Intro: Gm (8 bars) Bb-C Gm D Bb Gm Verse 1: Gm Gm I was born in a bass drum Gm Gm Brought up by a guitar Gm Gm My mama kept a house of hags Gm Gm And my daddy dressed in drag Chorus: Bb C Gm A hot nite in Dallas F Gm Gm Feel the southern wind Bb C Gm A hot nite in Dallas Dm Dm Gm And the sheets stickin' to my skin Verse 2: Bodies laid in the gutter Dark roll the moon It shines through her gown As the woman's taking me down Repeat chorus Instrumental: Gm (16 bars) C C F Dm Verse 3: Lay me in a pine box In a dark desolate place On a moonlit night Nail a board above my face Repeat chorus Instrumental: Gm (8 bars) Bb-C Gm D Bb Gm