Key: G# Intro: A# F Dm C A# F C Verse 1: A# Y'all come back now F That's what the sign said Dm But it's been too long C I ain't been back yet A# F I don't wanna find out C You movin' on since I been gone A# F We were better in a memory Dm C Maybe the best of me is still in Abilene A# F You said that I'd forget you C But you were wrong
Chorus: A# F I'm in a Lone Star state of mind A# F Blue as an Amarillo sky A# Dm I must've made the Red River rise C Cryin' all the way to the other side A# F And I got a good thing in Tennessee A# F But there'll always be a part of me A# Dm That never made it 'cross the state line C A# F Dm C A# F C Oh, I'm in a Lone Star state of mind Verse 2: A# F Our little hometown couldn't hold me Dm C And then I lost you chasing my dreams A# F I guess everything's bigger in Texas C Even all of my regrets Chorus: A# F I'm in a Lone Star state of mind A# F Blue as an Amarillo sky A# Dm I must've made the Red River rise C Cryin' all the way to the other side A# F And I got a good thing in Tennessee A# F But there'll always be a part of me A# Dm That never made it 'cross the state line C A#maj7 C Oh, I'm in a Lone Star state of mind Bridge: A#maj7 C And all these lonely miles between us A#maj7 C And just as many lonely days A#maj7 C Lord we both had our good reasons A#maj7 C And I know you just had to stay Chorus: A# F Now I'm in a Lone Star state of mind A# F Blue as an Amarillo sky A# Dm I must've made the Red River rise C Cryin' all the way to the other side A# F And I got a good thing in Tennessee A# F But there'll always be a part of me A# Dm That never made it 'cross the state line C A# F Dm Oh, I'm in a Lone Star state of mind C A# F In a Lone Star state of mind C A# F I'm in a Lone Star state of mind Outro: Dm C A# F C