The Yellow Rose Of Texas Chords by Ernest Tubb
Tempo:
98.2 bpm
Chords used:
E
A
B
F#
F#m
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[A] [E]
There's a yellow rose in Texas that I'm gonna see.
[B] Nobody else could miss her, not half as much as [F#] me.
She [E] cried so when I left her, it like to [Bm] broke my heart.
[A] And if I [E] ever find her, we never more will part.
She's the sweetest little rosebud that Texas ever knew.
Her [F#] eyes are bright as diamonds, they [B] sparkle like the dew.
You may [E] talk about your clementines and sing of Rosalie,
[A] but the yellow [E] rose of Texas is the only girl for me.
Oh, Billie Burda,
[A] [E]
where the Rio Grande is flowing
and the starry skies are bright.
[B] She walked along the river in the quiet summer night.
[E] I know that she remembers when we parted long ago.
I promised that I'd return and not to leave her so.
She's the sweetest [B] little rosebud that Texas ever knew.
Her eyes are [F#m] bright as [F#] diamonds, they [F#m] sparkle like the dew.
[E] You may talk about your clementines and sing of Rosalie,
[A] but the yellow rose of [E] Texas is the only girl for me.
[A] [E]
Now I'm going back to find her, for my heart is full of woe.
We'll do [B] the things together [B] we did so long [F#] ago.
[E] We'll play the banjo gaily, she'll love me like before.
[A] And the yellow [E] rose of Texas shall be mine forevermore.
She's the sweetest little rosebud that Texas ever knew.
[F#] Her eyes are bright [F#m] as diamonds, [B] they sparkle like the dew.
You [E] may talk about your clementines and sing of Rosalie,
[A] but the yellow rose of [E] Texas is the only girl for me.
There's a yellow rose in Texas that I'm gonna see.
[B] Nobody else could miss her, not half as much as [F#] me.
She [E] cried so when I left her, it like to [Bm] broke my heart.
[A] And if I [E] ever find her, we never more will part.
She's the sweetest little rosebud that Texas ever knew.
Her [F#] eyes are bright as diamonds, they [B] sparkle like the dew.
You may [E] talk about your clementines and sing of Rosalie,
[A] but the yellow [E] rose of Texas is the only girl for me.
Oh, Billie Burda,
[A] [E]
where the Rio Grande is flowing
and the starry skies are bright.
[B] She walked along the river in the quiet summer night.
[E] I know that she remembers when we parted long ago.
I promised that I'd return and not to leave her so.
She's the sweetest [B] little rosebud that Texas ever knew.
Her eyes are [F#m] bright as [F#] diamonds, they [F#m] sparkle like the dew.
[E] You may talk about your clementines and sing of Rosalie,
[A] but the yellow rose of [E] Texas is the only girl for me.
[A] [E]
Now I'm going back to find her, for my heart is full of woe.
We'll do [B] the things together [B] we did so long [F#] ago.
[E] We'll play the banjo gaily, she'll love me like before.
[A] And the yellow [E] rose of Texas shall be mine forevermore.
She's the sweetest little rosebud that Texas ever knew.
[F#] Her eyes are bright [F#m] as diamonds, [B] they sparkle like the dew.
You [E] may talk about your clementines and sing of Rosalie,
[A] but the yellow rose of [E] Texas is the only girl for me.
Key:
E
A
B
F#
F#m
E
A
B
_ _ [A] _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ There's a yellow rose in Texas that I'm gonna see.
[B] Nobody else could miss her, not half as much as [F#] me.
She [E] cried so when I left her, it like to [Bm] broke my heart.
[A] And if I [E] ever find her, we never more will part.
She's the sweetest little rosebud that Texas ever knew.
Her [F#] eyes are bright as diamonds, they [B] sparkle like the dew.
You may [E] talk about your clementines and sing of Rosalie,
[A] but the yellow [E] rose of Texas is the only girl for me.
_ Oh, Billie Burda, _
_ [A] _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
_ _ where the Rio Grande is flowing
and the starry skies are bright.
[B] She walked along the river in the quiet summer night.
[E] I know that she remembers when we parted long ago.
I promised that I'd return and not to leave her so.
She's the sweetest [B] little rosebud that Texas ever knew.
Her eyes are [F#m] bright as [F#] diamonds, they [F#m] sparkle like the dew.
[E] You may talk about your clementines and sing of Rosalie,
[A] but the yellow rose of [E] Texas is the only girl for me. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
_ _ Now I'm going back to find her, for my heart is full of woe.
We'll do [B] the things together [B] we did so long [F#] ago.
[E] We'll play the banjo gaily, she'll love me like before.
[A] And the yellow [E] rose of Texas shall be mine forevermore.
She's the sweetest little rosebud that Texas ever knew.
[F#] Her eyes are bright [F#m] as diamonds, [B] they sparkle like the dew.
You [E] may talk about your clementines and sing of Rosalie,
[A] but the yellow rose of [E] Texas is the only girl for me. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ There's a yellow rose in Texas that I'm gonna see.
[B] Nobody else could miss her, not half as much as [F#] me.
She [E] cried so when I left her, it like to [Bm] broke my heart.
[A] And if I [E] ever find her, we never more will part.
She's the sweetest little rosebud that Texas ever knew.
Her [F#] eyes are bright as diamonds, they [B] sparkle like the dew.
You may [E] talk about your clementines and sing of Rosalie,
[A] but the yellow [E] rose of Texas is the only girl for me.
_ Oh, Billie Burda, _
_ [A] _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
_ _ where the Rio Grande is flowing
and the starry skies are bright.
[B] She walked along the river in the quiet summer night.
[E] I know that she remembers when we parted long ago.
I promised that I'd return and not to leave her so.
She's the sweetest [B] little rosebud that Texas ever knew.
Her eyes are [F#m] bright as [F#] diamonds, they [F#m] sparkle like the dew.
[E] You may talk about your clementines and sing of Rosalie,
[A] but the yellow rose of [E] Texas is the only girl for me. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
_ _ Now I'm going back to find her, for my heart is full of woe.
We'll do [B] the things together [B] we did so long [F#] ago.
[E] We'll play the banjo gaily, she'll love me like before.
[A] And the yellow [E] rose of Texas shall be mine forevermore.
She's the sweetest little rosebud that Texas ever knew.
[F#] Her eyes are bright [F#m] as diamonds, [B] they sparkle like the dew.
You [E] may talk about your clementines and sing of Rosalie,
[A] but the yellow rose of [E] Texas is the only girl for me. _ _ _ _ _ _ _