Tabs
Intro: Slide:
e|-------|----------|
BB|-------|-3-3-2----|
G+G|-------|-2-2-2-2--| (x2)
D MajorD|-------|-------2--|
A augmentedA|-----0-|-------0--|
E MajorE|-0h2---|----------|
if you use a slide, slide up from 17 to 19:
e|---------------|
BB|-s22-----------|
G+G|-----21-17b----|
D MajorD|------------19-|
A augmentedA|---------------|
E MajorE|---------------|
[Verses are a standard blues riff for each chord; in the lyrics I'll just write A, E MajorE or D, but this
is what you play]
A augmentedA E MajorE D MajorD
e|---------|---------|---------|
BB|---------|---------|-3-3-3-3-|
G+G|-2---2---|---------|-2-4-2-4-|
D MajorD|-2-4-2-4-|-2---2---|-0-0-0-0-|
A augmentedA|-0-0-0-0-|-2-4-2-4-|---------|
E MajorE|---------|-0-0-0-0-|---------|
at the end of each line they play the intro bit:
e|---------|
BB|-3-3-2---|
G+G|-2-2-2-2-| x2
D MajorD|-------2-|
A augmentedA|-------0-|
E MajorE|---------|
Verse:
A augmentedA
I've seen a lot of places
(Intro bit)
I've been around the world
E MajorE
I've been seen pretty faces
A augmentedA (Intro bit)
Been with some beautiful girls
A augmentedA
After all I've witnessed
(Intro bit)
One thing still amazes me
E MajorE A augmentedA
Just like a miracle, you have to see to believe
Pre chorus:
e|----------------|
BB|----------------|
G+G|-S9-------------|
D MajorD|-S9-------------|
A augmentedA|----0-0-2-2-3-3-|
E MajorE|----------------|
Chorus:
D MajorD
God blessed Texas
With His own hand
A augmentedA
Brought down angels from the promised land
D MajorD
Gave 'em a place where they could dance
A augmentedA
If you want to see heaven, brother, here's you chance
E MajorE
I've been sent to spread the message
A augmentedA (One strum)
God blessed Texas.
Instrumental:
e|---------------|
BB|-s22-----------|
G+G|-----21-17b----|
D MajorD|------------19-|
A augmentedA|---------------|
E MajorE|---------------|
Verse:
A augmentedA
First, He let the sun shine
(Intro bit)
Then He made the waters deep
E MajorE
Then He gave us moonlight
A augmentedA (Intro bit)
For all the world to see
(Intro bit)
Well everybody knows that the Lord works in mysterious ways
E MajorE A augmentedA
He took a rest, then on the very next day
Pre chorus:
e|----------------|
BB|----------------|
G+G|-S9-------------|
D MajorD|-S9-------------|
A augmentedA|----0-0-2-2-3-3-|
E MajorE|----------------|
Chorus:
D MajorD
God blessed Texas
With His own hand
A augmentedA
Brought down angels from the promised land
D MajorD
Gave 'em a place where they could dance
A augmentedA
If you want to see heaven, brother, here's you chance
E MajorE
I've been sent to spread the message
A augmentedA (One strum)
God blessed Texas.
Solo:
e|---------------|----------------------------------------|------------------------------|
BB|-s22-20--------|----------------------------------------|------------------------------|
G+G|--------21b-19-|-----22-22-----22-22-----22-------------|-19---------------------------|
D MajorD|---------------|-s21-------s21-------s21----21-19-17----|----15s-s12-12-12p10----10h12-|
A augmentedA|---------------|-------------------------------------19-|---------------------12-------|
E MajorE|---------------|----------------------------------------|------------------------------|
e|--------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|
BB|--------------------------------------|-----17p15h17p15-----15p12h15p12-----------|
G+G|-----12----14-12----------------------|-s16-------------s13-------------9p7---7h9-|
D MajorD|-s14----14-------14p12-12p10----------|-------------------------------------9-----|
A augmentedA|-----------------------------12-10h12-|-------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|--------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|
e|---------------------------|
BB|-14p10----10---------------|
G+G|-------12----9----------14-|
D MajorD|---------------12p10-------|
A augmentedA|---------------------12----|
E MajorE|---------------------------|
Chorus:
D MajorD
God blessed Texas
With His own hand
A augmentedA
Brought down angels from the promised land
D MajorD
Gave 'em a place where they could dance
A augmentedA
If you want to see heaven, brother, here's you chance
E MajorE
I've been sent to spread the message
A augmentedA (One strum)
God blessed Texas.
Bass interlude:
E MajorE
I've been sent to spread the message
A augmentedA (One strum)
God blessed Texas.
E MajorE
I've been sent to spread the message
A augmentedA (One strum)
God blessed Texas.
Outro:
e|---------------|-------------------|
BB|-s22-----------|-10p8-8p7-7p5------|
G+G|-----21-17b----|--------------5b---|
D MajorD|------------19-|-----------------7-|
A augmentedA|---------------|-------------------|
E MajorE|---------------|-------------------|
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| s slide; if it's s then the number, slide up to it; s after, slide down from it.
| b bend
| r breverse bend
| h hammer-on
| p pull-offb Bend
| h Hammer-on
| p Pull-off