Chords for Tex of Tex and the HorseHeads
Tempo:
126.05 bpm
Chords used:
E
A
F#
B
Em
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
My name is Reuben Scratch from Blue Make, or Reuben Blue from Scratch Magazine.
And my guest tonight is Tex from Tex and the Horses.
She's having a little brandy here.
She's warming herself after the long hike up here in the rain.
So, Tex, you're mixing some drinks.
I have a cup of dough.
Yeah, it looks good to me.
All right.
A little brandy in the coffee never hurt.
Tex, how long have your band been together, Tex and the Horses?
Oh, yeah, I'm not supposed to say, um
Do I smell my eye makeup?
About since February.
I was with the Horses before that, but they're a different member.
But the real Horses have been together since February.
[B] Who are the real Horses?
The real Horses are Mike Mark, Smog Vomit, and Rock Vodka, and I, of course, Tex Jones.
Okay.
So, is Tex your real name, Tex Jones?
Yep, it's my real name [F#] at the moment.
How often does the moment change?
About every two years.
Okay.
Let's see.
How would you describe your performances in playing?
I've seen you around.
You play pretty wild.
Absolutely impeccable.
I never saw anything like it.
I hope I never see anything like it again.
That bad?
No, I thought it was great.
No, I like it.
I have a good time.
I try to have a good time.
I like to tell everybody something, though.
It's been on my mind.
Do you drink a lot when you
That's just what I wanted to bring up.
No, I don't drink a lot.
Everybody says that Tex is an alcoholic, and it's just not true.
I have a drink every now and then, like everybody [B] else,
but I get intoxicated a little easier.
So it looks like I'm a big drunk, but I'm not.
Like, the [F#] other show, I laughed at the lingerie,
and I read the paper, it goes,
the besotted Tex, what else is new?
Well, I got news.
I was on LSD that night.
So, that's an old wives' tale.
Do you do LSD a lot?
No.
That was the first time in a long time.
I'm not going to ever do it again.
If anybody wants to give Tex a job as a waitress
I can give you a demonstration right now.
My waitressing abilities.
[N] I can sing for you.
Would you rather me sing or sing a song?
Yeah, sure.
Let's hear a song.
Okay.
What would you like to hear?
Any requests?
Anybody?
Let's see.
How about Satin the Woods on Fire, or a Hank Williams song?
Let's hear a Hank Williams song.
Okay.
You sing loud, and I'll sing louder.
You be [F#] fat, and I'll be fatter.
Yeah.
That fool do be sittin' on his own fire.
Satin the Woods on Fire.
And I'll serve a drink for you.
Okay.
I can do lots of things.
I can serve drinks.
I can walk poodles.
If anybody needs their poodle walk down Beverly Hills or anything,
I'd be willing to minimum wage, or ten bucks an hour.
I don't care.
Okay.
Would you and your girlfriend care for any drink?
Yes, I'll take a cup of coffee with just a little brandy in it, please.
Okay.
[B] Well, your girlfriend's not here, so I'll just set in for a spicy little drink up a little.
[N]
And I'd like to offer to some of you ladies and gentlemen out there in the audience.
[F#]
That good?
Hi.
What's the dang deal?
I'm [N] Tex, and I'm going to sing a song by Jimmy Reed called Big Boss Man.
[E]
Big Boss Man.
Oh, Big Boss Man.
Why can't you have me when I call?
[Em]
Big [A] Boss Man.
Why can't you have me when I [E] call?
Well, you ain't so [A]
bad.
You're just a bad [E] boy.
When big boss got me working,
working round the clock.
I won't need a drink of water.
Don't let [Em] Tex have some big [A] boss man.
Why can't you have me when I [E] call?
Well, you [A] ain't so bad.
You're just a bad [E]
boy.
Let me get me a big boss man.
I won't go to the cheap new guy.
Let me get me a big boss man.
Let me get [A] [E]
me a [A] big boss man.
Why can't you have me when I [E] call?
[A] [E]
Well, you [A] ain't so bad.
You're just a bad [E] boy.
Well, [E] you ain't so [A] bad.
You're just a [E] bad boy.
Big
[Bm] Boss Man.
And my guest tonight is Tex from Tex and the Horses.
She's having a little brandy here.
She's warming herself after the long hike up here in the rain.
So, Tex, you're mixing some drinks.
I have a cup of dough.
Yeah, it looks good to me.
All right.
A little brandy in the coffee never hurt.
Tex, how long have your band been together, Tex and the Horses?
Oh, yeah, I'm not supposed to say, um
Do I smell my eye makeup?
About since February.
I was with the Horses before that, but they're a different member.
But the real Horses have been together since February.
[B] Who are the real Horses?
The real Horses are Mike Mark, Smog Vomit, and Rock Vodka, and I, of course, Tex Jones.
Okay.
So, is Tex your real name, Tex Jones?
Yep, it's my real name [F#] at the moment.
How often does the moment change?
About every two years.
Okay.
Let's see.
How would you describe your performances in playing?
I've seen you around.
You play pretty wild.
Absolutely impeccable.
I never saw anything like it.
I hope I never see anything like it again.
That bad?
No, I thought it was great.
No, I like it.
I have a good time.
I try to have a good time.
I like to tell everybody something, though.
It's been on my mind.
Do you drink a lot when you
That's just what I wanted to bring up.
No, I don't drink a lot.
Everybody says that Tex is an alcoholic, and it's just not true.
I have a drink every now and then, like everybody [B] else,
but I get intoxicated a little easier.
So it looks like I'm a big drunk, but I'm not.
Like, the [F#] other show, I laughed at the lingerie,
and I read the paper, it goes,
the besotted Tex, what else is new?
Well, I got news.
I was on LSD that night.
So, that's an old wives' tale.
Do you do LSD a lot?
No.
That was the first time in a long time.
I'm not going to ever do it again.
If anybody wants to give Tex a job as a waitress
I can give you a demonstration right now.
My waitressing abilities.
[N] I can sing for you.
Would you rather me sing or sing a song?
Yeah, sure.
Let's hear a song.
Okay.
What would you like to hear?
Any requests?
Anybody?
Let's see.
How about Satin the Woods on Fire, or a Hank Williams song?
Let's hear a Hank Williams song.
Okay.
You sing loud, and I'll sing louder.
You be [F#] fat, and I'll be fatter.
Yeah.
That fool do be sittin' on his own fire.
Satin the Woods on Fire.
And I'll serve a drink for you.
Okay.
I can do lots of things.
I can serve drinks.
I can walk poodles.
If anybody needs their poodle walk down Beverly Hills or anything,
I'd be willing to minimum wage, or ten bucks an hour.
I don't care.
Okay.
Would you and your girlfriend care for any drink?
Yes, I'll take a cup of coffee with just a little brandy in it, please.
Okay.
[B] Well, your girlfriend's not here, so I'll just set in for a spicy little drink up a little.
[N]
And I'd like to offer to some of you ladies and gentlemen out there in the audience.
[F#]
That good?
Hi.
What's the dang deal?
I'm [N] Tex, and I'm going to sing a song by Jimmy Reed called Big Boss Man.
[E]
Big Boss Man.
Oh, Big Boss Man.
Why can't you have me when I call?
[Em]
Big [A] Boss Man.
Why can't you have me when I [E] call?
Well, you ain't so [A]
bad.
You're just a bad [E] boy.
When big boss got me working,
working round the clock.
I won't need a drink of water.
Don't let [Em] Tex have some big [A] boss man.
Why can't you have me when I [E] call?
Well, you [A] ain't so bad.
You're just a bad [E]
boy.
Let me get me a big boss man.
I won't go to the cheap new guy.
Let me get me a big boss man.
Let me get [A] [E]
me a [A] big boss man.
Why can't you have me when I [E] call?
[A] [E]
Well, you [A] ain't so bad.
You're just a bad [E] boy.
Well, [E] you ain't so [A] bad.
You're just a [E] bad boy.
Big
[Bm] Boss Man.
Key:
E
A
F#
B
Em
E
A
F#
My name is Reuben Scratch from Blue Make, or Reuben Blue _ from Scratch Magazine.
And my guest tonight is Tex from Tex and the Horses.
_ She's having a little brandy here.
She's warming herself after the long hike up here in the rain.
_ So, Tex, _ you're mixing some drinks.
_ _ _ I have a cup of dough.
Yeah, it looks good to me.
All right.
A little brandy in the coffee never hurt.
_ _ Tex, how long have your band been together, Tex and the Horses? _ _ _ _
Oh, yeah, I'm not supposed to say, um_
Do I smell my eye makeup?
_ _ _ About since February.
_ _ _ I was with the Horses before that, but they're a different member.
But the real Horses have been together since February.
_ [B] Who are the real Horses?
The real Horses are Mike Mark, _ _ _ _ Smog Vomit, and Rock Vodka, and I, of course, Tex Jones.
_ Okay.
_ So, is Tex your real name, Tex Jones?
_ Yep, it's my real name [F#] at the moment.
_ How often does the moment change?
_ About every two years.
Okay.
_ _ _ Let's see.
How would you describe your performances _ in playing?
I've seen you around.
You play pretty wild.
Absolutely impeccable.
I never saw anything like it.
I hope I never see anything like it again.
_ _ That bad?
No, I thought it was great.
No, I like it.
I have a good time.
I try to have a good time.
I like to tell everybody something, though.
_ It's been on my mind.
Do you drink a lot when you_
That's just what I wanted to bring up.
No, I don't drink a lot.
Everybody says that Tex is an alcoholic, and _ it's just not true.
I have a drink every now and then, like everybody [B] else,
but I _ get intoxicated a little easier.
So it looks like I'm a big drunk, but I'm not.
Like, the [F#] other show, I laughed at the lingerie,
and I read the paper, it goes,
the besotted Tex, what else is new?
Well, I got news.
I was on LSD that night.
So, _ that's an old wives' tale. _ _ _
_ Do you do LSD a lot?
No.
That was the first time in a long time.
_ I'm not going to ever do it again.
_ If anybody wants to give Tex a job as a waitress_
I can give you a demonstration right now.
My waitressing abilities.
[N] I can sing for you.
Would you rather me sing or sing a song?
Yeah, sure.
Let's hear a song.
Okay. _ _ _
What would you like to hear?
Any requests? _ _
Anybody?
Let's see.
How about Satin the Woods on Fire, or a Hank Williams song?
Let's hear a Hank Williams song. _ _
_ _ _ Okay.
You sing loud, and I'll sing louder.
You be [F#] fat, and I'll be fatter.
_ Yeah.
_ That fool do be sittin' on his own fire.
Satin the Woods on Fire.
_ _ _ _ And I'll serve a drink for you.
Okay.
I can do lots of things.
I can serve drinks.
I can walk poodles.
If anybody needs their poodle walk down Beverly Hills or anything,
_ I'd be willing to minimum wage, _ or ten bucks an hour.
I don't care.
Okay. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ Would you and your girlfriend care for any drink?
_ Yes, I'll take a cup of coffee with just a little brandy in it, please.
Okay. _ _
[B] _ Well, your girlfriend's not here, so I'll just set in for a _ _ _ _ _ spicy little drink up a little.
_ _ [N] _ _
_ _ _ And I'd like to offer to some of you ladies and gentlemen out there in the _ audience. _
_ _ [F#] _ _ _ _ _
That good?
_ _ Hi.
What's the dang deal?
I'm [N] Tex, and I'm going to sing a song by Jimmy Reed called Big Boss Man. _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
Big Boss Man.
Oh, Big Boss Man. _ _ _
_ Why can't you have me when I call?
_ _ [Em] _ _ _
Big [A] Boss Man. _ _ _ _
Why can't you have me when I [E] call? _ _ _ _ _ _
Well, you _ ain't so [A] _
bad. _ _ _ _ _ _
You're just a _ bad [E] boy.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ When big boss got me working,
_ _ _ _ _ working _ _ round the clock. _ _
_ _ _ I won't need a drink of _ _ water. _ _ _
_ Don't let [Em] Tex have some big [A] boss man. _ _ _
_ Why can't you have me when I [E] call? _ _ _ _ _
_ _ Well, you [A] _ ain't so bad. _ _ _ _ _
You're just a bad [E] _
boy. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
Let me _ get me a big boss man.
_ _ _ _ I won't go to the cheap new guy. _ _ _ _
Let me get me a big boss man.
Let me get _ _ [A] _ [E] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ me a [A] big boss man.
_ _ _ _ Why can't you have me when I [E] call?
_ _ [A] _ [E] _ _ _ _ _
_ Well, you _ [A] ain't so bad. _ _ _ _ _
_ You're just _ a bad _ [E] boy. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ Well, [E] you _ ain't so [A] _ _ bad. _ _
_ _ _ _ You're just a _ [E] bad boy. _ _ _
_ _ _ Big _ _ _
[Bm] _ _ Boss Man. _ _ _
And my guest tonight is Tex from Tex and the Horses.
_ She's having a little brandy here.
She's warming herself after the long hike up here in the rain.
_ So, Tex, _ you're mixing some drinks.
_ _ _ I have a cup of dough.
Yeah, it looks good to me.
All right.
A little brandy in the coffee never hurt.
_ _ Tex, how long have your band been together, Tex and the Horses? _ _ _ _
Oh, yeah, I'm not supposed to say, um_
Do I smell my eye makeup?
_ _ _ About since February.
_ _ _ I was with the Horses before that, but they're a different member.
But the real Horses have been together since February.
_ [B] Who are the real Horses?
The real Horses are Mike Mark, _ _ _ _ Smog Vomit, and Rock Vodka, and I, of course, Tex Jones.
_ Okay.
_ So, is Tex your real name, Tex Jones?
_ Yep, it's my real name [F#] at the moment.
_ How often does the moment change?
_ About every two years.
Okay.
_ _ _ Let's see.
How would you describe your performances _ in playing?
I've seen you around.
You play pretty wild.
Absolutely impeccable.
I never saw anything like it.
I hope I never see anything like it again.
_ _ That bad?
No, I thought it was great.
No, I like it.
I have a good time.
I try to have a good time.
I like to tell everybody something, though.
_ It's been on my mind.
Do you drink a lot when you_
That's just what I wanted to bring up.
No, I don't drink a lot.
Everybody says that Tex is an alcoholic, and _ it's just not true.
I have a drink every now and then, like everybody [B] else,
but I _ get intoxicated a little easier.
So it looks like I'm a big drunk, but I'm not.
Like, the [F#] other show, I laughed at the lingerie,
and I read the paper, it goes,
the besotted Tex, what else is new?
Well, I got news.
I was on LSD that night.
So, _ that's an old wives' tale. _ _ _
_ Do you do LSD a lot?
No.
That was the first time in a long time.
_ I'm not going to ever do it again.
_ If anybody wants to give Tex a job as a waitress_
I can give you a demonstration right now.
My waitressing abilities.
[N] I can sing for you.
Would you rather me sing or sing a song?
Yeah, sure.
Let's hear a song.
Okay. _ _ _
What would you like to hear?
Any requests? _ _
Anybody?
Let's see.
How about Satin the Woods on Fire, or a Hank Williams song?
Let's hear a Hank Williams song. _ _
_ _ _ Okay.
You sing loud, and I'll sing louder.
You be [F#] fat, and I'll be fatter.
_ Yeah.
_ That fool do be sittin' on his own fire.
Satin the Woods on Fire.
_ _ _ _ And I'll serve a drink for you.
Okay.
I can do lots of things.
I can serve drinks.
I can walk poodles.
If anybody needs their poodle walk down Beverly Hills or anything,
_ I'd be willing to minimum wage, _ or ten bucks an hour.
I don't care.
Okay. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ Would you and your girlfriend care for any drink?
_ Yes, I'll take a cup of coffee with just a little brandy in it, please.
Okay. _ _
[B] _ Well, your girlfriend's not here, so I'll just set in for a _ _ _ _ _ spicy little drink up a little.
_ _ [N] _ _
_ _ _ And I'd like to offer to some of you ladies and gentlemen out there in the _ audience. _
_ _ [F#] _ _ _ _ _
That good?
_ _ Hi.
What's the dang deal?
I'm [N] Tex, and I'm going to sing a song by Jimmy Reed called Big Boss Man. _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
Big Boss Man.
Oh, Big Boss Man. _ _ _
_ Why can't you have me when I call?
_ _ [Em] _ _ _
Big [A] Boss Man. _ _ _ _
Why can't you have me when I [E] call? _ _ _ _ _ _
Well, you _ ain't so [A] _
bad. _ _ _ _ _ _
You're just a _ bad [E] boy.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ When big boss got me working,
_ _ _ _ _ working _ _ round the clock. _ _
_ _ _ I won't need a drink of _ _ water. _ _ _
_ Don't let [Em] Tex have some big [A] boss man. _ _ _
_ Why can't you have me when I [E] call? _ _ _ _ _
_ _ Well, you [A] _ ain't so bad. _ _ _ _ _
You're just a bad [E] _
boy. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
Let me _ get me a big boss man.
_ _ _ _ I won't go to the cheap new guy. _ _ _ _
Let me get me a big boss man.
Let me get _ _ [A] _ [E] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ me a [A] big boss man.
_ _ _ _ Why can't you have me when I [E] call?
_ _ [A] _ [E] _ _ _ _ _
_ Well, you _ [A] ain't so bad. _ _ _ _ _
_ You're just _ a bad _ [E] boy. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ Well, [E] you _ ain't so [A] _ _ bad. _ _
_ _ _ _ You're just a _ [E] bad boy. _ _ _
_ _ _ Big _ _ _
[Bm] _ _ Boss Man. _ _ _