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From: "Jason Wendtland" <cowboyjay@hotmail.com>
Subject: Yellow Rose Of Texas-Johnny Lee and Lane Brody
Date: Thu, 22 Apr 1999 18:29:49 PDT

Yellow Rose of Texas
By: Johnny Lee and Lane Brody

Key of F

Intro:  F, Bb  F, Bb   F, Bb

(Guy)
There's a [F] yellow rose in Texas
[Bb]I'm [F]going home to see[Bb]
Though [C]other men have held her
Her heart belongs to me

(Lady)
[Bb]You've [F]traveled down some dusty roads
You've slept out in the rain
But this [Bb]yellow rose is [F]always here
When [F]you come [C]home a[F]gain

Chorus:
(Guy)  She [F]knows I've done some hard time[Bb]
(Lady) You [F]stumbled then you fell[Bb]
       I just [C]kept your pride from dying
(Guy)  You saved my sould from hell
(both) She's the [F]diamond of the desert[Bb]
       She's the [F]golden flower of spring
       She's the [Bb]yellow rose of [F]Texas
       She can [F]make a [C]man a [F]king


Instrumental solo: like the verse chords
 F                                   C
|---------------------------------------------------------------
|---------------------------------------------------------------
|---------------------------0-2--2-0-2-2-2-2-2-0-0------0-0h2-0-
|-------------0-----------3------------------------3-2-3--------
|-3-1-0-3-3-3---3-3-1-0-3---------------------------------------
|---------------------------------------------------------------

  C                                  Bb        F         C   F
|--------------------------------------------------------------
|--------------------------------------------------------------
|-3p0-2-2-2-2-3-2-2p0-----0-0-2--2p0-2-3-3-3-3-2-2p0-----2-0---
|---------------------3-3----------------------------3-0-----3-
|--------------------------------------------------------------
|--------------------------------------------------------------

(Guy)
There's a [F]yellow rose in Texas
[Bb]She [F]knows the dues I've paid
[Bb]And I'm [C]going home to tell her
I wish I'd never strayed

(Lady)
[Bb]You [F]couldn't see beyond yourself
[Bb]Your [C]pain and wounded pride
But [Bb]now you know the [F]truth is
in the [F]way you [C]feel in[F]side

Chorus

Yes the [Bb] yellow rose of [F]Texas can
[F]make a [C]man a [F]kind

outro solo:  play first part of solo (only [F])

Jason Wendtland