The Gentle Man From Texas

Verse 1:
G
Now down in Fort Worth way,
D7
A young boy would sing and play,
D7 G
In folk groups and in choirs,
G G7
Every chance he could,
C C+
He was quite a handsome fellow,
G E7
With a voice so calm and mellow,
A7 D7
That folks would settle down and say “Yee hah that guy is good…”
G
So he traveled near and far,
D7
To get away from the wrecking yard,
D7 B7
But the Lone Star State would call him back home again,
C C+
So he started a family,
G E7
Back in Texas so he could be…
A7
A faithful voice the wind could carry,
D7
Right across the Texas prairie,
 

Chorus:
(D7) G D7
He’s the gentle man from Texas,
D7 G G7
The gentle man from Goolsby’s Pool,
C C+
Instead of fighting, he sings,
G E7
His six-shooter is his six strings,
A7
And trouble goes a-runnin’,
D7
When it hears his guitar strummin’,
G D7
Cause he’s the gentle man from Texas,
D7 B7
The gentle man from Goolsby’s Pool,
C C+
When hard times come along,
G E7
He brings comfort in every song,
A7 D7 G
When the gentle man from Texas says “I love you…”

 
Verse II
G
Now he cut a bunch of records,
D7
As he grew his family,
D7
He taught hundreds of kids to play guitar,
G G7
And even ukulele,
C C+
And even if the bills were pilin’,
G E7
He still’d keep pickin’ and smilin’,
A7
For greener fields are never far,
D7 G
With faithful heart and a Gibson guitar,
G
So he moved out to the country,
D7
With the love-of-his-life to be,
D7 B7
Organic song farmers of the purest kind,
C C+
Cause even if it’s dry or flooding,
G E7
A new song’s always budding,
A7
For hard times they will never last,
D7
So you should never let a good tune pass,

 
Chorus:
Instrumental of Chorus
C7 …..(key change to F)
Bridge to the tune of “Yellow Rose of Texas”

F
Oh, the mellow tones of Texas,
F
Are the ones from Lindy’s heart,
C
You can hear it on the highway,
F D7
If you’ve an 8-track in your car…
(Back to key of G)

Verse 2:
G
So the kids and grandkids gather round,
D7
To hear him sing his song,
D7
And he tells them of the road and friends,
G G7
He’s made the whole year long,
C C+
And in his songs he never ceases,
G E7
To give credit to the Prince of Peace who has,
A7
Given him the foundation of,
D7
The way he shares unconditional love…
G
Now he travels the country wide,
D7
(Singing with) The love-of-his-life by his side,
D7 B7
As they try to help the world to understand,
C C+
That we should live as sisters and brothers,
G E7
And that Texas is for Lovers!
A7
And life would be more appetizing,
D7
If we all did more harmonizing…

Chorus

8/6/18
Canada Lake
Bill Milford