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πΈ Intro:
One, two, three, four
F C G Am ( x4 )
πΈ Verse 1:
F C G Am
Well the buildings out in Brooklyn are taller than the clouds
F C G Am
And I don't like who I am Sunday morning comin' down
F C G Am
Tequila out in Texas is tougher on the tongue
F C G Am
Than the devil that I met in Oklahoma when I's young
πΈ Interlude:
F C G Am
F C G Am
πΈ Verse 2:
F C G Am
I miss that old ball cap you stole from me
F C G Am
Out in the woods around a fire in Eastern Tennessee
F C G Am
And the beatin' that I got from those boys in Baton Rouge
F C G Am
Was nothin' like the beatin' that I got from lovin' you
πΈ Chorus:
F
Take me back to Austin
C
Where the time's all true
G Am
And the sun does shine on a lawn chair holdin' you
F
Take me back to Austin
C
Where there's a warm warm light
G
Radiatin' off a cheap smile
Am
Oh my
I could die tonight
πΈ Instrumental:
F C G Am
F C G Am
F C G Am
F C G Am
πΈ Verse 3:
F C G Am
That creek we jumped in while you shakin' cold
F C G Am
I never thought such heat would grow dry and old
F C G Am
Take's blood and guts just to get to where we were
F C G Am
Put on your dancin' shoes I'll be him and you be her
πΈ Chorus:
F
Take me back to Austin
C
Where the time's all true
G Am
And the sun does shine on a lawn chair holdin' you
F
Take me back to Austin
C
Where there's a warm warm light
G
Radiatin' off a cheap smile
Am
Oh my
I could die tonight
πΈ Outro:
F
So take me back to Austin
C
There's a warm warm light
G
Radiatin' off a cheap smile
C
Oh my
I could die tonight
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Song History
Published: July 17, 2022
Last Updated: January 20, 2026