[Intro]
Am   D  E
Am   D  E  Am

[Chorus]
                    E                        Am
How long has it been since I've been through Texas?
               D   E                      Am
Where the long wind blows sweet and fair
                    E                        Am
How long has it been since I've been through Texas?
              D        E                Am      G  C
And I'm on my way, but I'm not bound for there

[Verse]
         Em  F            G       C
Way out across a field of cotton
            Am   Dm             G     C
A farmhouse light shines like a star
               Em   Dm7            G      C
The road don't turn, it just keeps going
             G    D            C    Am
The sun next town, it seems so far

[Chorus]
                    E                        Am
How long has it been since I've been through Texas?
               D   E                      Am
Where the long wind blows sweet and fair
                    E                        Am
How long has it been since I've been through Texas?
                D        E                 Am     G  C
Yeah, I'm on my way, but I'm not bound for there

[Verse]
               Em  F        G       C
I've travelled roads in California
                   Am     Dm              G       C
Walked through the bushes, slept under the trees
              Em   Dm7            G       C
Rode the dark miles in trucks and busses
              G  D             C      Am
I never cared why or even want meals

[Chorus]
                                          E                         Am
How long has it been (how long has it been) since I've been through Texas?
               D                         E                Am
Where the long wind (where the long wind) blows sweet and fair
                    E                        Am
How long has it been since I've been through Texas?
              D        E                 Am  D F Am
And I'm on my way, but I'm not bound for there......