Instruments
| Ebm | Ebm | Db | Db || Ebm | Gb | Db Gb | Db |
Verse 1
| Ebm | Ebm | Db | Db |Just when I thought I got him to fall in love with Tennessee | Ebm | Ebm | Db | Db |I shoulda known better than to take him back to Abilene | Gb | Gb |I put him right back into her arms | Ab | Ab |I wasn’t a match for that kinda spark
Hook
| Gb | Gb |She’s from Texas I can tell by the way | Db | Db |He’s two steppin round the room | Ebm | Ebm |And judgin by the smile that’s written on his face | Ab | Ab |There’s nothin I can to do | Gb | Gb |It doesn’t take a crystal ball to see | Bbm | Bbm |A cowboy always finds a way to leave | Gb | Ab |Drinkin Jack all by myself He’s choosin’ Texas I can tell
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| Db |
Instruments
| Ebm | Ebm | Db | Db |
Verse 2
| Ebm | Ebm | Db | Db |Well I guess he forgot about the smoky mountain rain | Ebm | Ebm | Db | Db |Them old Hank tunes the Memphis blues we used sing | Gb | Gb | Ab | Ab |He always loved "Amarillo By Morning" I shoulda taken that as warning
Hook
| Gb | Gb |She’s from Texas I can tell by the way | Db | Db |He’s two steppin round the room | Ebm | Ebm |And judgin by the smile that’s written on his face | Ab | Ab |There’s nothin I can to do | Gb | Gb |It doesn’t take a crystal ball to see | Bbm | Bbm |A cowboy always finds a way to leave | Gb | Ab |Drinkin Jack all by myself He’s choosin’ Texas I can tell
Instruments
| Db | Db |
Bridge
| Gb | Ab |When I’m eastbound and down and I can’t help but cry | Gb/Bb | Ab/C |Cause I 40 gets lonelier with every mile | Gb | Ab |I’ll know that his mind wasn’t ever gonna change | Ebm | Ab |Cause his heart still belongs to the lone star state
Break
| Ab | Ab |
Hook [Cool Down]
| Gb | Gb |She’s from Texas I can tell by the way | Db | Db |He’s two steppin round the room | Ebm | Ebm |And judgin by the smile that’s written on his face | Ab | Ab |There’s nothin I can to do
Hook [Band]
| Gb | Gb |It doesn’t take a crystal ball to see | Bbm | Bbm |A cowboy always finds a way to leave | Gb | Ab |Drinkin Jack all by myself He’s choosin’ Texas I can tell no
Instruments
| Bbm | Eb7 |
Tag
| Gb | Ab |Drinkin Jack all by myself | Db Gb | Db |He’s choosin’ Texas I can tell (C’mon Baby)
Ending
| Ebm | Ebm | Db | Db | | Ebm | Gb | Db |Just when I thought I got him to fall in love with Tennessee
