East Texas Son chords by Amy Annelle

• Difficulty: Intermediate

Key: C#

Intro:

C#  A   C#  A


Verse 1:
C#                        A
You ain’t too careful, you don’t look where you’re going.
F#m                   D#b
Careful now, careful, look where this river’s flowing.
Bm                E
 To the dark heart of an East Texas Son.
Bm             D#b      E       A
Hurricanes a-ragin’, and quicksand to swallow you up.

Verse 2:
A                           E
You ain’t too careful, you don’t know with whom you’re messin’.
F#m                D#b
Bare fist or razor? Gonna keep you guessin’.
Bm          E
So what if he was a saint in a past life?
Bm          D#b       E  A
Do mind that knife, he’ll cut you outright.


Bridge:
A
East Texas boys they go;
     E   F#m  D#b  Bm
Du di du


Verse 3:
A                E
In the dark heart of an East Texas Son.
Bm             D#b      E     A
Snakes in the trees, and quicksand to swallow you up.
Bm             D#b  E  A
So if you go there, you’d best be careful.
A                  N.E .
Be careful, be careful, be careful


Interlude:
C#  A   C#  A


Outro:
C#            A
Thunder in the breeze, that thunder burn deep.
C#            A
Thunder in the breeze, that thunder burn deep.
C#            A
Thunder in the breeze, that thunder burn deep.
C#            A
Thunder in the breeze, that thunder burn deep.
C#            A
Thunder in the breeze, that thunder burn deep.
C#            A
Thunder in the breeze, that thunder burn deep.
C#            A
Thunder in the breeze, that thunder burn deep.
C#            A            Bm   D#b  E  A   C#
Thunder in the breeze, that thunder burn deep.