Biography:
AKA Michael Martin Murphey.
Michael Martin Murphey (born 14 March 1945 in Dallas, Texas) is a successful American country singer-songwriter whose biggest hit was "Wildfire" in 1975, produced by Bob Johnston. He was associated with the outlaw country movement. Murphey currently lives in Westby, Wisconsin, with interests in New Mexico and Texas.
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Texas Morning – Michael Murphey
[Bm]Right in the middle of a [C] ten cent scenery
[Cm]Shuffled and stacked on a [Am] post card [C] rack
There's a [Bm] cute little girl with a [C] Shetland pony.
She [Cm] smiles at me but I [Am] can't smile [C] back.
And old [Bm] Cactus Jack drinks [Am] coffee black
[Bm] Tells me it's my [Am] lucky day.
[F] Five o'clock in the [Cm] Texas Morning
And [F] I've come a long, long [Cm] way.
[F] Five o'clock in the [Cm] Texas Morning
And [F] I've come a long, long [Cm] way.
[Bm] She left me cold on a [C] Winter's morning
[Cm] And cold it's been for a [Am] long, long [C] time.
She told me [Bm] Texas was where [C] she's goin'
And [Cm] I've come looking
but she's [Am] so hard to [C] find.
And old [Bm] Cactus Jack drinks [Am] coffee black
[Bm] Tells me it's my [Am] lucky day.
[F] Five o'clock in the [Cm] Texas Morning
And [F] I've come a long, long [Cm] way.
[F] Five o'clock in the [Cm] Texas Morning
And [F] I've come a long, long [Cm] way.
A Oh, [Bm] I don't know just [C] where I'll find her.
[Cm] Maybe the soldier with the [Bm] suitcase saw [Cm] her.
[C] She just said she was [F] goin' to Texas
for A A little [Em] while.
So I'm [Bm] lookin' for a girl with [C] light brown hair,
And [Cm] hazel eyed, she's [Bm] not too pretty,
she's got a [C] beautiful smile.
[F] She just said, "Well, I'm [Cm] goin' to Texas
for A [Am] little [C] while."
Bridge [Bm] [C] [Cm] [Am] [C]
[Bm] Cook in the back he's [C] gettin' curious,
[Cm] He asks the waitress [Am] where I'm [C] from.
[Bm] She just says, "Hell, [C] I aint never seen him.
He's [Cm] prob'ly just a [Am] California [C] bum."
[Bm] Cactus Jack drinks [Am] coffee black
[Bm] Tells me it's my [Am] lucky day.
[F] Five o'clock in the [Cm] Texas Morning
And [F] I've come a long, long [Cm] way.
[F] Five o'clock in the [Cm] Texas Morning
And [F] I've come a long, long [Cm] way.
[Bm] Outside, the [C7] sun is up
And the [Bm] wind blows me,
Like a [Cm] paper cup [C] Down the [G] highway
End.
[Bm]Right in the middle of a [C] ten cent scenery
[Cm]Shuffled and stacked on a [Am] post card [C] rack
There's a [Bm] cute little girl with a [C] Shetland pony.
She [Cm] smiles at me but I [Am] can't smile [C] back.
And old [Bm] Cactus Jack drinks [Am] coffee black
[Bm] Tells me it's my [Am] lucky day.
[F] Five o'clock in the [Cm] Texas Morning
And [F] I've come a long, long [Cm] way.
[F] Five o'clock in the [Cm] Texas Morning
And [F] I've come a long, long [Cm] way.
[Bm] She left me cold on a [C] Winter's morning
[Cm] And cold it's been for a [Am] long, long [C] time.
She told me [Bm] Texas was where [C] she's goin'
And [Cm] I've come looking
but she's [Am] so hard to [C] find.
And old [Bm] Cactus Jack drinks [Am] coffee black
[Bm] Tells me it's my [Am] lucky day.
[F] Five o'clock in the [Cm] Texas Morning
And [F] I've come a long, long [Cm] way.
[F] Five o'clock in the [Cm] Texas Morning
And [F] I've come a long, long [Cm] way.
A Oh, [Bm] I don't know just [C] where I'll find her.
[Cm] Maybe the soldier with the [Bm] suitcase saw [Cm] her.
[C] She just said she was [F] goin' to Texas
for A A little [Em] while.
So I'm [Bm] lookin' for a girl with [C] light brown hair,
And [Cm] hazel eyed, she's [Bm] not too pretty,
she's got a [C] beautiful smile.
[F] She just said, "Well, I'm [Cm] goin' to Texas
for A [Am] little [C] while."
Bridge [Bm] [C] [Cm] [Am] [C]
[Bm] Cook in the back he's [C] gettin' curious,
[Cm] He asks the waitress [Am] where I'm [C] from.
[Bm] She just says, "Hell, [C] I aint never seen him.
He's [Cm] prob'ly just a [Am] California [C] bum."
[Bm] Cactus Jack drinks [Am] coffee black
[Bm] Tells me it's my [Am] lucky day.
[F] Five o'clock in the [Cm] Texas Morning
And [F] I've come a long, long [Cm] way.
[F] Five o'clock in the [Cm] Texas Morning
And [F] I've come a long, long [Cm] way.
[Bm] Outside, the [C7] sun is up
And the [Bm] wind blows me,
Like a [Cm] paper cup [C] Down the [G] highway
End.
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