A                   D        
When I die I may not go to heaven 
A               E                A    
I don't know if they let cowboys in 
                                D           
If they don't just let me go to Texas 
       A           E             A      
'Cause Texas is as close as I've been 
  
                            D        
New York couldn't hold my attention 
A            E                A      
Detroit City couldn't sing my song 
                                    D        
If tomorrow finds me busted flat in Dallas 
        A              E                   A      
I won't care 'cause at least I'll know I'm home 

       A                   D        
When I die I may not go to heaven 
A               E                A    
I don't know if they let cowboys in 
                                D           
If they don't just let me go to Texas 
       A           E             A      
'Cause Texas is as close as I've been 

                                         D 
I'd ride through all of Hell and half of Texas 
A                          E              A  
Just to hear Merle Haggard sing a country song 
                               D  
Beer just ain't as cold in old Milwaukee 
A                     E               A  
My body's here but my soul's in San Antone 

       A                   D        
When I die I may not go to heaven 
A               E                A    
I don't know if they let cowboys in 
                                D           
If they don't just let me go to Texas 
       A           E             A      
'Cause Texas is as close as I've been