Texan Love Song chords by Elton John

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 |

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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