[Intro]Gm C7
[Verse]
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Do you know why the trees bend,
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At the West Texas border?
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Do you know why they bend,
Gm C
Sway and twine?
F
The trees bend because of the wind,
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Across that lonesome border,
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The trees bend because of the wind,
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Almost all the time.
[Chorus]
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Have you seen my Caroleen, Up in Amarillo,
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Have you seen my Caroleen, The one that I call mine,
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Well, if you see my Caroleen, With her hair of yellow,
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If you see my Caroleen, Tell her I'm doing fine.
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[Verse]
F Dm Bb F
She is to me like the breeze, That blows from Corpus Christi,
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She is to me like the breeze, That blows up from the sea,
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Now if she is like the breeze, That blows from Corpus Christi,
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Then I must be like the trees, Cause Caroleen blows through me.
[Chorus]
F Dm Bb F/C
Do you know why the trees bend, At the West Texas border?
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Do you know why they bend, Sway and twine?
F/C
The trees bend because of the wind,
Dm Bb F/C
Across that lonesome border,
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The trees bend because of the wind, Almost all the time,
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The trees bend because of the wind, Almost all the time.
