Mineral Wells

Intro G G G/F# E e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|----12----12----12----12----12----12--------------9---9---9---9--9----9--------| D|----12----12----12----12----12----12--------------9---9---9---9--9----9--------| A|-10----10----10----10----10----10----10-12-9-10-7---7---7---7---7---7---7-9-10-| E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------| Repeat just the G part then into the Verse... [Verse 1] G C In '81 I was just a drink on the shelf, a daiquiri G Em Not even a thought til sometime in July G Sometime in July [Verse 2] G And something happened in '84 C I ended up with two places to be from G The only tree with leaves in Lubbock Em With roots in Mineral Wells G Mineral Wells Chorus G At night I dream I'm in the Brazos River D Pines and cypress of the West Cross Timbers A7 D And oh, I know, it shows G I'm another one still thirsting for my home [Instrumental] G G/F# Em Em Em/F# G [Verse 3] G There's a spot under the train track trestles C The water's too deep to stand in G And you were there once Em We climb the sandstone and jump in G Hold your breath and jump in [Verse 4] G We take the airboats way upstream C The heat's tiring and I fall asleep G In my folding chair Em I dreamed Dad was smoking cigarettes G He always had one hanging from his lips Chorus G At night I dream I'm in the Brazos River D Pines and cypress of the West Cross Timbers A7 D And oh, I know, it shows G I'm another one still thirsting for my home [Instrumental] G G/F# Em Em Em/F# G G G/F# Em Em Em/F# G [Verse 5] G I've tried drinking water from the Gibson well C Folks before me say, "it cures what ails ya" G I think it might be true Em That there's something in the well G In Mineral Wells Chorus G At night I dream I'm in the Brazos River D Pines and cypress of the West Cross Timbers A7 D And oh, I know, it shows G I'm another one still thirsting for my home [Instrumental] G G/F# Em Em Em/F# G G G/F# Em Em Em/F# G