C
I didn't have much money
Am
I didn't have a car
F
I just had my dreams
G7
And an old guitar

Em
Bummed a ride to Nashille
Am
Tryin' to be a star
F
How was I to know
G7
I wouldn't get too far

[Chorus]
F
But that's the way things go
Am
That's the way things are
F
Singin' again in Texas
G7              C
In a honky-tonk bar

[Instrumental]

[Verse 2]
C
I took my dreams to Nashville
Am
Thought I'd make a start
F
But the dreams unravelled
G7
And soon they fell apart

Em
I played my songs on the corners
Am
They never made the charts
F
I met a girl from Knoxville
G7
But she broke my heart

[Chorus]
F
But that's the way things go
Am
That's the way things are
F
Singin' again in Texas
G7              C
In a honky-tonk bar

[Chorus]
F
Well, that's the way things go
Am
That's the way things are
F
Singin' again in Texas
G7              C
In a honky-tonk bar