C F C F G C [Verse] C F C Way out west in Texas that's where I long to be F C D G Ridin' on the prairie with a good horse under me C F C Three long years I've bummed around my heart is sad and blue F C D G C I'm-a goin' back to the wooly West where your friends are always true G C Yo-di-la-he-O-di-la-he-O-di-la-he-O-di-la-he hee [Verse] C F C Well way out west in Texas where the atmosphere is light F C D G You roll up in your blanket on the prairie every night C F C Where the rattlesnakes and the old horned toads they sleep right by your side F C D G C On the desert sands of Texas it's where I long to ride G C Yo-di-la-he-O-di-la-he-O-di-la-he-O-di-la-he hee [Instrumental] C F C F C D G C F C F C D G C [Verse] C F C Well way out west in Texas around that old camp fire F C D G They sing the songs of long ago and strum on their guitars C F C My heart is ever yearnin' and I know I'll be there soon F C D G C I'll settle down in Texas when the cactus is in bloom G C Yo-di-la-he-O-di-la-he-O-di-la-he-O-di-la-he hee [Verse] C F C A way out west in Texas when they round up in the spring F C D G You'll hear me sing this little song while ridin' on the Range C F C Your Broadway lights appeal to you but moonlight suits me fine F C D G C On the desert sands of Texas there I'll leave my blues behind G C Yo-di-la-he-O-di-la-he-O-di-la-he-O-di-la-he hee [Instrumental] C F C F C D G C F C F C D G C So I'll settle down in Texas and I'll leave my blues behind C F C G C C Yo-di-la-he-O-di-la-he yo-di-la-he-a-di-la-he yo-di-la-he-o-di-la-he- o-di-la