West Texas Sky tab by Taylor Hicks

Tabs

*Note: Tempo and timing of play for the intro and solo are best learned by listening to
the actual song while learning.

Chords used (in order of appearance):
 F minorFm    B minorBm    E MajorE    Dsus2Dsus2    A augmentedA     BB    C# minorC#m
-2-    -2-    -0-    -0-    -0-    -2-    -4-
-2-    -3-    -0-    -3-    -2-    -4-    -5-
-2-    -4-    -1-    -2-    -2-    -4-    -6-
-4-    -4-    -2-    -0-    -2-    -4-    -6-
-4-    -2-    -2-    -x-    -0-    -2-    -4-
-2-    -2-    -0-    -x-    -x-    -2-    -4-


INTRO:

e|--2-----------------0--------------2--|--0-----------0--2--4--4--2---------------|
BB|--2-----------2--3-----2--3--------3--|--0--------0--------5-----2-----2---------|
G+G|--2-----2--4-----------------4--2--4--|--1-----1-----------6-----2--2-----2------|
D MajorD|--4--4-----------------------------4--|--2--2--------------6-----4-----------2---|
A augmentedA|--4--------------------------------2--|--2-----------------4-----4--------------4|
E MajorE|--2--------------------------------2--|--0-----------------X-----2---------------|

e|-----------------0--2--0-----------2--|--0--0--0--0--0|
BB|-----------2--3-----------3--2--0--3--|--0-----3-----2|
G+G|-----2--4--------------------------4--|--1-----2-----2|
D MajorD|--4--------------------------------4--|--2-----0-----2|
A augmentedA|-----------------------------------2--|--2-----X-----0|
E MajorE|-----------------------------------2--|--0-----X-----X|

VERSE 1:
E MajorE              B minorBm
So you're drivin' away these miles
    A augmentedA           E MajorE
So far away from your southern home
E MajorE                  B minorBm
Takin' your charms and dreams to the Golden State
     A augmentedA     E MajorE
Make your way, seal your fate


CHORUS:
          E MajorE   BB
That's when you're gone away
              E MajorE
Where no one will hear you cry
      A augmentedA  BB
When you're late
          E MajorE
For that west Texas sky

VERSE 2:
E MajorE                 B minorBm
When you left home, I didn't think twice
   A augmentedA       E MajorE
Oh, I knew, you had to roam
E MajorE                B minorBm
I knew that life was getting you down
         A augmentedA            E MajorE
You always feel alone when there's no one around


BRIDGE:

F minorFm            B minorBm
But who gets cut when the knife is dull?
E MajorE      C# minorC#m       FF
And who gets lost when the map is full
FF        B minorBm
Nobody wins and nobody loses
E MajorE         D MajorD
Just a handful of sorrows
  A augmentedA  D MajorD   A augmentedA
And too many excuses


VERSE 3:
E MajorE               B minorBm
You wanted to walk beside the ocean
A augmentedA          E MajorE
Oh, and stand beside the sea
E MajorE               B minorBm
And now you can't wait until tomorrow
          A augmentedA
There's so much to do
        E MajorE
And so much to see


GUITAR SOLO (if not playing solo then just play the chord progression from the bridge):

e|-----------------0--2--4h5--7--7/9--7--4h5--4--0--0--0--2--0--0------------------------|
BB|-----------2--3--------------------------------------------------3--2--0---------------|
G+G|-----2--4-----------------------------------------------------------------2--2--1------|
D MajorD|--4--------------------------------------------------------------------------------4--3|
A augmentedA|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|--------------------------0--2-------------------5/7--5-----------0-----------2--0--2--0|
BB|-----------------0--2--3--------3--2--0--2/3--2----------------0-----------3-----2--3--2|
G+G|-----------1--2---------------------------------------------1-----------2--------2--2--2|
D MajorD|--4--3--4------------------------------------------------2-----------0-----------2--0--2|
A augmentedA|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------0--0--0|
E MajorE|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------X--X--X|


VERSE 4:
E MajorE              B minorBm
So you're drivin' away these miles
    A augmentedA           E MajorE
So far away from your southern home
E MajorE                  B minorBm
Takin' your charms and dreams to the Golden State
     A augmentedA     E MajorE
Make your way, seal your fate


CHORUS:
          E MajorE   BB
That's when you're gone away
              E MajorE
Where no one will hear you cry
      A augmentedA  BB
When you're late
          E MajorE
For that west Texas sky
A augmentedA  BB
When you're late
          E MajorE
For that west Texas sky
A augmentedA  BB
When you're late
          E MajorE A augmentedA
For that west Texas sky

OUTRO:
B minorBm  E MajorE
Mmmhmm
      A augmentedA  BB
When you're late
          E MajorE A augmentedA BB
For that west Texas sky
          E MajorE