C                                F                     C 
My granddad was the right man to tame this savage wild land 

F                      C              D7                 G7 
Then the carpetbaggers came and stole our very heart and soul 

C                                   F             C 
The land we fought and died for the home my momma cried for  
  
F                   C     G7                  C 
We couldn't pay the taxes so they took all we owned 



C                               F              C 
That Yankee tax collector was a dodging diving actor 

F                C           D7                G7 
As he outrun the buckshot in a high low he was gone 

C                                      F              C 
I'm sure they'll send another but they really need'nt bother 

F                      C       G7                 C 
Cause when they come a-calling there'll be nobody home 



C           F             G7             F           C 
Cause we're off to tame a new land where I can be my own man 

           F                         D7               G7 
Where them carpet bagging scallywags will leave a boy alone 

      F              G7           F               C 
We'll start all over brand new my daddy taught me how to 

          F                      G7                   C 
And we'll build a cattle kingdom and we'll call Texas home 



C                                 F                           C 
There'll be no old folks grieving cause they don't know we're leaving 

F                   C            D7                 G7 
White crosses still remind us of the sacrifice they made 

C 
When they stood their ground and fought 'em 
  
        F              C 
All the Union soldiers brought 'em 

F                       C     G7                             C 
With death and fire and ashes that's the price the old folks paid 



C                         F                    C 
We've loaded up our wagon with all that we can pack in 

F                   C                D7             G7 
A team of fine bred horses and we're finally on our way 

   C                             F                           C 
To where leafy live oak branches shelters heart and soul and family 
  
F                      C     G7                       C 
We'll stake a claim on Texas we'll clear the land and stay 



C           F             G7             F           C 
Cause we're off to tame a new land where I can be my own man 

           F                         D7               G7 
Where them carpet bagging scallywags will leave a boy alone 

      F              G7           F               C 
We'll start all over brand new my daddy taught me how to 

          F                      G7                   C 
And we'll build a cattle kingdom and we'll call Texas home 




          F              G7           F               C 
Yes we'll start all over brand new my daddy taught me how to 

          F                      G7                   F   C 
And we'll build a cattle kingdom and we'll call Texas home