Sweetwater Texas Chords by The Charlie Daniels Band
Tempo:
90.5 bpm
Chords used:
G
D
C
Em
Bm
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[Em] [G]
[Am]
[Bm] [G]
[C] [D]
When [C] [G]
I was a young [C] man in [G] Sweetwater, Texas, [Em]
just one thing stayed on [D] my mind.
[G] To ride a horn [C] over Durango [G] Mountain and [Em] leave [D] Sweetwater, Texas [G]
behind.
But I turned 21 [C] and [G] Sweetwater, Texas, [Em] but just one thing made me [D] stay there.
[G] I wanted to leave, [C] but I was [G] in love with [Em] the girl [D] with the chestnut [G] brown hair.
There [C]
[D] came a time [Bm] when she said she'd [Em] be mine, [C] but we were in a place and [Am] a time.
[D] [G] So we rode a grey dog [C] over Durango [G] Mountain and [Em] left [D] Sweetwater, Texas [G]
behind.
It [Em]
[Bm] [G]
[Am]
[Bm] [G]
[C]
[D] [C] [G] was thundering and lightning [C] when we left Nolan [G] County.
[Em] The bus rolled along through [D] the night.
[G]
And old 36 [C] was a magic [G] flag driven, [Em]
leading [D] toward the [G] city's bright light.
We pulled in Houston [C]
at 10 in [G] the morning.
[Em]
Our hopes were as high [D] as the sky, [G] but hopes turned to weeks.
[C]
Fifty years [G] had been forever.
[Em] I never knew [D] how last [G] time could fly.
[Bm] [C] A cowboy [D] set up cars [Bm] and country [Em] girls hit [C] bars.
Somehow, it don't [Am]
seem [D] fair.
[G] And I wanted to die, [C] cause I knew [G] I was presented [Em] with the girl [D] with the chestnut [G] brown hair.
[Bm] [B]
[A]
[D]
[A] [F#m]
[E]
[F#] [A]
[D]
[A] [F#m]
[E] [A]
[D] So many times I said [C#m] I'd rather [F#m] be dead.
The [D] day passed, I'm going [E] back, [C#m] can't ask to clear my [F#m] head.
But [D] if the good Lord sees his [E] way, then [C#m] let me live one [F#m] more day.
[D] I'm so tired of being [Bm] alone.
[E]
[A] Gonna ride a white horse [D] over Durango [A]
Mountain and [F#m] leave [E] Sweetwater, Texas [A] behind.
[F#m]
[A] [Bm]
[E]
[Am]
[Bm] [G]
[C] [D]
When [C] [G]
I was a young [C] man in [G] Sweetwater, Texas, [Em]
just one thing stayed on [D] my mind.
[G] To ride a horn [C] over Durango [G] Mountain and [Em] leave [D] Sweetwater, Texas [G]
behind.
But I turned 21 [C] and [G] Sweetwater, Texas, [Em] but just one thing made me [D] stay there.
[G] I wanted to leave, [C] but I was [G] in love with [Em] the girl [D] with the chestnut [G] brown hair.
There [C]
[D] came a time [Bm] when she said she'd [Em] be mine, [C] but we were in a place and [Am] a time.
[D] [G] So we rode a grey dog [C] over Durango [G] Mountain and [Em] left [D] Sweetwater, Texas [G]
behind.
It [Em]
[Bm] [G]
[Am]
[Bm] [G]
[C]
[D] [C] [G] was thundering and lightning [C] when we left Nolan [G] County.
[Em] The bus rolled along through [D] the night.
[G]
And old 36 [C] was a magic [G] flag driven, [Em]
leading [D] toward the [G] city's bright light.
We pulled in Houston [C]
at 10 in [G] the morning.
[Em]
Our hopes were as high [D] as the sky, [G] but hopes turned to weeks.
[C]
Fifty years [G] had been forever.
[Em] I never knew [D] how last [G] time could fly.
[Bm] [C] A cowboy [D] set up cars [Bm] and country [Em] girls hit [C] bars.
Somehow, it don't [Am]
seem [D] fair.
[G] And I wanted to die, [C] cause I knew [G] I was presented [Em] with the girl [D] with the chestnut [G] brown hair.
[Bm] [B]
[A]
[D]
[A] [F#m]
[E]
[F#] [A]
[D]
[A] [F#m]
[E] [A]
[D] So many times I said [C#m] I'd rather [F#m] be dead.
The [D] day passed, I'm going [E] back, [C#m] can't ask to clear my [F#m] head.
But [D] if the good Lord sees his [E] way, then [C#m] let me live one [F#m] more day.
[D] I'm so tired of being [Bm] alone.
[E]
[A] Gonna ride a white horse [D] over Durango [A]
Mountain and [F#m] leave [E] Sweetwater, Texas [A] behind.
[F#m]
[A] [Bm]
[E]
Key:
G
D
C
Em
Bm
G
D
C
_ _ [Em] _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ _ _ [Am] _
_ _ [Bm] _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ [D] _
When [C] _ _ [G] _
I was a young [C] man in _ [G] Sweetwater, Texas, _ [Em]
just one thing stayed on [D] my mind.
_ _ [G] To ride a horn [C] over Durango [G] Mountain and [Em] leave _ [D] Sweetwater, Texas _ [G]
behind.
But _ I turned _ 21 _ [C] and _ [G] Sweetwater, Texas, [Em] but just one thing made me [D] stay there.
_ _ _ [G] I wanted to leave, [C] but I was [G] in love with [Em] the girl [D] with the chestnut [G] brown hair.
There _ _ [C] _
_ [D] came a time [Bm] when she said she'd [Em] be mine, [C] but we were in a place and [Am] a time.
_ [D] _ _ [G] So we rode a grey dog [C] over Durango [G] Mountain and [Em] left _ [D] Sweetwater, Texas [G]
behind.
It _ _ _ [Em] _
_ _ [Bm] _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ _ _ [Am] _
_ _ [Bm] _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _
[D] _ _ [C] _ _ [G] was thundering and lightning [C] when we left Nolan [G] County.
[Em] The bus rolled along through [D] the night.
_ _ _ [G]
And old 36 [C] was a magic [G] flag driven, _ [Em]
leading [D] toward the [G] city's bright light.
_ _ _ We pulled in Houston _ [C]
at 10 in [G] the morning.
_ [Em]
Our hopes were as high [D] as the sky, _ _ _ [G] but hopes turned to weeks.
_ [C]
Fifty years [G] had been forever.
[Em] I never knew _ [D] how last [G] time could fly.
_ [Bm] _ [C] A cowboy [D] set up cars [Bm] and country [Em] girls hit [C] bars.
Somehow, it don't [Am]
seem [D] fair.
_ [G] And I wanted _ to die, [C] cause I knew [G] I was presented [Em] with the girl [D] with the chestnut [G] brown hair.
[Bm] _ _ _ [B] _
_ _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ [F#m] _
_ _ _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ _ [F#] _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ [A] _ _ [F#m] _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ _ [D] So many times I said [C#m] I'd rather [F#m] be dead.
The [D] day passed, I'm going [E] back, _ [C#m] can't ask to clear my [F#m] head.
But [D] if the good Lord sees his [E] way, then [C#m] let me live one [F#m] more day.
[D] I'm so tired of being [Bm] _ alone.
[E] _
_ [A] Gonna ride a white horse [D] over Durango [A]
Mountain and [F#m] leave _ [E] Sweetwater, Texas [A] behind. _ _ _
_ _ [F#m] _ _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ [Bm] _
_ _ _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Am] _
_ _ [Bm] _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ [D] _
When [C] _ _ [G] _
I was a young [C] man in _ [G] Sweetwater, Texas, _ [Em]
just one thing stayed on [D] my mind.
_ _ [G] To ride a horn [C] over Durango [G] Mountain and [Em] leave _ [D] Sweetwater, Texas _ [G]
behind.
But _ I turned _ 21 _ [C] and _ [G] Sweetwater, Texas, [Em] but just one thing made me [D] stay there.
_ _ _ [G] I wanted to leave, [C] but I was [G] in love with [Em] the girl [D] with the chestnut [G] brown hair.
There _ _ [C] _
_ [D] came a time [Bm] when she said she'd [Em] be mine, [C] but we were in a place and [Am] a time.
_ [D] _ _ [G] So we rode a grey dog [C] over Durango [G] Mountain and [Em] left _ [D] Sweetwater, Texas [G]
behind.
It _ _ _ [Em] _
_ _ [Bm] _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ _ _ [Am] _
_ _ [Bm] _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _
[D] _ _ [C] _ _ [G] was thundering and lightning [C] when we left Nolan [G] County.
[Em] The bus rolled along through [D] the night.
_ _ _ [G]
And old 36 [C] was a magic [G] flag driven, _ [Em]
leading [D] toward the [G] city's bright light.
_ _ _ We pulled in Houston _ [C]
at 10 in [G] the morning.
_ [Em]
Our hopes were as high [D] as the sky, _ _ _ [G] but hopes turned to weeks.
_ [C]
Fifty years [G] had been forever.
[Em] I never knew _ [D] how last [G] time could fly.
_ [Bm] _ [C] A cowboy [D] set up cars [Bm] and country [Em] girls hit [C] bars.
Somehow, it don't [Am]
seem [D] fair.
_ [G] And I wanted _ to die, [C] cause I knew [G] I was presented [Em] with the girl [D] with the chestnut [G] brown hair.
[Bm] _ _ _ [B] _
_ _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ [F#m] _
_ _ _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ _ [F#] _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ [A] _ _ [F#m] _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ _ [D] So many times I said [C#m] I'd rather [F#m] be dead.
The [D] day passed, I'm going [E] back, _ [C#m] can't ask to clear my [F#m] head.
But [D] if the good Lord sees his [E] way, then [C#m] let me live one [F#m] more day.
[D] I'm so tired of being [Bm] _ alone.
[E] _
_ [A] Gonna ride a white horse [D] over Durango [A]
Mountain and [F#m] leave _ [E] Sweetwater, Texas [A] behind. _ _ _
_ _ [F#m] _ _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ [Bm] _
_ _ _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _