Luckenbach, Texas (Back to the Basics of Love)

	 
[Verse]
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The only two things in life that make
           G 
 it worth livin' 
The only two things in life that make it worth livin' 
     C                         D  
is guitars that tune good and firm
          G 
 feelin' women, 
is guitars that tune good and firm feelin' women, 
C                D                 
I don't need my name in the marquee
   G 
 lights, 
I don't need my name in the marquee lights, 
  C                  D             
I got my song and I got you with me
     G 
 to night, 
I got my song and I got you with me to night, 
  C          G          D         
Maybe it's time we got back to the
            G 
 basics of love,
Maybe it's time we got back to the basics of love,
[Chorus]
G 
Let's go to Luckenbach, Texas, 
                                C 
With Waylon and Willie and the boys,
 
With Waylon and Willie and the boys, 
         D 
This successful life we're livin's
 got us 
This successful life we're livin's got us 
                              
feudin' like the Hatfields and
   G 
 McCoys, 
feudin' like the Hatfields and McCoys, 
  
Between Hank Williams' pain songs and
 Newbury's train songs, 
Between Hank Williams' pain songs and Newbury's train songs, 
     C                      Am 
And Blue Eyes Cryin in the Rain, 
        D 
Out in Luckenbach, Texas, 
                         G 
ain't nobody feelin' no pain.
[Instrumental]
Am D
[Verse]
    G 
So baby, let's sell your diamond
 ring, 
So baby, let's sell your diamond ring, 
Am                  D              G 
Buy some boots and faded jeans and go
 away, 
Buy some boots and faded jeans and go away, 
  
This coat and tie is chokin' me; 
Am                D              
in your high society, you cry all
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 day, 
in your high society, you cry all day, 
  
We've been so busy keepin' up with
 the Joneses 
We've been so busy keepin' up with the Joneses 
 C                         Am 
four-car garage, and we're still
 buildin' on, 
four-car garage, and we're still buildin' on, 
C           G           D         
Maybe it's time we got back to the
            G 
 basics of love.
Maybe it's time we got back to the basics of love.
[Chorus]
G 
Let's go to Luckenbach, Texas, 
                                C 
With Waylon and Willie and the boys,
 
With Waylon and Willie and the boys, 
         D 
This successful life we're livin's
 got us 
This successful life we're livin's got us 
                              
feudin' like the Hatfields and
   G 
 McCoys, 
feudin' like the Hatfields and McCoys, 
  
Between Hank Williams' pain songs and
 Newbury's train songs, 
Between Hank Williams' pain songs and Newbury's train songs, 
     C                      Am 
And Blue Eyes Cryin in the Rain, 
        D 
Out in Luckenbach, Texas, 
                         G 
ain't nobody feelin' no pain.
[Chorus]
G 
Let's go to Luckenbach, Texas, 
                                C 
With Waylon and Willie and the boys,
 
With Waylon and Willie and the boys, 
         D 
This successful life we're livin's
 got us 
This successful life we're livin's got us 
                              
feudin' like the Hatfields and
   G 
 McCoys, 
feudin' like the Hatfields and McCoys, 
  
Between Hank Williams' pain songs and
 Jerry Jeff's train songs, 
Between Hank Williams' pain songs and Jerry Jeff's train songs, 
     C                      Am 
And Blue Eyes Cryin in the Rain, 
        D 
Out in Luckenbach, Texas, 
                         G 
ain't nobody feelin' no pain.