Chords for Texas In My Rear View Mirror
Tempo:
153.7 bpm
Chords used:
D
A
G
Bm
E
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[A]
[Bm] [D]
[G] [D]
[A] [D] I was just 15 [A] and out of control,
[Bm] lost to James Dean [D] in rock and roll.
[G] I knew down [Em] deep in my country soul [A] that I had to get away.
[D] Hollywood [A] was a lady in red, who [G] danced in my dreams as [D] I tossed in bed.
I [G] knew I'd wind [D] up in jail or dead, [A] if I had to [D] stay.
I thought [G] happiness was love of [A] Texas [Em] in my rear view [D] mirror.
My [G] mama kept calling [A] me home, but I just [D] did [A] not want [Bm] to hear her.
[G] And the vision was getting [Ab] clearer [E] in my [A] dreams.
[D] So I laid out one night [A] in June, stoned on the glow of the Texas moon.
I'm in [G] an old buddy harlot [A] called Peggy Sue.
Peggy Sue.
[D] With my favorite jeans and a cheap [A] guitar, I ran off chasing a distant star.
Your buddy [G] harlot couldn't make it that far, [A] then I figured I [D] could too.
And I [G] thought happiness was love [A] of Texas in my rear [D] view mirror.
[E]
[G] My mama kept calling [A] me home, but I [D] just did [A] not want [Bm] to hear her.
[G] And the vision was getting [E] clearer in [A] my dreams.
[Em] But [Bm] the Hollywood moon didn't smile the [Gbm] same old smile that I'd grown up with.
The [Bm] lady in [D] red just wanted my last [C] dime.
And [D] I cried myself to [Gbm] sleep at night, [Bm] too dumb to run, too [D] scared to fight.
[G] And too proud to [E] admit it at the [A] time.
So I [D] got me some gigs on [A] Saturday nights, [G] not much more than [D] orchestrated fights.
I'd [G] come home drunk and I'd try to write, but [A] the words came out wrong.
[D] Hell bent and bound [A] for a wasted youth, [G] too much gin and not enough vermouth.
Had no one to teach me [D] how to seek the truth [A] before I put it in [D] a song.
I still [G] thought happiness was love [A] of Texas in my rear view [D] mirror.
[G] My mama kept calling [A] me home, but I [D] just could not, would [Bm] not hear her.
[G] And the vision was getting [Ab] clearer [E] in [A] my dreams.
[D] Well, I thank God each [A] and every day [G] for giving me the music and the [D] words to [B] say.
[G] I'd have never made it any [D] other way.
He was my [A] only [D] friend.
And now I sleep a [A] little better at night.
And when I [G] look in the mirror in the [D] morning light.
The [G] man I see was both [D] wrong and right.
[A] And he's going home [D] again.
I guess [G] happiness was love of [A] Texas in my rear view [D] mirror.
But now [G] happiness is love of [A] Texas growing [D] [A] nearer [Bm] and [D] dearer.
And [G] the vision is getting [E] clearer in my [A]
dreams.
[G] And I think I [E] finally know just what [A] it means.
And when I die, [Ab] you can bury
[E] me [E] in love [G] of Texas in my [D]
jeans.
[A] [G] [D]
[G]
[A] [D]
[N]
[Bm] [D]
[G] [D]
[A] [D] I was just 15 [A] and out of control,
[Bm] lost to James Dean [D] in rock and roll.
[G] I knew down [Em] deep in my country soul [A] that I had to get away.
[D] Hollywood [A] was a lady in red, who [G] danced in my dreams as [D] I tossed in bed.
I [G] knew I'd wind [D] up in jail or dead, [A] if I had to [D] stay.
I thought [G] happiness was love of [A] Texas [Em] in my rear view [D] mirror.
My [G] mama kept calling [A] me home, but I just [D] did [A] not want [Bm] to hear her.
[G] And the vision was getting [Ab] clearer [E] in my [A] dreams.
[D] So I laid out one night [A] in June, stoned on the glow of the Texas moon.
I'm in [G] an old buddy harlot [A] called Peggy Sue.
Peggy Sue.
[D] With my favorite jeans and a cheap [A] guitar, I ran off chasing a distant star.
Your buddy [G] harlot couldn't make it that far, [A] then I figured I [D] could too.
And I [G] thought happiness was love [A] of Texas in my rear [D] view mirror.
[E]
[G] My mama kept calling [A] me home, but I [D] just did [A] not want [Bm] to hear her.
[G] And the vision was getting [E] clearer in [A] my dreams.
[Em] But [Bm] the Hollywood moon didn't smile the [Gbm] same old smile that I'd grown up with.
The [Bm] lady in [D] red just wanted my last [C] dime.
And [D] I cried myself to [Gbm] sleep at night, [Bm] too dumb to run, too [D] scared to fight.
[G] And too proud to [E] admit it at the [A] time.
So I [D] got me some gigs on [A] Saturday nights, [G] not much more than [D] orchestrated fights.
I'd [G] come home drunk and I'd try to write, but [A] the words came out wrong.
[D] Hell bent and bound [A] for a wasted youth, [G] too much gin and not enough vermouth.
Had no one to teach me [D] how to seek the truth [A] before I put it in [D] a song.
I still [G] thought happiness was love [A] of Texas in my rear view [D] mirror.
[G] My mama kept calling [A] me home, but I [D] just could not, would [Bm] not hear her.
[G] And the vision was getting [Ab] clearer [E] in [A] my dreams.
[D] Well, I thank God each [A] and every day [G] for giving me the music and the [D] words to [B] say.
[G] I'd have never made it any [D] other way.
He was my [A] only [D] friend.
And now I sleep a [A] little better at night.
And when I [G] look in the mirror in the [D] morning light.
The [G] man I see was both [D] wrong and right.
[A] And he's going home [D] again.
I guess [G] happiness was love of [A] Texas in my rear view [D] mirror.
But now [G] happiness is love of [A] Texas growing [D] [A] nearer [Bm] and [D] dearer.
And [G] the vision is getting [E] clearer in my [A]
dreams.
[G] And I think I [E] finally know just what [A] it means.
And when I die, [Ab] you can bury
[E] me [E] in love [G] of Texas in my [D]
jeans.
[A] [G] [D]
[G]
[A] [D]
[N]
Key:
D
A
G
Bm
E
D
A
G
_ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
_ [Bm] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ I was just 15 [A] and out of control, _
[Bm] lost to James Dean [D] in rock and roll.
[G] I knew down [Em] deep in my country soul [A] that I had to get away. _ _ _
[D] _ Hollywood [A] was a lady in red, who [G] danced in my dreams as [D] I tossed in bed.
I [G] knew I'd wind [D] up in jail or dead, [A] _ if I had to [D] stay.
_ I thought [G] happiness was love of [A] Texas [Em] in my rear view [D] mirror.
_ _ _ _ My [G] mama kept calling [A] me home, but I just [D] did [A] not want [Bm] to hear her. _
[G] And the vision was getting [Ab] clearer [E] in my [A] dreams. _ _ _ _ _
[D] So I laid out one night [A] in June, stoned on the glow of the Texas moon.
I'm in [G] an old buddy harlot [A] called Peggy Sue.
_ _ Peggy Sue.
[D] With my favorite jeans and a cheap [A] guitar, I ran off chasing a distant star.
Your buddy [G] harlot couldn't make it that far, [A] then I figured I [D] could too.
And I [G] thought happiness was love [A] of Texas in my rear [D] view mirror.
_ _ [E] _ _ _
[G] My mama kept calling [A] me home, but I [D] just did [A] not want [Bm] to hear her. _
[G] And the vision was getting [E] clearer in [A] my dreams.
_ [Em] But _ [Bm] the Hollywood moon didn't smile the [Gbm] same old smile that I'd grown up with.
The [Bm] lady in [D] red just wanted my last [C] _ dime. _ _ _
And [D] I cried myself to [Gbm] sleep at night, [Bm] too dumb to run, too [D] scared to fight.
_ [G] And too proud to [E] admit it at the [A] time. _ _ _
_ _ So I [D] got me some gigs on [A] Saturday nights, [G] not much more than [D] orchestrated fights.
I'd [G] come home drunk and I'd try to write, but [A] the words came out wrong.
_ _ [D] Hell bent and bound [A] for a wasted youth, [G] too much gin and not enough vermouth.
Had no one to teach me [D] how to seek the truth [A] before I put it in [D] a song.
I still [G] thought happiness was love [A] of Texas in my rear view [D] mirror. _ _
_ _ _ [G] My mama kept calling [A] me home, but I [D] just could not, would [Bm] not hear her.
[G] And the vision was getting [Ab] clearer [E] in [A] my _ dreams.
_ _ _ _ [D] Well, I thank God each [A] and every day [G] for giving me the music and the [D] words to [B] say.
[G] I'd have never made it any [D] other way.
He was my [A] only [D] friend.
_ _ _ _ And now I sleep a [A] little better at night.
And when I [G] look in the mirror in the [D] morning light.
The [G] man I see was both [D] wrong and right.
[A] And he's going home [D] again. _ _ _ _
_ I guess [G] happiness was love of [A] Texas in my rear view [D] mirror.
But _ _ _ now [G] happiness is love of [A] Texas growing [D] _ _ [A] nearer [Bm] and [D] dearer.
And [G] the vision is getting [E] clearer in my [A] _ _ _
dreams.
_ _ [G] And I think I [E] finally know just what [A] it _ _ _ means.
And _ when I _ die, _ [Ab] you can bury _
[E] me _ [E] _ in love [G] of Texas _ _ _ _ _ _ _ in _ _ my [D]
jeans.
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [N] _ _ _ _
_ [Bm] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ I was just 15 [A] and out of control, _
[Bm] lost to James Dean [D] in rock and roll.
[G] I knew down [Em] deep in my country soul [A] that I had to get away. _ _ _
[D] _ Hollywood [A] was a lady in red, who [G] danced in my dreams as [D] I tossed in bed.
I [G] knew I'd wind [D] up in jail or dead, [A] _ if I had to [D] stay.
_ I thought [G] happiness was love of [A] Texas [Em] in my rear view [D] mirror.
_ _ _ _ My [G] mama kept calling [A] me home, but I just [D] did [A] not want [Bm] to hear her. _
[G] And the vision was getting [Ab] clearer [E] in my [A] dreams. _ _ _ _ _
[D] So I laid out one night [A] in June, stoned on the glow of the Texas moon.
I'm in [G] an old buddy harlot [A] called Peggy Sue.
_ _ Peggy Sue.
[D] With my favorite jeans and a cheap [A] guitar, I ran off chasing a distant star.
Your buddy [G] harlot couldn't make it that far, [A] then I figured I [D] could too.
And I [G] thought happiness was love [A] of Texas in my rear [D] view mirror.
_ _ [E] _ _ _
[G] My mama kept calling [A] me home, but I [D] just did [A] not want [Bm] to hear her. _
[G] And the vision was getting [E] clearer in [A] my dreams.
_ [Em] But _ [Bm] the Hollywood moon didn't smile the [Gbm] same old smile that I'd grown up with.
The [Bm] lady in [D] red just wanted my last [C] _ dime. _ _ _
And [D] I cried myself to [Gbm] sleep at night, [Bm] too dumb to run, too [D] scared to fight.
_ [G] And too proud to [E] admit it at the [A] time. _ _ _
_ _ So I [D] got me some gigs on [A] Saturday nights, [G] not much more than [D] orchestrated fights.
I'd [G] come home drunk and I'd try to write, but [A] the words came out wrong.
_ _ [D] Hell bent and bound [A] for a wasted youth, [G] too much gin and not enough vermouth.
Had no one to teach me [D] how to seek the truth [A] before I put it in [D] a song.
I still [G] thought happiness was love [A] of Texas in my rear view [D] mirror. _ _
_ _ _ [G] My mama kept calling [A] me home, but I [D] just could not, would [Bm] not hear her.
[G] And the vision was getting [Ab] clearer [E] in [A] my _ dreams.
_ _ _ _ [D] Well, I thank God each [A] and every day [G] for giving me the music and the [D] words to [B] say.
[G] I'd have never made it any [D] other way.
He was my [A] only [D] friend.
_ _ _ _ And now I sleep a [A] little better at night.
And when I [G] look in the mirror in the [D] morning light.
The [G] man I see was both [D] wrong and right.
[A] And he's going home [D] again. _ _ _ _
_ I guess [G] happiness was love of [A] Texas in my rear view [D] mirror.
But _ _ _ now [G] happiness is love of [A] Texas growing [D] _ _ [A] nearer [Bm] and [D] dearer.
And [G] the vision is getting [E] clearer in my [A] _ _ _
dreams.
_ _ [G] And I think I [E] finally know just what [A] it _ _ _ means.
And _ when I _ die, _ [Ab] you can bury _
[E] me _ [E] _ in love [G] of Texas _ _ _ _ _ _ _ in _ _ my [D]
jeans.
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [N] _ _ _ _