Chords for Flamin' Groovies Heading For the Texas Border

Tempo:
90.45 bpm
Chords used:

E

A

G

Em

B

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Flamin' Groovies   Heading For the Texas Border chords
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[E] [G] [E] [G] [E]
[Em] [E] [A]
[E] [G] [A] [E] [G] [A]
[E] At the border of the Texas border,
cuz [G] I [A] drive for [E] that law.
[G] [A] [E] [G] [A] At the border of the Texas border,
cuz [C] I [D] drive for [E] that law.
[G] [A] [E] [G] [A] And when [B] I pull out in a new van,
[A] gonna see [E] my Martin Martin.
[G] [A] [E] [G] [A] I'll [E] tell them fancy [G] stories,
[A] [E] out on [G] that city [A] line.
[E] And we'll tell [G] [E] [G] [A]
them fancy [D] [A] stories.
[D] [E]
Ten feet, [G] [E] [G] [A] [B] we're all the way from New York City.
[A] Down to a set [E] of New Orleans.
[G] [A] [E] [G] [A] But I [E] won't tell my heartache,
and I won't tell my pain.
And I won't tell my time,
for if [A] you sleep out in the rain.
But I'm going to El Paso,
to get my old Joe Reyes.
Then [E] I'll back to Bacon,
and [A] I'll go [B] the North [Eb]
[E] way.
[G] [A] [E] [G] [A]
[E] [G] [A] [E] [G] [A]
[E] [G] [A] [E] [G] [A]
[B] [Bm] [E]
[G] [A] [E] [G] [A] I've [E] got a girl in Dallas,
[G] [A]
[E] [G] [A] [E] [G] [A]
in Dallas, [C] [D] in the [E] complex.
[G] [A] [E] [G] [A] Well, then [B] there's no time for Miss Valley.
[A] [E] With a fifth inch, I guess.
[G] [A] [E] [G] [A] Well, then [E] I'll stream down south [G] to [A] Texas,
[E] [G] and through all [A] the [E] traveling.
[G] [A] [E] [G] [A] Then I'll stream down south [G] to [D] Texas,
[A] and [G] through all [D] the traveling.
[E] [G] [A] [E] [G] [A] And with [B] that I'll say goodbye,
[A] till I pass your way [E] again.
[G] [A] [E] [G] [A]
[E] I don't know where I'm going,
and you know that I don't care.
But I'm gonna keep on rambling,
and I'm always gonna find my [A] way.
I'll share those numbers,
and those pieces of my time.
So [E] I'll hit the road,
the way a traveling man [B] can.
[Bm]
[E] [Em] [A] [E] [Gm] [A]
[E] [G] [A] [E] [G] [A]
[E] [G] [A] [E] [G] [A]
[E] [Db] [A] [E] [Em] [A]
[E] [G] [A] [E] [Em]
[A] [E] [G] [A]
[Em]
[A] [Em] [A]
[Bb] [Em]
[E] [G] [E] Peace.
[A]
[E]
[N]
[E]
[G] [A] [E] [A] [E]
Key:  
E
2311
A
1231
G
2131
Em
121
B
12341112
E
2311
A
1231
G
2131
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To learn Flamin Groovies - Headin For The Texas Border chords, your practice should emphasize these chord progressions: E, G, A, E and A. A strategic approach would be to train at 45 BPM initially, and then accelerate to the song's tempo of 90. Set the capo considering your vocal range and favored chords, aligned with the key: A Major.

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[E] _ _ [G] _ [E] _ _ _ [G] _ [E] _
_ _ [Em] _ [E] _ _ _ [A] _ _
[E] _ _ [G] _ [A] _ [E] _ _ [G] _ [A]
[E] At the border of the Texas border,
cuz [G] I [A] drive for [E] that law.
[G] _ [A] _ [E] _ _ [G] [A] At the border of the Texas border,
_ cuz [C] I [D] drive for [E] that law.
[G] _ [A] _ [E] _ _ [G] [A] And when [B] I pull out in a new van,
[A] gonna see [E] my Martin Martin.
_ [G] _ [A] _ [E] _ _ [G] [A] I'll [E] tell them fancy [G] stories,
[A] _ [E] out on [G] that city [A] line.
[E] And we'll tell [G] _ [E] _ _ _ [G] _ [A] _
them fancy [D] [A] stories.
_ _ [D] _ [E]
Ten feet, _ [G] _ [E] _ _ [G] _ [A] [B] we're all the way from New York City.
[A] _ Down to a set [E] of New Orleans.
_ _ [G] _ [A] _ [E] _ _ [G] [A] But I [E] won't tell my heartache,
and I won't tell my pain.
And I won't tell my time,
for if [A] you sleep out in the rain.
But I'm going to El Paso,
to get my old Joe Reyes.
Then [E] I'll back to Bacon,
and [A] I'll go [B] the North [Eb]
[E] way.
_ [G] _ [A] _ [E] _ _ [G] _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ [G] _ [A] _ [E] _ _ [G] _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ [G] _ [A] _ [E] _ _ [G] _ [A] _
[B] _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ _ [G] _ [A] _ [E] _ _ [G] [A] I've [E] got a girl in Dallas,
_ _ [G] _ [A] _
[E] _ _ [G] _ [A] _ [E] _ _ [G] _ [A] _
_ in Dallas, _ _ [C] [D] in the [E] complex.
_ [G] _ [A] _ [E] _ _ [G] [A] Well, then [B] there's no time for Miss Valley.
[A] [E] With a fifth inch, I guess.
[G] _ [A] _ [E] _ _ [G] [A] Well, then [E] I'll stream down south [G] to [A] Texas,
[E] _ [G] and through all [A] the [E] traveling.
_ [G] _ [A] _ [E] _ _ [G] [A] Then I'll stream down south [G] to [D] Texas,
[A] and [G] through all [D] the traveling.
[E] _ _ [G] _ [A] _ [E] _ _ [G] [A] And with [B] that I'll say goodbye,
_ [A] till I pass your way [E] again.
_ [G] _ [A] _ [E] _ _ [G] _ [A]
[E] I don't know where I'm going,
and you know that I don't care.
But I'm gonna keep on rambling,
and I'm always gonna find my [A] way.
I'll share those numbers,
and those pieces of my time.
So [E] I'll hit the road,
the way a traveling man [B] can.
_ [Bm] _ _
[E] _ _ [Em] _ [A] _ [E] _ _ [Gm] _ [A] _
[E] _ _ [G] _ [A] _ [E] _ _ [G] _ [A] _
[E] _ _ [G] _ [A] _ [E] _ _ [G] _ [A] _
[E] _ _ [Db] _ [A] _ [E] _ _ [Em] _ [A] _
[E] _ _ [G] _ [A] _ [E] _ _ [Em] _ _
_ _ _ [A] _ [E] _ _ [G] _ [A] _
[Em] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ [Bb] _ [Em] _ _ _
[E] _ _ [G] _ [E] Peace. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
[G] _ [A] _ [E] _ _ [A] _ _ [E] _ _

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