( D )
when a freight train jumps off a track
and rolls down my road
and it’s summer time in texas
and they’re playing in the snow
( G )
when politicians everywhere stop telling lies
( D )
and only state the facts
( C ) ( G )
right then , that’s when
( D )
i’ll take you back

( D )
let’s say i get bucked off a bull and fall and hit my head
and then i get amnesia and forget the things you said
( G ) ( D )
i lose my better judgment and i take up smoking crack
( C ) ( G )
right then , that’s when
( D )
i’ll take you back

[ chorus ]
( A )
go on keep trying
( G )
come on keep calling
( A )
you know i like it
( G )
when you come crawling
( A )
it’s like music
( G )
to hear you bawling
( D ) ( C ) ( G ) ( F ) ( D )
waa , waa , waa , waa , waa

( D )
when donald trump takes a part time job parking cars
when clint eastwood does ballet in a big pink leotard
( G ) ( D )
and a donkey wins the derby as he takes his victory lap
( C ) ( G )
right then , that’s when
( D )
i’ll take you back

[ repeat chorus ]

( D )
the day that old morning sun rises in the west
and they pass a law in l . A . banning artificial breasts
( G ) ( D )
when cars can run on water , gasoline and oil ain’t worth jack
( C ) ( G )
right then , that’s when
( D )
i’ll take you back

[ repeat chorus ]

( A )
it’s like music
( G )
to hear you bawling
( D ) ( C ) ( G ) ( F ) ( D )
waa , waa , waa , waa , waa