G                   C           G
Now the Houston Kid's got a new pair of jeans
         D                      A7        D
But he's got no soap, he got no washing machine
        G                        C
Now the Houston Kid he's feelin' tight and he's mean
         D                                      G
And he's tryin' to figure out how his pants got clean

[Chorus]
           D                   C           G
Well, he's doin' his wash in a tub full of whiskey
D                        C         D
Hangin' his threads on a very thin line
G                         C
Tryin' to tell the man in charge of the dryers
       D                              G
What a great job he's doin' fakin' sunshine

[Verse 2]
        G                   C           G
Now the Houston Kid he seems hard pressed
         D                      A7        D
'Cause he hit the world naked, now he's headed back dressed
        G                        C
As the Houston Kid, no more and no less
         D                                      G
If your dice fit your pocket then your pants pass the test

[Chorus]
           D                   C           G
Well, he's doin' his wash in a tub full of whiskey
D                        C         D
Hangin' his threads on a very thin line
G                         C
Tryin' to tell the man in charge of the dryers
       D                              G
What a great job he's doin' fakin' sunshine

[Verse 3]
        G                   C           G
Now some say the Houston Kid is bent
         D                      A7        D
But if you've got to do your wash then you've got to pay some rent
       G                        C
Then you've got to pay some rent so the Houston Kid he just up and he went
         D                                      G
And love could buy back the dimes that he'd spent

[Chorus]
           D                   C           G
Well, he's doin' his wash in a tub full of whiskey
D                        C         D
Hangin' his threads on a very thin line
G                         C
Tryin' to tell the man in charge of the dryers
       D                              G
What a great job he's doin' fakin' sunshine