Chords for Alabama - If You're Gonna Play In Texas (Live at Farm Aid 1986)
Tempo:
117.9 bpm
Chords used:
E
D
A
F#m
G
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[D] [C#]
[D] [D#] [A]
[E] [F#m] [F] [E]
[A]
[D] If you're gonna play in Texas, you gotta have a good little [Gm] band.
That'll [A] leave you charged hot, but [G] not for losing [E] a man.
[F#m] Put a little rock in [E] that fat boy for [D] fated love, and let's [A] all dance.
If you're gonna play [E] in Texas, [D] you gotta have a [F#m] good little band.
[D] [A]
I remember here [E] in Austin, [D] we was hunting on [A] the shelf,
when a cowboy [E] and the Bats stood [D] up and yelled,
[E]
[A] Say we love [E] what you're doing, [D] but boys don't get us [A] wrong.
There's just [E] something missing [A] in your song.
If you're gonna play [E] in Texas, [D] you gotta have a [A] good little band.
That'll leave you charged [E] hot, but not [D] for losing [E] a man.
[F#m] Put a little rock in [E] that fat boy for fated [D] love, and let's [A] all dance.
If you're gonna [E] play in Texas, [D] you gotta have a good little [F#m]
band.
[D] [A]
[Em] [D] [A]
So we dusted [E] off our boots and [D] put our cowboy [A] hats on slow.
Them Texans ran [E] through, couldn't [D] care, open up [E] his case.
[A] Say y'all all on a [E] two [D]-step, stay on the do-si [A]-do.
Here's a [E] middling song before [A] Jeff goes.
If you're gonna play in [G] Texas, you gotta have a good little band.
That'll leave you charged hot, but not for losing [E] a man.
[F#m] Put a little rock [E] in that fat boy [D] for fated love, and let's [A] all dance.
If you're gonna play [E] in Texas, [D] you gotta have a [A] good little band.
[E] [A]
[E] [D] [E]
[F#m] [E] [A]
[E] [D] [A]
If you're gonna [E] play in Texas, [A] you gotta have a good little band.
That'll leave you charged [E] hot, but [D] not for losing [E] a man.
[F#m] Put a little rock [E] in that fat boy for [D] fated love, and [A] let's all dance.
If you're [E] gonna play in [D] Texas, you gotta have [A] a good little band.
[E] [D] [A]
[E] [D] [E]
[F#m] [A]
[E] [D] [A]
[D] [D#] [A]
[E] [F#m] [F] [E]
[A]
[D] If you're gonna play in Texas, you gotta have a good little [Gm] band.
That'll [A] leave you charged hot, but [G] not for losing [E] a man.
[F#m] Put a little rock in [E] that fat boy for [D] fated love, and let's [A] all dance.
If you're gonna play [E] in Texas, [D] you gotta have a [F#m] good little band.
[D] [A]
I remember here [E] in Austin, [D] we was hunting on [A] the shelf,
when a cowboy [E] and the Bats stood [D] up and yelled,
[E]
[A] Say we love [E] what you're doing, [D] but boys don't get us [A] wrong.
There's just [E] something missing [A] in your song.
If you're gonna play [E] in Texas, [D] you gotta have a [A] good little band.
That'll leave you charged [E] hot, but not [D] for losing [E] a man.
[F#m] Put a little rock in [E] that fat boy for fated [D] love, and let's [A] all dance.
If you're gonna [E] play in Texas, [D] you gotta have a good little [F#m]
band.
[D] [A]
[Em] [D] [A]
So we dusted [E] off our boots and [D] put our cowboy [A] hats on slow.
Them Texans ran [E] through, couldn't [D] care, open up [E] his case.
[A] Say y'all all on a [E] two [D]-step, stay on the do-si [A]-do.
Here's a [E] middling song before [A] Jeff goes.
If you're gonna play in [G] Texas, you gotta have a good little band.
That'll leave you charged hot, but not for losing [E] a man.
[F#m] Put a little rock [E] in that fat boy [D] for fated love, and let's [A] all dance.
If you're gonna play [E] in Texas, [D] you gotta have a [A] good little band.
[E] [A]
[E] [D] [E]
[F#m] [E] [A]
[E] [D] [A]
If you're gonna [E] play in Texas, [A] you gotta have a good little band.
That'll leave you charged [E] hot, but [D] not for losing [E] a man.
[F#m] Put a little rock [E] in that fat boy for [D] fated love, and [A] let's all dance.
If you're [E] gonna play in [D] Texas, you gotta have [A] a good little band.
[E] [D] [A]
[E] [D] [E]
[F#m] [A]
[E] [D] [A]
Key:
E
D
A
F#m
G
E
D
A
[D] _ _ _ _ [C#] _ _ _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ [D#] _ _ _ [A] _
_ [E] _ [F#m] _ _ [F] _ [E] _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [D] If you're gonna play in Texas, you gotta have a good little [Gm] band.
That'll [A] leave you charged hot, but [G] not for losing [E] a man.
_ [F#m] Put a little rock in [E] that fat boy for [D] fated love, and let's [A] all dance.
If you're gonna play [E] in Texas, [D] you gotta have a [F#m] good little band.
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ I remember here [E] in Austin, [D] we was hunting on [A] the shelf,
when a cowboy [E] and the Bats stood [D] up and yelled,
_ [E] _ _
_ [A] Say we love [E] what you're doing, [D] but boys don't get us [A] wrong.
_ There's just [E] something missing [A] in your song.
If you're gonna play [E] in Texas, [D] you gotta have a [A] good little band.
That'll leave you charged [E] hot, but not [D] for losing [E] a man.
_ [F#m] Put a little rock in [E] that fat boy for fated [D] love, and let's [A] all dance.
If you're gonna [E] play in Texas, [D] you gotta have a good little [F#m]
band.
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ [Em] _ _ [D] _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ _ _ So we dusted [E] off our boots and [D] put our cowboy [A] hats on slow.
Them Texans ran [E] through, couldn't [D] care, open up [E] his case.
_ [A] Say y'all all on a [E] two [D]-step, stay on the do-si [A]-do. _
Here's a [E] middling song before [A] Jeff goes. _
If you're gonna play in [G] Texas, you gotta have a good little band.
That'll leave you charged hot, but not for losing [E] a man.
_ [F#m] Put a little rock [E] in that fat boy [D] for fated love, and let's [A] all dance.
If you're gonna play [E] in Texas, [D] you gotta have a [A] good little band. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [E] _ [A] _ _ _ _
_ _ [E] _ [D] _ _ [E] _ _ _
[F#m] _ _ [E] _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
_ _ [E] _ [D] _ [A] _ _ _
If you're gonna [E] play in Texas, [A] you gotta have a good little band.
That'll leave you charged [E] hot, but [D] not for losing [E] a man. _
[F#m] Put a little rock [E] in that fat boy for [D] fated love, and [A] let's all dance.
If you're [E] gonna play in [D] Texas, you gotta have [A] a good little band. _
_ _ _ [E] _ [D] _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ [E] _ [D] _ _ [E] _ _ _
[F#m] _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ [D] _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ [D#] _ _ _ [A] _
_ [E] _ [F#m] _ _ [F] _ [E] _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [D] If you're gonna play in Texas, you gotta have a good little [Gm] band.
That'll [A] leave you charged hot, but [G] not for losing [E] a man.
_ [F#m] Put a little rock in [E] that fat boy for [D] fated love, and let's [A] all dance.
If you're gonna play [E] in Texas, [D] you gotta have a [F#m] good little band.
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ I remember here [E] in Austin, [D] we was hunting on [A] the shelf,
when a cowboy [E] and the Bats stood [D] up and yelled,
_ [E] _ _
_ [A] Say we love [E] what you're doing, [D] but boys don't get us [A] wrong.
_ There's just [E] something missing [A] in your song.
If you're gonna play [E] in Texas, [D] you gotta have a [A] good little band.
That'll leave you charged [E] hot, but not [D] for losing [E] a man.
_ [F#m] Put a little rock in [E] that fat boy for fated [D] love, and let's [A] all dance.
If you're gonna [E] play in Texas, [D] you gotta have a good little [F#m]
band.
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ [Em] _ _ [D] _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ _ _ So we dusted [E] off our boots and [D] put our cowboy [A] hats on slow.
Them Texans ran [E] through, couldn't [D] care, open up [E] his case.
_ [A] Say y'all all on a [E] two [D]-step, stay on the do-si [A]-do. _
Here's a [E] middling song before [A] Jeff goes. _
If you're gonna play in [G] Texas, you gotta have a good little band.
That'll leave you charged hot, but not for losing [E] a man.
_ [F#m] Put a little rock [E] in that fat boy [D] for fated love, and let's [A] all dance.
If you're gonna play [E] in Texas, [D] you gotta have a [A] good little band. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [E] _ [A] _ _ _ _
_ _ [E] _ [D] _ _ [E] _ _ _
[F#m] _ _ [E] _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
_ _ [E] _ [D] _ [A] _ _ _
If you're gonna [E] play in Texas, [A] you gotta have a good little band.
That'll leave you charged [E] hot, but [D] not for losing [E] a man. _
[F#m] Put a little rock [E] in that fat boy for [D] fated love, and [A] let's all dance.
If you're [E] gonna play in [D] Texas, you gotta have [A] a good little band. _
_ _ _ [E] _ [D] _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ [E] _ [D] _ _ [E] _ _ _
[F#m] _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ [D] _ _ [A] _ _ _
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