West Texas Sky tab by Taylor Hicks

*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):
 Fm        Bm        E       Dsus2       A         B        C#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---------------|
B|--2-----------2--3-----2--3--------3--|--0--------0--------5-----2-----2---------|
G|--2-----2--4-----------------4--2--4--|--1-----1-----------6-----2--2-----2------|
D|--4--4-----------------------------4--|--2--2--------------6-----4-----------2---|
A|--4--------------------------------2--|--2-----------------4-----4--------------4|
E|--2--------------------------------2--|--0-----------------X-----2---------------|

e|-----------------0--2--0-----------2--|--0--0--0--0--0|
B|-----------2--3-----------3--2--0--3--|--0-----3-----2|
G|-----2--4--------------------------4--|--1-----2-----2|
D|--4--------------------------------4--|--2-----0-----2|
A|-----------------------------------2--|--2-----X-----0|
E|-----------------------------------2--|--0-----X-----X|


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


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


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


BRIDGE:

Fm                        Bm
But who gets cut when the knife is dull?
E            C#m              F
And who gets lost when the map is full
F               Bm
Nobody wins and nobody loses
E                 D
Just a handful of sorrows
    A   D      A
And too many excuses


VERSE 3:
E                             Bm
You wanted to walk beside the ocean
A                    E
Oh, and stand beside the sea
E                             Bm
And now you can't wait until tomorrow
                   A
There's so much to do
               E
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------------------------|
B|-----------2--3--------------------------------------------------3--2--0---------------|
G|-----2--4-----------------------------------------------------------------2--2--1------|
D|--4--------------------------------------------------------------------------------4--3|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|--------------------------0--2-------------------5/7--5-----------0-----------2--0--2--0|
B|-----------------0--2--3--------3--2--0--2/3--2----------------0-----------3-----2--3--2|
G|-----------1--2---------------------------------------------1-----------2--------2--2--2|
D|--4--3--4------------------------------------------------2-----------0-----------2--0--2|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------0--0--0|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------X--X--X|


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


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

OUTRO:
Bm    E
Mmmhmm
            A   B
When you're late
                    E  A  B
For that west Texas sky
                    E