Choosin Texas Live chords by Ella Langley

• Tuning: 1/2 step down and use a drop-Db tuning.
• Key: Db
• Difficulty: Beginner 👶

Performance: Live versions


NOTE: This tab refers to live versions.

When playing a G chord in the chorus, she's doing a
hammer on the 4th fret Gb string with her middle finger.
Ella sometimes skips the minor chord in thefirst two lines,
as well as intro, outro, and interludes during live
erformances with the full band.

Chord shapes:

    D      G         Em       A      Bm
Eb|-2-|  |-X----|   |-0-|   |-0-|   |-0-|
Bb|-3-|  |-3----|   |-0-|   |-3-|   |-3-|
Gb|-2-|  |-0(4)-|   |-0-|   |-2-|   |-2-|
Db|-0-|  |-0----|   |-3-|   |-2-|   |-0-|
Ab|-0-|  |-5----|   |-3-|   |-0-|   |-2-|
Db|-0-|  |-5----|   |-3-|   |-x-|   |-0-|

Intro:

G D G D


Verse 1:
             G                    Em                  D
Just when I thought I got him to fall in love with Tennessee
                  G                      Em      D
I shoulda known better than to take him back to Abilene
            G
I put him right back into her arms
            A
I wasn't a match for that kinda spark


Chorus:
                        G
She's from Texas I can tell by the way
                             D
He's two steppin' round the room
                    Em
And judgin' by the smile that's written on his face
                      A
There's nothin' I can do
                    G
It doesn't take a crystal ball to see
                 Bm
A cowboy always finds a way to leave
                       G
Drinkin' Jack all by myself
A                          D    G D G D
He's choosin' Texas I can tell


Verse 2:
                  G                 Em             D
Well, I guess he forgot about the smoky mountain rain
                G                Em             D
Them old Hank tunes the Memphis blues we used sing
            G
He always loved Amarillo By Morning
            A
I shoulda taken that as warning


Chorus:
                        G
She's from Texas I can tell by the way
                             D
He's two steppin' round the room
                    Em
And judgin' by the smile that's written on his face
                      A
There's nothin' I can do
                    G
It doesn't take a crystal ball to see
                 Bm
A cowboy always finds a way to leave
                       D
Drinkin' Jack all by myself
A                          D    G D G D
He's choosin' Texas I can tell


Bridge:
         G                        A
When I'm eastbound and down and I can't help but cry
         G                    A
'Cause I-40 gets lonelier with every mile
      G                         A
I'll know that his mind wasn't ever gonna change
            G                           A
'Cause his heart still belongs to the lone star state


Chorus:
                        G
She's from Texas I can tell by the way
                             D
He's two steppin' round the room
                    Em
And judgin' by the smile that's written on his face
                      A
There's nothin' I can do
                    G
It doesn't take a crystal ball to see
                 Bm
A cowboy always finds a way to leave
                       G
Drinkin' Jack all by myself
A                          D
He's choosin' Texas I can tell


Outro:
N.C.
Come on, baby
G         D
     Oh, yeah
             G                    Em                  D
Just when I thought I got him to fall in love with Tennessee