Chorus]
                 C                         C
And he said: You can't get the hell out of Texas,
   C                   G
no matter how hard you try.
       E                              Am
Why in Texas we raise hell, son, just like you raise a crop,
   D7                            G
It started with the Alamo and it ain't gonna ever stop.

   C                             C
As long as there's a Houston and Austin,
   C                               F
Amarillo, Lubbock, Dallas and Fort Worth,
          F             D7/F#       C/G       A7
Lord, you can't get the hell out of Texas
                D7           G7            C         G
'cause it's the hell raisin' center of the earth.

[Interlude]
C  G        C         C         G
E           Am        D7        G
C  G        C         C         F
F  D7/F#    C/G   A7  D7   G    C

[Bridge]
      Am                                  F
Whoa, late last night I fell in love with Texas,
  Am                                F
I called my dear sweet mamma on the phone.
            C              G
I said I've seen the light ain't life a joy
      Am                 F
I'm a changed man, I'm a good ole boy.
D                           G
Mamma, I ain't never comin' home, uh-uh.

[End-Chorus]
       C                             C
For as long as there's a Houston and Austin,
C                                F
Tyler, Beaumont, Dallas and Fort Worth.
          F             D7/F#       C/G        A7
Lord, you can't get the hell out of Texas
                D7           G             C         C
'cause it's the hell raisin' center of the earth.
            F             D7/F#       C        A7
I said: you can't get the hell out of Texas
                D7           G             C   C   C    C G  C   C
'cause it's the hell raisin' center of the earth.