Terlingua Chili Queen chords by Slaid Cleaves

• Difficulty: Beginner 👶

Verse:
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Sandy worked in Dallas in an office in the sky
A
Chattin' up the oil men, her hair piled high
D
Bought designer clothes at the Galleria Mall
A
Dancin' in Deep Ellum, she was fairest of them all
E
The husbands and the houses, they'd come and then they'd go
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And when the dust would settle, she'd be right back on her own

Verse:
A

If you want to get ahead you got to do the shuck and jive
A
So every day it's out of bed and onto 35
D
Putting on mascara in the rearview mirror
A
In the back seat of her mind there's a little flash of fear
E
Is this the life she wanted when she was a little girl
D
Or is there something more out in the great big world?

Chorus:
D
She started feeling crazy, she started thinking wild
A
She wondered what would happen if she drove 600 miles
D
She planned her getaway, she had the motive and the means
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That's how a beaten down Dallas gal became the Chili Queen

Verse:
A
After twenty-too many years chasing wedding rings
A
She traded in her Lexus, sold off all her things
D
Goodbye to fancy dinners, goodbye to therapy
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She headed west on 20 with a chili recipe
E
On the dash a pack of Salems and a half a pint of gin
D
Not caring if she'd ever see the Metroplex again, no

Chorus:
D
She drove all through the night toward that little border town
A
It's time for starting over, no time for backing down
D
Sunrise in Terlingua on that truck stop caffeinel
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That's how a beaten down Dallas gal became the Chili Queen

D A D A E A

Verse:
A
She found a place in Agua Fria with a kitchen out the back
A
Bought some pots and pans and she started to relax
D
Stirrin' and a-tastin' out in the open air
A
Sunshine on her skin, desert breezes in her hair
E
She won the chili cook-off, went off to celebrate
D
Dancin' at La Kiva like she's 'bout to levitate

Outro:
D
She kissed a river rat, they started singing drinking songs
A
Said, I'm here for a good time, I'm not here for long
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Now they're headed for the desert in search of mescaline
D
She planned her getaway, she had the motive and the means
A
Sunrise in Terlingua on that truck stop caffeine
D
Dancin' at the Starlight like she was seventeen
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That's how a beaten down Dallas gal became the Chili Queen