Capo 2

Intro: Am  G  C 


Up at Henry's Bar and Grill 
       F 
On the north side of town 
        G 
I saw a man reach up to heaven 
                   C 
And pull a song on down 


To a smoke filled room of misfits 
          F 
Young and old and great and small 
             G 
And with the laughing eyes of the Buddha 
                     C    ~ ~ 
He shared it with us all 



[Refrão]
          Am 
And every soul in that roadhouse 
         F 
Felt the power of his song 
        D 
Through life's joys and sorrows 
   G 
He brought us together as one 
     Am 
They called him 'God's own yodeler' 
         F 
'The Pavarotti of the plains' 
           G 
There's no bigger voice in Texas 
                   C 
Don Walser was his name 



He was raised out in La Mesa 
       F 
Just a boy when his mamma died 
     G 
With daddy at the mill all night 
                       C 
In that empty house he cried 



He'd climb up in the oak tree 
   F 
To sing his broken heart 
    G 
The neighbours gathered in the yard 
                 C    ~ ~ 
Listening in the dark 

 

[Refrão]
        Am 
Singing songs about West Texas 
F 
Cowboys and old John Deeres 
D 
Rodeos and drive-ins 
        G 
And the thrill of teenage years 
     Am 
They called him 'God's own yodeler' 
         F 
'The Pavarotti of the plains' 
           G 
There's no bigger voice in Texas 
                   C 
Don Walser was his name 


INTERLUDE: 
    Am     C 
Yodelayeeoooooo 
    G      C 
Yodelayeeoooooo 


Instrumental: C  F  G   C ~ ~ Am  F  D  G  Am  F  G   C 



From the honky-tonks and dance halls 
       F 
To the Grand Ole Opery 
    G 
Don Walser brought a smile 
                         C 
To every fan who came to see 



Now it's oxygen and wheelchairs 
    F 
And trips to the docs in town 
    G 
The stays kept getting longer 
                     C     ~ ~ 
He knew he was glory bound 

 

[Refrão]
   Am 
My friend, your work is done here 
        F 
And I'd say you did it well 
     D 
Your voice rings down from heaven 
        G 
All the way to the Devil himself 
    Am 
And now you're god's own yodeler 
      F 
High above the Texas plains 
   G 
We miss you here in Austin 
                       C 
With love we speak you name 


OUTRO: 
    Am     C 
Yodelayeeoooooo 
    F      C 
Yodelayeeoooooo 
    Am     C 
Yodelayeeoooooo 
    G      C  F  C       C 
Yodelayeeooooooooooo yip