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T Is For Texas Chords

Music by: Johnny Cash
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[Intro 1]
[D][Dm][D]

[Verse 1]
[D]T for Texas,
[Dm]T fo[D]r Tennesse[A]e[D][Dm][D]
[G]T for Texas, T for Tennesse[D]e
T [A]for Thelma,
the gal that made a wreck out of me
[D]

[Verse 2]
If you don't [A]want [D]me,
mama you sure don't [A]have [D]to stall
[A]If you [G]don't want me,
mama you sure don't have [D]to stall
I can [A]get more women than a
passenger train can haul
[D]

[Verse 3]
I'm gonna buy me a pistol
just as long as I'm tall
I'm gon[G]na buy me a pistol
just as long as I'm [D]tall
I'm gonna [A]shoot poor Thelma,
just to see her jump and fall
[D]

[Verse 4]
And if that's your mama,
you better tie her to your side
[A]If [G]that's your mama,
better tie her to [D]your side[Dm][D]
'Cause if she [A]flags [Em]my t[A]rain I'm sure gonna let

[Interlude 1]
her ride
[D][Dm][D]
[Dm][D][Dm][G][D][G][D][A]
[D]

[Verse 5]
I'm gonna [D]buy me a shotgun with
a great long [A]shiny bar[D]rel
[A]I'm gonna [G]buy me a shotgun with
a great long shiny bar[D]rel[Dm]
[D]I'm gonna [A]shoot that rounder
that stole away my gal
[D]

[Verse 6]
I'd rather drink muddy water
and sleep in a hollow [A]lo [D]g
I'd rather [G]drink muddy water
and sleep in a hollow lo[D]g
Than to [A]be in Atlanta,
treated like a dirty dog
[D]

[Verse 7]
Well, it's [A]T f[D]or Texas, T for Tennessee
[G]T for T[D]exas, T[A] fo[G]r Tennessee[D]
T [A]for Thelma,

[Outro 1]
the gal that made a wreck out of me
[A][D]
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