Somewhere Down In Texas Chords by Jason Boland And The Stragglers
Tempo:
67.85 bpm
Chords used:
A
E
B
C#m
Em
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[Em] [F#] [Bm]
[Em] [G] [G#] [E]
[C#m] [A]
[B] [A] [E]
[A] [C#m] [A]
[B] [A] [E]
[C#m]
I don't [A] want to be alone.
[B] [E] And the rays of light through my shiny black bottle make me want to turn the key and put
down the throttle.
[C#m]
[A] And get lost down [E] 35.
[B]
[A] [E] When I get tied down by the ties that bind, it seems like I'm never going to find the
time [C#m] to do [A] what I need.
[B]
[E] Now that's a bomby a place where I can think, talk about love and laugh and drink.
[C#m] [A] There's someone [B] there who [E] cares.
[A] Cause no matter [E] how big the storms, [A] I know I can find me a [B] place that's warm.
[A] The sun is [B] shining somewhere [E] in Texas.
[C#m] I hope it's shining [A] on her.
[B]
[A] It's somewhere [E] down in Texas.
[C#m]
[D#] [A] [B]
[A] [E] In a place that big a man could get lost.
Never mind the time and forget about the [C#m] cost.
There's more [A] important than that.
[B]
[E] And she's somewhere smiling north of San Antonio.
I've got her number but stare at the [C#m] phone.
[A] Cause I [B] still want [E] to believe.
That was sad, yo.
[A] And no matter how big [E] the storms, [A] I know I can find me a place that's [B] warm.
[A] The sun is shining [E] somewhere in Texas.
[C#m] I hope it's [A] shining on her.
[B] [A] It's somewhere [B] down [E] in Texas.
[C#m]
[A] [B] [A]
[Em] [C#m] To hell with [A] [E] horoscopes and empty dreams.
[C#m] To hell with [A] Valentino [E] and his cut off [B] pair of jeans.
[A] Cause I know I can [B] make it there.
[A] On the 12th [G] pack [C#m] and a prayer.
[A] [B]
[E] [A] Cause no matter how [E] big the storm, [A] I know I can find me a place [B] that's warm.
The [A] sun is shining [E] somewhere in Texas.
[B] [C#m] I [A] hope it's shining on her.
[B]
[A] It's somewhere [B] down in [E] Texas.
[A] Down in [C#m] Texas.
[A] Down in Texas.
[B]
[A] Oh, somewhere [B] down [E] in Texas.
[C#m] [A] [B]
[A] [E] [F#] [E]
[Em] [G] [G#] [E]
[C#m] [A]
[B] [A] [E]
[A] [C#m] [A]
[B] [A] [E]
[C#m]
I don't [A] want to be alone.
[B] [E] And the rays of light through my shiny black bottle make me want to turn the key and put
down the throttle.
[C#m]
[A] And get lost down [E] 35.
[B]
[A] [E] When I get tied down by the ties that bind, it seems like I'm never going to find the
time [C#m] to do [A] what I need.
[B]
[E] Now that's a bomby a place where I can think, talk about love and laugh and drink.
[C#m] [A] There's someone [B] there who [E] cares.
[A] Cause no matter [E] how big the storms, [A] I know I can find me a [B] place that's warm.
[A] The sun is [B] shining somewhere [E] in Texas.
[C#m] I hope it's shining [A] on her.
[B]
[A] It's somewhere [E] down in Texas.
[C#m]
[D#] [A] [B]
[A] [E] In a place that big a man could get lost.
Never mind the time and forget about the [C#m] cost.
There's more [A] important than that.
[B]
[E] And she's somewhere smiling north of San Antonio.
I've got her number but stare at the [C#m] phone.
[A] Cause I [B] still want [E] to believe.
That was sad, yo.
[A] And no matter how big [E] the storms, [A] I know I can find me a place that's [B] warm.
[A] The sun is shining [E] somewhere in Texas.
[C#m] I hope it's [A] shining on her.
[B] [A] It's somewhere [B] down [E] in Texas.
[C#m]
[A] [B] [A]
[Em] [C#m] To hell with [A] [E] horoscopes and empty dreams.
[C#m] To hell with [A] Valentino [E] and his cut off [B] pair of jeans.
[A] Cause I know I can [B] make it there.
[A] On the 12th [G] pack [C#m] and a prayer.
[A] [B]
[E] [A] Cause no matter how [E] big the storm, [A] I know I can find me a place [B] that's warm.
The [A] sun is shining [E] somewhere in Texas.
[B] [C#m] I [A] hope it's shining on her.
[B]
[A] It's somewhere [B] down in [E] Texas.
[A] Down in [C#m] Texas.
[A] Down in Texas.
[B]
[A] Oh, somewhere [B] down [E] in Texas.
[C#m] [A] [B]
[A] [E] [F#] [E]
Key:
A
E
B
C#m
Em
A
E
B
[Em] _ [F#] _ _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _
_ [Em] _ _ [G] _ _ [G#] _ _ [E] _
_ _ _ [C#m] _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ [B] _ _ [A] _ [E] _ _
_ _ [A] _ [C#m] _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ _ [B] _ _ [A] _ [E] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [C#m] _ _
I don't [A] want to be alone.
[B] _ [E] And the rays of light through my shiny black bottle make me want to turn the key and put
down the throttle.
[C#m] _ _
[A] And get lost down [E] 35.
_ _ _ [B] _ _
[A] _ [E] When I get tied down by the ties that bind, it seems like I'm never going to find the
time [C#m] to do [A] what I need.
[B] _
[E] Now that's a bomby a place where I can think, talk about love and laugh and drink.
[C#m] _ _ _ [A] There's someone [B] there who [E] cares.
_ _ _ [A] Cause no matter [E] how big the storms, _ _ [A] I know I can find me a [B] place that's warm.
[A] The sun is [B] shining somewhere [E] in Texas.
_ [C#m] I _ hope it's shining [A] on her.
_ _ [B] _
[A] It's somewhere [E] down in Texas.
_ _ _ [C#m] _ _
_ [D#] _ [A] _ _ _ _ [B] _ _
[A] [E] In a place that big a man could get lost.
Never mind the time and forget about the [C#m] cost.
_ There's more [A] important than that.
[B] _
[E] And she's somewhere smiling north of San Antonio.
I've got her number but stare at the [C#m] phone.
_ _ [A] Cause I [B] still want [E] to believe.
That was sad, yo.
_ [A] And no matter how big [E] the storms, _ _ [A] I know I can find me a place that's [B] warm.
[A] The sun is shining [E] somewhere in Texas.
_ [C#m] I _ hope it's [A] shining on her.
_ _ [B] _ [A] It's somewhere [B] down [E] in Texas.
_ _ [C#m] _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ _ [B] _ _ [A] _
[Em] _ [C#m] To hell with [A] [E] horoscopes and empty dreams.
[C#m] To hell with [A] Valentino [E] and his cut off [B] pair of jeans.
[A] Cause I know I can [B] make it there.
[A] On the 12th [G] pack [C#m] and a prayer.
_ _ _ [A] _ _ [B] _ _
[E] _ _ _ [A] _ Cause no matter how [E] big the storm, _ _ [A] I know I can find me a place [B] that's warm.
The [A] sun is shining [E] somewhere in Texas.
_ _ [B] [C#m] I _ [A] hope it's shining on her.
_ _ _ [B] _
[A] It's somewhere [B] down in [E] Texas.
_ [A] Down in [C#m] Texas.
_ [A] Down in _ Texas.
[B] _
[A] Oh, somewhere [B] down [E] in Texas.
_ _ _ [C#m] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [B] _ _
[A] _ [E] _ _ _ _ [F#] _ _ [E] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Em] _ _ [G] _ _ [G#] _ _ [E] _
_ _ _ [C#m] _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ [B] _ _ [A] _ [E] _ _
_ _ [A] _ [C#m] _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ _ [B] _ _ [A] _ [E] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [C#m] _ _
I don't [A] want to be alone.
[B] _ [E] And the rays of light through my shiny black bottle make me want to turn the key and put
down the throttle.
[C#m] _ _
[A] And get lost down [E] 35.
_ _ _ [B] _ _
[A] _ [E] When I get tied down by the ties that bind, it seems like I'm never going to find the
time [C#m] to do [A] what I need.
[B] _
[E] Now that's a bomby a place where I can think, talk about love and laugh and drink.
[C#m] _ _ _ [A] There's someone [B] there who [E] cares.
_ _ _ [A] Cause no matter [E] how big the storms, _ _ [A] I know I can find me a [B] place that's warm.
[A] The sun is [B] shining somewhere [E] in Texas.
_ [C#m] I _ hope it's shining [A] on her.
_ _ [B] _
[A] It's somewhere [E] down in Texas.
_ _ _ [C#m] _ _
_ [D#] _ [A] _ _ _ _ [B] _ _
[A] [E] In a place that big a man could get lost.
Never mind the time and forget about the [C#m] cost.
_ There's more [A] important than that.
[B] _
[E] And she's somewhere smiling north of San Antonio.
I've got her number but stare at the [C#m] phone.
_ _ [A] Cause I [B] still want [E] to believe.
That was sad, yo.
_ [A] And no matter how big [E] the storms, _ _ [A] I know I can find me a place that's [B] warm.
[A] The sun is shining [E] somewhere in Texas.
_ [C#m] I _ hope it's [A] shining on her.
_ _ [B] _ [A] It's somewhere [B] down [E] in Texas.
_ _ [C#m] _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ _ [B] _ _ [A] _
[Em] _ [C#m] To hell with [A] [E] horoscopes and empty dreams.
[C#m] To hell with [A] Valentino [E] and his cut off [B] pair of jeans.
[A] Cause I know I can [B] make it there.
[A] On the 12th [G] pack [C#m] and a prayer.
_ _ _ [A] _ _ [B] _ _
[E] _ _ _ [A] _ Cause no matter how [E] big the storm, _ _ [A] I know I can find me a place [B] that's warm.
The [A] sun is shining [E] somewhere in Texas.
_ _ [B] [C#m] I _ [A] hope it's shining on her.
_ _ _ [B] _
[A] It's somewhere [B] down in [E] Texas.
_ [A] Down in [C#m] Texas.
_ [A] Down in _ Texas.
[B] _
[A] Oh, somewhere [B] down [E] in Texas.
_ _ _ [C#m] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [B] _ _
[A] _ [E] _ _ _ _ [F#] _ _ [E] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _