Tom: G G C To the people up in Texas it's the nearest thing to heaven here on earth D G The lifestyle up in Texas is just go on out and live for all it's worth G C Where the men are all men and the ladies there are born with ways to please G D G And the people up in Texas think the rest of all the world is overseas [Bridge] C G You don't need no one to tell you when you cross that Texas line C G The air starts smellin' sweeter and the water tastes like wine C G D G The sun is always shining so it's seldom ever cold people just grow up there never old [Solo] G [Chorus] G C To the people up in Texas it's the nearest thing to heaven here on earth D G The lifestyle up in Texas is just go on out and live for all it's worth G C Where the men are all men and the ladies there are born with ways to please G D G And the people up in Texas think the rest of all the world is overseas G D G Yeah the people up in Texas think the rest of all the world is overseas