Verse 1:
(C) I didn`t have much money
(Am) I didn`t have a car
(F) I just had my dreams
(G7) And an old guitar
(Em) Bummed a ride to Nashille
(Am) Tryin` to be a star
(F) How was I to know
(G7) I wouldn`t get too far
Chorus:
(F) But that`s the way things go
(Am) That`s the way things are
(F) Singin` again in Texas
(G7) In a honky-tonk (C) bar
Instrumental
Verse 2:
(C) I took my dreams to Nashville
(Am) Thought I`d make a start
(F) But the dreams unravelled
(G7) And soon they fell apart
(Em) I played my songs on the corners
(Am) They never made the charts
(F) I met a girl from Knoxville
(G7) But she broke my heart
Chorus:
(F) But that`s the way things go
(Am) That`s the way things are
(F) Singin` again in Texas
(G7) In a honky-tonk (C) bar
Chorus:
(F) Well, that`s the way things go
(Am) That`s the way things are
(F) Singin` again in Texas
(G7) In a honky-tonk (C) bar