West Texas Waltz — Joe Ely
Chords and lyrics for West Texas Waltz by Joe Ely (key of D).
Verse
[D]When [A7]you're [D]ready for steady to go dancin', romancin',
Grab your sweetheart and jump in your [A]car,
Drive right on down to the bright side of town,
You'll be glad you don't have to drive [D]far,
You'll be [A]happy you don't [A/E]have to go [D]far,
Park your pickups [G]and Cadillacs, Fords and Renaults
And [D]dance like the dickens to the [A]West Texas [D][C#m]Waltz[Bm7]
[D]My pickup needs a tune-up, I better get up and make up,
My mind to get on it [A]today, the tractor's been actin' up,
And the sewer lines are backin' up,
But I'll be dancin' tonight [D]anyway,
I'll be [A]dancin' tonight [D]anyway.
'Cause [G]I count my blessings, I don't count my faults
I like to [D]dance like the dickens to the West [A]Texas [D][C#m]Waltz[Bm7]
[D]Well I found a young cow-dog and I told him: "Now, now doh.
"You're a borderline Collie, I'm a [A]borderline fool."
But he had some bad habits he was scared of jack rabbits.
I sent him off to canine [D]school.
I think they [A]call it obedience [D]school.
When he [G]came back, he couldn't tell a cow from a horse,
But he could [D]dance like the dickens to the [A]West Texas [D][C#m]Waltz.[Bm7]
[D]Grandmammy, grandpappy if you wanna stay happy,
Better lace up your best dancin' [A]shoes,
Come see us, don't write us,
You can stop your arthritis just by dancin' away your [D]blues,
Now just by [A]dancin' away your [D]blues.
So [G]bind up your bunnions with band-aids and gauze,
And come out [D]dance like the dickens to the [A]West Texas [D][C#m]Waltz,[Bm7]
Oh yeah.
Break
[D] [A7] [D] [A]
[D]I met a fine lady banker and I'd sure like to thank her,
For the credit she gave me made me [A/E]shout,
She changed my whole attitude,
And to show her a my gratitude,
I decided I'd just ask her [D]out,
Yeah, I [A7]thought I just [Em6]might ask her [D]out.
I said [G]close up your windows, and lock up your vaults,
And lets go [D]dance like the dickens to the [A]West Texas [D][C#m]Waltz.[A][Bm7]
We spent the [D]next two last dollars in the old ice cream parlor,
On a milkshake and malted [A7]pop,[Em6]
And then we [A]heard us some sounds it was a honky tonk lounge,
Right next door to the ice cream [D]shop,
Next [A]door to the ice cream [D]shop.
Now [G]only two things are better than milkshakes and malts,
And one is [D]dancin' like the dickens to the [A]West Texas [Dmaj7][C#m]Waltz.[Bm7]
And the [D]other is [A6]somethin' but [D]really it's nothin'.
To speak of, it's somethin' to [A]do, if you've done it before.
You'll be doin' it some more, just as soon as the dancin' is [D]through.
Right [A]after the dancin' is [D]through.
And if [G]anybody asks you why, just tell 'em because.
You been [D]dancin' like the dickens to the [A]West Texas [D][C#m]Waltz.[Bm7]
[D] [A] [D] [A7] [D] [A] [Em6] [D] [A6] [D]
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