(E)WELCOME TO TEXAS, GLAD THAT YOU CAME DOWN 
YOU'VE GOT A LOT OF FRIENDS HERE, TAKE A LOOK AROUND 
THEY COME FROM CALIFORNIA, THEY COME FROM OHIO 
THEY COME FROM MINNESOTA TO (A)GET OUT (G)OF THE (E)SNOW. 
 
*YOU DON'T LIKE OUR DRIVING, YOU DON'T LIKE OUR ROADS 
 YOU MAKE FUN OF THE WAY WE TALK, YOU MAKE FUN OF OUR CLOTHES 
*BUT YOU CLOG UP OUR HIGHWAYS, YOU'VE BEEN POURIN IN FOR YEARS 
 IF YOU DON'T LIKE THE WAY WE DO IT, WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE. 
 
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(A)WELCOME TO TEXAS, DON'T NOBODY GET ME (E)WRONG 
(B#7)WE'RE GLAD YA'LL CAME TO SEE US, (A)JUST DON'T FORGET TO GO BACK (E)HOME. 
 
*WE DON'T NEED YOUR POLITICS, WE DON'T NEED YOUR PRAYERS 
*WE DON'T NEED YOUR MORAL COMPASS LEADIN US ANYWHERE 
 WE DON'T NEED YOUR BUSINESS, WE DON'T NEED YOUR ART 
*WE DON'T REALLY GIVE A DAMN WHAT IT WAS YOU DID UP NORTH 
 
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(A)YOU GRIPE ABOUT OUR MUSIC, GRIPE ABOUT OUR FOOD(G E) 
GRIPE ABOUT THE WEATHER HERE, SAY IT'S WAY TOO HOT FOR YOU 
(A)WE ALL HEAR YOUR WHININ', AND ITS STARTS WEARING THIN 
(B#7)WHEN WE SEE OUR MILK AND HONEY RUNNIN DOWN YOUR CHIN (G  E ) 
 
*SO, COME ON DOWN TO TEXAS AND HAVE YOURSELF A BALL 
 TAKE YOUR KIDS TO SIX FLAGS, YOUR WIFE OUT TO THE MALL 
*HAVE A GOOD VACATION, BUT THEN DON'T HESITATE 
 TO POINT YOUR CAR BACK UP THE ROAD TO THAT OUTBOUND INTERSTATE. 
 
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* this denotes a quick change between the chords of G and E