{c: I decided to tab this relative to a capo on the first fret. The song is in F major, which means that you’ll have to play barre chords all the way through. Feel free to do that instead, with the chords suggested at the end of the tab. } {c: Instead of the ‘slash chords’, one can use sus4-chords (thus Esus4–E, Asus4–A, and Dsus4–D). } Intro: : . . . |-------------------------|| |-------------------------|| |-------------------------|| |-------------------------|| |------0------------------|| |----0--------4-----2-----|| : . . . : . . . : . . . ||--0---------0-------------||--0---------0--------------||--3---------2--------------|| ||*-2---------0------------*||*-3---------2-------------*||*-3---------3-------------*|| ||--2---------1-------------||--2---------2--------------||--4---------2--------------|| ||--2---------2-------------||--4---------2--------------||--0---------0--------------|| ||*-4---------2------------*||*-0---------0-------------*||*-------------------------*|| ||--0---------0-------------||---------------------------||---------------------------|| If you.... Hous -- ton G/D D D/D If you ever go to Houston A/A Better walk right A/E E E/E Keep your hands in your pockets D/A/A And your gun-belt tight You'll be asking for trouble If you're lookin' for a fight If you ever go to Houston Boy, you better walk right If you're ever down there On Bagby and Lamar You better watch out for The man with the shining star Better know where you're going Or stay where you are If you're ever down there On Bagby and Lamar I know these streets I've been here before I nearly got killed here During the Mexican war Something always Keeps me coming back for more I know these streets I've been here before If you ever go to Dallas Say hello to Mary Anne Say I'm still pullin' on the trigger Hangin' on the best that I can If you see her sister Lucy Say I'm sorry I'm not there Tell her other sister Betsy To pray the sinner's prayer I got a restless fever Burnin' in my brain Got to keep ridin' forward Can't spoil the game The same way I leave here Will be the way that I came Got a restless fever Burnin' in my brain Mr. Policeman Can you help me find my gal Last time I saw her Was at the Magnolia Hotel If you help me find her You can be my pal Mr. Policeman Can you help me find my gal If you ever go to Austin Fort Worth or San Antone Find the bar rooms I got lost in And send my memories home Put my tears in a bottle Screw the top on tight If you ever go to Houston You better walk right {c: Chord suggestion for a non-capoed version: } : . . . : . . . : . . . |--3---------1--------------||--6---------6--------------||--8---------8--------------|| |*-3---------1-------------*||*-8---------6-------------*||*-10--------8-------------*|| |--3---------2--------------||--8---------7--------------||--10--------9--------------|| |--3---------3--------------||--8---------8--------------||--10--------10-------------|| |*-3---------3-------------*||*-8---------8-------------*||*-10--------10------------*|| |--1---------1--------------||--6---------6--------------||--8---------8--------------||