Intro: C F G7 CC G7 When it's roundup time in Texas and the bloom is on the sage, G7 C How I long to be in Texas back a-ridin' on the range; E7 Am E7 Am Just to smell the bacon fryin' when it's sizzlin' in the pan, D7 G7 Hear the breakfast horn in the early morn drinkin' coffee from a can; C G7 Just a-ridin' rockin' ropin' bound to leather all day long, G7 G7 E7 Just a-swayin' sweatin' swearin' listenin’ to a cowhand's song; A7 D7 How it beckons and I reckon I would work for any wage, C F G7 C To be free again just to be again where the bloom is on the sage.Verse 1:
G7 C To most folks there's a spot that lives forever, G7 C C7 Deep down within their fondest memories, F Fm C Am Though I have been a rover I have never, D7 G7 Seen anyplace that I would rather be;C G7 When it's roundup time in Texas and the bloom is on the sage, G7 C How I long to be in Texas back a-ridin' on the range; E7 Am E7 Am Just to smell the bacon fryin' when it's sizzlin' in the pan, D7 G7 Hear the breakfast horn in the early morn drinkin' coffee from a can; C G7 Just a-ridin' rockin' ropin' bound to leather all day long, G7 G7 E7 Just a-swayin' sweatin' swearin' listenin’ to a cowhand's song; A7 D7 How it beckons and I reckon I would work for any wage, C F G7 C To be free again just to be again where the bloom is on the sage.