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Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E) Key: D Difficulty: Intermediate Texan Love Song (Elton John and Bernie Taupin) from "Don't Shoot Me I'm Only The Piano Player" (1973) Intro: | C C/B Am (Riff) | G Cadd9 G (Riff) | Verse 1: D C I heard from a friend you been messin' around C/B Am G Cadd9 G D Dsus (p)D . With a cute little thing I've been dating uptown . D C Well, I don't know if I like that idea much C/B Am G Cadd9 G D Dsus (p)D . Well, you'd better stay clear . I might start actin' rough .
C C/B Am G Cadd9 G You out of town guys sure . . think you're real keen A Asus A D D7 Think all of us boys here are . homespun and green C C/B Am G Cadd9 G Cadd9 But that's . wrong my friend so get . this through your head . G D G We're tough and we're Texan with necks good and red Chorus 1: G G/F# Em7 So it's "Ki-yi-yippie-yi-yi" D C (Riff) You long hairs are sure gonna die Em A D D7 . Our American home was clean 'til you ca-me C D G Cadd9 G And kids still respected the president's name . . G G/F# Em7 . And the eagle still flew in the sky D C (Riff) Hearts filled with national pride Em A D D7 . Then you came along with your drug-crazy son-ngs C D G Cadd9 G Goddamit you're all gonna die . . Bridge: | C C/B Am (Riff) | G Cadd9 G (Riff) | Verse 2: D C . How dare you sit there and drink all our beer C/B Am G Cadd9 G D . Oh, it's-a made for us workers who sweat spit and swear D C The minds of our daughters are poisoned by you C/B Am G D . With your communistic politics and them-a . Negro blues C C/B Am G Cadd9 G Well I'm . gonna quit talkin' and . take action now A Asus A D D7 Run all of you fair-ies clean out of this town C C/B Am G Cadd9 G Oh I'm . dog-tired of watchin' you . mess up our lives G D G Spendin' the summertime natch'rily high Chorus 2: G G/F# Em7 And it's "Ki-yi-yippie-yi-yi" D C (Riff) You long hairs are sure gonna die Em A D D7 . Our American home was clean 'til you ca-me C D G Cadd9 G And kids still respected the president's name . . G G/F# Em7 . And the eagle still flew in the sky D C (Riff) Hearts filled with national pride Em A D D7 . Then you came along with your drug-crazy son-ngs C D Em Em Em/A Goddamit you're all gonna die . . C D Em Em/A Goddamit you're all gonna die, oh Lord C D G Cadd9 G Goddamit you're all gonna die . . G Listen now Outro: | C C/B Am (Riff) | G Cadd9 G | ------------------------------------ Intro riff: Cadd9 C C/B Am (Riff) G ^ G (Riff) e|-0-----0-------------------|--3--3--3-------------------| G|-1-----1-------------------|--3--3--3-------------------| B|-0-----2---------0---------|--0--0--0---------0---------| D|-2-----2--0(h)2-----2(p)0--|--0--2--0--0(h)2-----2(p)0--| A|-3--2--0-------------------|--2--3--2-------------------| E|---------------------------|--3-----3-------------------| Chorus riff: C (Riff) Em e|-0------------------|---- G|-1------------------|---- B|-0----------------0-|---- D|-2---------0(h)2----|-2-- A|-3------------------|-2-- E|--------------------|-0-- gonna die Chords/Notation: (h) = hammer on (p) = pull off A = x03330 Asus = x03340 aka: Asus4: Am = x00010 C = x32010 C/B = x22010 Cadd9 = x32033 D = xx0232 D7 = xx0212 Dsus = xx0233 aka: Dsus4: Em = 022000 Em7 = 022030 Em/A = 002000 aka: A9 (no 3rd): G = 320033 G/F# = 200033 aka: Gmaj9(no 3rd): Charted by Dexex (2019) With a tip of the hat to BenniCalanda
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