Jasper Stone

Bastard Out Of Texas

Jasper Stone


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Intro D C G  C D G 
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At 14 I was on the run I stole the family car Drove that Impala north and I 
rode it hard 
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They caught me stealin' groceries in  Beebe Arkansas Judge said you're 
guilty as charged 
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Said son I know exactly what you are. 

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You're just a bastard straight out of Texas   You've been guilty since birth 
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You're just a bastard out of Texas  And where I 'm standin' you're guiltier 
than most  
 
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Shacked up with a girl down from Omaha  One morning she said I ain't gonna 
pay your rent no more 
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She gave me this little speech while I was broken down on the wooden floor 
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Said I ain't taken it no more  She said "boy, I know exactly what you are" 
 
Chorus 
Solo 
 
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Driving down I-35 on vapors and Mad Dog Slid across that border into the 
sand's of Mexico 
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D                         had a simple plan with pockets of cash ready to 
burn  My plan was flawed and I crashed  
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down hard     They said we've seen you act before 
 
Chorus