Capo
2
Difficulty
Intermediate πͺ
Rate for accuracy
🎸
Key: E
Tuning: E A D G B E
Intro:
D A A7
Alright, so we got a few exes up here in Tennessee, but
A7 D
We're gonna take this one straight down to Texas
Chorus:
D A A7
All my exes live in Texas
A Em7 Em7 D#7 D
And Texas is the place I'd dearly love to be
D A A7
All my exes live in Texas
A A7 D
And that's why I hang my hat in Tennessee
Verse 1:
D Em
Stephen down in Stephenville drank too much PatrΓ³n
A A7 A D
Richard down in Richardson won't pick up the phone
D Em
Cody in Midlothian, now he's doing time
E7 A
Sometimes you've gotta learn to Lubbock or leave it all behind
Chorus:
D A A7
All my exes live in Texas
A Em7 Em7 D#7 D
And Texas is the place I'd dearly love to be
D A A7
All my exes live in Texas
A A7 D
And that's why I hang my hat in Tennessee
Verse 2:
D Em
I left my shirt in Fort Worth with some old college fling
A A7 A D
That Houston guy had the bluest eyes but I forgot his name
D Em
Some asshole down in El Paso left my heart all broke
E7 A
Everything's bigger down there, so I'm sad that I can't go
Chorus:
D A A7
All my exes live in Texas
A Em7 Em7 D#7 D
And Texas is the place I'd dearly love to be
D A A7
All my exes live in Texas
A A7 D
And that's why I hang my hat in Tennessee
[Tag]
A
No one there will marry me
A
Someday that's where they'll bury me
A D
But I'm alive and well in Tennessee
Song History
Published: May 7, 2026
Last Updated: May 7, 2026