Biography:
Douglas Wayne Sahm (November 6, 1941 – November 18, 1999), was a musician from Texas. Born in San Antonio, Texas, he was a child prodigy in country music, but became a significant figure in blues, rock and other genres. Today Sahm is considered one of the most important figures in what is identified as Tex-Mex. He was the founder and leader of the 1960s hippie band The Sir Douglas Quintet, and later with Augie Meyers, Freddy Fender and Flaco Jimenez - The Texas Tornados.
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INTRO: D
Fiddle intro:
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E|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
Verse 1:
D
I left my home in Texas
A
Heading for the Frisco Bay
Kinda had a hard time
A/B A/C# D
Through changes all the way
Now I'm up in Saucelito
D7 G
Only where I wanna be
A D
And I wonder what happened to the man inside
A A/B A/C# D
The real old Texas me
Verse 2:
D
It’s raining in Port Arthur
A
Snowing in Fort Worth Town
Standing in front, a farmers pool hall
A/B A/C# D
And San Antone is my home town
Now I'm up in the Venice Beach
D7 G
And the fall comes rolling in
A D
And I wonder what happened to the man inside
A A/B A/C# D
My real old Texas friend
Interlude (same as fiddle intro):
D
Verse 3:
D
Standing outside of Houston
A
Not a dime, do I own
I used to go back, to those beautiful woods
A/B A/C# D
Back there in San Antone
Now I'm up in San Francisco
D7 G
Wonderin’ where I ought to be
A D
And I wonder what happened to the man inside
A A/B A/C# D
The real old Texas me
Outro
D
(Fiddle Intro)
A
A A/G A/F# A/E D
Fiddle intro:
e|----------------------/5-/5------------------/5-/5-------------------|
B|-------------------3--/7-/7---------------3--/7-/7----3-------3------|
G|--------2----2--4---------------2----2--4------------2h4—2---2h4-2---|
D|--4--5---------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
Verse 1:
D
I left my home in Texas
A
Heading for the Frisco Bay
Kinda had a hard time
A/B A/C# D
Through changes all the way
Now I'm up in Saucelito
D7 G
Only where I wanna be
A D
And I wonder what happened to the man inside
A A/B A/C# D
The real old Texas me
Verse 2:
D
It’s raining in Port Arthur
A
Snowing in Fort Worth Town
Standing in front, a farmers pool hall
A/B A/C# D
And San Antone is my home town
Now I'm up in the Venice Beach
D7 G
And the fall comes rolling in
A D
And I wonder what happened to the man inside
A A/B A/C# D
My real old Texas friend
Interlude (same as fiddle intro):
D
Verse 3:
D
Standing outside of Houston
A
Not a dime, do I own
I used to go back, to those beautiful woods
A/B A/C# D
Back there in San Antone
Now I'm up in San Francisco
D7 G
Wonderin’ where I ought to be
A D
And I wonder what happened to the man inside
A A/B A/C# D
The real old Texas me
Outro
D
(Fiddle Intro)
A
A A/G A/F# A/E D
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