The Houston Kid
By Guy Clark
Written by Guy Clark
Album: Guy Clark (1978)
Tabbed by Larry Mofle
4/29/2018
 
Capo 2

        G                   C           G
Now the Houston Kid's got a new pair of jeans
         D                      A7        D
But he's got no soap, he got no washing machine
        G                        C
Now the Houston Kid he's feelin' tight and he's mean
         D                                      G
And he's tryin' to figure out how his pants got clean 


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           D                   C           G
Well, he's doin' his wash in a tub full of whiskey
D                        C         D
Hangin' his threads on a very thin line
G                         C
Tryin' to tell the man in charge of the dryers
       D                              G
What a great job he's doin' fakin' sunshine
 

Now the Houston Kid he seems hard pressed
'Cause he hit the world naked, now he's headed back dressed
As the Houston Kid, no more and no less
If your dice fit your pocket then your pants pass the test

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Now some say the Houston Kid is bent
But if you've got to do your wash
Then you've got to pay some rent
So the Houston Kid he just up and he went
And love could buy back the dimes that he'd spent
 

Chorus