Capo 2

(Intro)
[C]  [Am]  [Em]  [G]

(Verse 1)
[C]
   I am so strung out 
[Am]
   Have not left this couch
[Em]                      [G]
   In what seems like years


(Verse 2)
[C]
   I've got problems yes
[Am]
   My friends would attest
[Em]               [G]
   If they were near


(Chorus)
          [Am]
But their not
              [C]
They've moved on
         [F]
And I can't find my way out
         [Am]   [C]
Stuck in Paris, Texas
        [F]
Like fading paint on a boxcar

[C]  [Am]  [Em]  [G]


(Verse 3)
[C]
   There were moments though
[Am]
   Many years ago
[Em]               [G]
   When I had a plan


(Verse 4)
[C]
   Move to Dallas or
[Am]
   Maybe Houston
[Em]                 [G]
   Wherever made sense


(Chorus)
             [Am]
But I still play
       [C]
At some hole in a wall
      [F]
For tips or maybe a number
         [Am]    [C]
Stuck in Paris, Texas
        [F]
And I thought I was gonna go far
     [Am]
Now I don't know what my plans are
            [F]                                        
I'm just fading paint on a boxcar ohh ooooohhh

[C]  [Am]  [Em]  [G]


(Verse 5)
[C]
   Yeah the money's tight
[Am]
   Can't pay my rent
[Em]               [G]
   I should give up


(Verse 6)
[C]
   I've got a sister
[Am]
   Down in Commerce
[Em]                  [G]
   Who could put me up


(Chorus)
        [Am]
Damn I wish
         [C]
I could catch a break
    [F]
Or slide a scrap of fortune
         [Am]   [C]
Stuck in Paris, Texas
      [F]
Like fading paint on a boxcar
            [Am]     [C]
I'm stuck in Paris, Texas
       [F]
Like fading paint on a boxcar
Pieces of me keep flaking off
And the parts that are left
Are covered in rust
And i don't expect to be remembered for much