Texan Love Song chords by Elton John

Chords with lyrics

Tuning: Standard (E MajorE A augmentedA D MajorD G+G BB E MajorE)

Key: D MajorD

Difficulty: Intermediate

Texan Love Song
(Elton John and Bernie Taupin) from "Don't Shoot Me I'm Only The Piano Player" (1973)

Intro:
| C majorC C/BC/B A minorAm (Riff) | G+G Cadd9Cadd9 G+G (Riff) |

Verse 1:
 D MajorD              C majorC
I heard from a friend you been messin' around
C/BC/B A minorAm   G+G    Cadd9Cadd9 G+G        D MajorD       DsusDsus (p)D
.  With a cute little  thing I've been dating uptown .
   D MajorD           C majorC
Well, I don't know if I like that idea much
C/BC/B   A minorAm  G+G   Cadd9Cadd9 G+G        D MajorD         DsusDsus (p)D
. Well, you'd better stay clear . I might start actin' rough .

  C majorC        C/BC/B A minorAm G+G       Cadd9Cadd9 G+G
You out of town guys sure . . think you're real keen
   A augmentedA   AsusAsus A augmentedA       D MajorD       D7D7
Think all of us  boys here are . homespun and green
      C majorC         C/BC/B A minorAm G+G       Cadd9Cadd9 G+G  Cadd9Cadd9
But that's . wrong my friend so get . this through your head .
   G+G             D MajorD        G+G
We're tough and we're Texan with necks good and red

Chorus 1:
G+G G/F# E minor 7Em7
So it's "Ki-yi-yippie-yi-yi"
D MajorD            C majorC     (Riff)
You long hairs are sure gonna die
E minorEm       A augmentedA            D MajorD D7D7
. Our American home was clean 'til you ca-me
  C majorC      D MajorD            G+G  Cadd9Cadd9 G+G
And kids still respected the president's name .   .

G+G   G/F# E minor 7Em7
. And the eagle still flew in the sky
D MajorD         C majorC       (Riff)
Hearts filled with national pride
E minorEm        A augmentedA             D MajorD  D7D7
. Then you came along with your drug-crazy son-ngs
  C majorC      D MajorD     G+G  Cadd9Cadd9 G+G
Goddamit you're all gonna die .   .

Bridge:
| C majorC C/BC/B A minorAm (Riff) | G+G Cadd9Cadd9 G+G (Riff) |

Verse 2:
D MajorD              C majorC
. How dare you sit there and drink all our beer
C/BC/B  A minorAm   G+G    Cadd9Cadd9 G+G      D MajorD
. Oh, it's-a made for us  workers who sweat spit and swear
  D MajorD             C majorC
The minds of our daughters are poisoned by you
C/BC/B  A minorAm  G+G                D MajorD
. With your communistic politics and them-a . Negro blues
     C majorC        C/BC/B A minorAm G+G   Cadd9Cadd9 G+G
Well I'm . gonna quit talkin' and . take action now
  A augmentedA     AsusAsus A augmentedA     D MajorD      D7D7
Run all of you fair-ies clean out of this town
    C majorC         C/BC/B  A minorAm G+G   Cadd9Cadd9 G+G
Oh I'm . dog-tired of watchin' you . mess up our lives
G+G            D MajorD     G+G
Spendin' the summertime natch'rily high

Chorus 2:
G+G  G/F# E minor 7Em7
And it's "Ki-yi-yippie-yi-yi"
D MajorD            C majorC     (Riff)
You long hairs are sure gonna die
E minorEm       A augmentedA            D MajorD D7D7
. Our American home was clean 'til you ca-me
  C majorC      D MajorD            G+G  Cadd9Cadd9 G+G
And kids still respected the president's name .   .

G+G   G/F# E minor 7Em7
. And the eagle still flew in the sky
D MajorD         C majorC       (Riff)
Hearts filled with national pride
E minorEm        A augmentedA             D MajorD  D7D7
. Then you came along with your drug-crazy son-ngs
  C majorC      D MajorD     E minorEm  E minorEm Em/A
Goddamit you're all gonna die . .
  C majorC      D MajorD     E minorEm   Em/A
Goddamit you're all gonna die, oh Lord
  C majorC      D MajorD     G+G  Cadd9Cadd9 G+G
Goddamit you're all gonna die .   .
    G+G
Listen now

Outro:
| C majorC C/BC/B A minorAm (Riff) | G+G Cadd9Cadd9 G+G |

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Intro riff:
                  Cadd9Cadd9
  C majorC C/BC/B A minorAm (Riff)       G+G ^ G+G (Riff)
e|-0-----0-------------------|--3--3--3-------------------|
G+G|-1-----1-------------------|--3--3--3-------------------|
BB|-0-----2---------0---------|--0--0--0---------0---------|
D MajorD|-2-----2--0(h)2-----2(p)0--|--0--2--0--0(h)2-----2(p)0--|
A augmentedA|-3--2--0-------------------|--2--3--2-------------------|
E MajorE|---------------------------|--3-----3-------------------|

Chorus riff:

  C majorC    (Riff)   E minorEm
e|-0------------------|----
G+G|-1------------------|----
BB|-0----------------0-|----
D MajorD|-2---------0(h)2----|-2--
A augmentedA|-3------------------|-2--
E MajorE|--------------------|-0--
  gonna die

Chords/Notation:
(h)  = hammer on
(p)  = pull off

A augmentedA   = x03330
AsusAsus = x03340 aka: Asus4:
A minorAm  = x00010
C majorC   = x32010
C/BC/B  = x22010
Cadd9Cadd9 = x32033
D MajorD   = xx0232
D7D7  = xx0212
DsusDsus = xx0233 aka: Dsus4:
E minorEm  = 022000
E minor 7Em7  = 022030
Em/A = 002000 aka: A9A9 (no 3rd):
G+G   = 320033
G/F# = 200033 aka: Gmaj9(no 3rd):

Charted by Dexex (2019)
With a tip of the hat to BenniCalanda