That's Texas chords by Cody Johnson

• Difficulty: Beginner 👶

Tuning: Half-step down

Key: Ab

Intro:

A7


Verse 1:
A7
My redneck mother sang "Redneck Mother"
A7
Cookin' us kids somethin' to eat
A7
Daddy drank tequila like Pancho Villa
A7
When the Cowboys won or they got beat
       D7     C7
That's Texas, mmm

Verse 2:
        A7
That ol Lone Star gravel make an old truck rattle
A7
Like a get-ya-boot bit stepped on snake
A7
Lord, have mercy that ground gets thirsty
A7
Better buy a Resistol or find some shade
       D7            C7
That's Texas, that's Texas


Chorus:
       A
That's Texas, home of George Strait the king
A
Ain't no such thing as chili with beans
       D
That's Texas hot as a flattop griddle
A
Ain't got a band if ya ain't got a fiddle
       E7
That's Texas with a capital T
     D7
If I can't go to Heaven I got a Plan B
           A
And that's Texas
A
Yeah, that's Texas


Verse 3:
A7
Them two step queens'll bring ya to your knees
A7
Yeah buddy God sure blessed 'em
A7
There's fifty states but at the end of the day
        N.C.
There's one that you don't mess with


Chorus:
       A
That's Texas, home of Robert Earl Keen
A
Ain't no such thing as chili with beans
       D
That's Texas hot as a flattop griddle
A
Ain't got a band if ya ain't got a fiddle
       E7
That's Texas with a capital T
     D7
If I can't go to Heaven I got a Plan B
           A
And that's Texas
A
Yeah, that's Texas
A
Tell 'em 'bout it boys


Fidddle & Guitar Solos:
A   D  A  E7  D7
A7


Bridge:
A7
Where the night gets bright when the stars come on
A7
Where every bar is a honky tonk


Chorus:
       A
That's Texas, home of the CJB
A
Ain't no such thing as chili with beans
       D
That's Texas hot as a flattop griddle
A
Ain't got a band if ya ain't got a fiddle
       E7
That's Texas with a capital T
     D7
If I can't go to Heaven I got a Plan B
           A
And that's Texas
A
Yeah, that's Texas
A
Come and take it, boys
A
Yeah


Outro:
A7    D7  A7  E7  D7  A7