Elton John – Texan Love Song (Guitar Tab)
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Song: Texan Love Song
Artist: Elton John
Tabbed By: bmchrestoff (August 13, 2017 - September 5, 2017)
IMPORTANT PERFORMANCE NOTES: 1)Elton John's long time guitarist Davey Johnstone gives us a lesson in how
to turn simple first position "Cowboy Chords" into colorfull intricate
sounding musical phrases w/ the use of hammer on's and pull off's that occur
very quickly and on nearly every chord he plays
2) When the second Verse kicks in the main acoustic guitar Davey plays gets
buried deep into the mix and it is very difficult to pull out all his finger
gymnastics so where it was near impossible to transcribe I used the fingering
he used in the first verse
3) The truth is you can embellish the chords in this song anyway you want and
the song will sound just fine. Use liberal amounts of hammer on's and
pull off's on these classic Cowboy Chords and nobody will even notice you
are not using Davey Johnstone's exact fingerings
4) For the record.....my 2nd favorite Elton John song
Chords Used in This Song:
C X 3 2 0 1 0
G/B X 2 0 0 0 3
Am X 0 2 2 1 0
G 3 2 0 0 0 3
G/D X X 0 0 0 3
C/G 3 X 2 0 1 3
C/E X X 2 0 1 3
D X X 0 2 3 2
D* X X 0 2 3 5
Dsus2 X X 0 2 3 0
Dsus4 X X 0 2 3 3
Dsus2sus4 X X 0 0 3 0
D7 X X 0 2 1 2
A7 X 0 2 0 2 0
Em 0 2 2 0 0 0
[Intro] Acoustic Guitar 1 - Finger Pick
C G/B Am G/D C/E G/D e|-------------------------------3----3----3----------------------| B|------------1----h---1----p-----0----1---0----------------------| G|----0---0---2--0--2--0--2--0-----0----0-------h--0---p----------| D|---2---0----2--0--2-----2--0---0----2----0--0--2---2--0---------| A|--3---2---0-----------------------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------------------------|
[Verse 1]
D D7 C C G/B Am G C/G G C/G D Dsus4 D7 e|---2-------2-----2-------2-------------------0----------3-----h-----3------h------2---3-2----2----------| B|-----3-------3-----1-------1---1---------1-----3-1-------0---0--1----0---0--1------3------3--1----------| G|-------2-------------2-----------0------------------------0-----------0-------------2-------(2)---------| D|---0-------------0-----------------2-------------------------0--2--------0--2-----0----------0----------| A|---------0-------------0-------3-----3-------3-2-0------------------------------------0-----------------| E|---------------------------------------3----------------3-----------3-----------------------------------| I heard from a friend you been mess-ing around With a cute little thing I'd been dating uptown D7 C C G/B Am G G C/G D Dsus2 D8 p e|---2-------2-----2-------2-------------------0---------------------3--------p----2------2----3--2--5--2--| B|-----1-------1-----1-------1---1---------1-----3-1-----0-----0-------0----1--0----3------3-------3-------| G|-------2-------------2-----------0----------------------0------0-------0-----------2---------------------| D|---0-------------0-----------------2---------------------0----------------2--0---0-----------2--------0--| A|---------0-------------0-------3-----3-------3-2-0------------------------------------0------------------| E|---------------------------------------3---------------3-----3-----3-------------------------------------| Well I don't know if I like that idea much Well you better stay clear I might start acting rough C C G/B Am G C/G C/G A7 D D* p e|-----------------0--------------------h-----------h-p----------------------------2-----2----3-2--5--0-2-| B|----1-------1-------3--1---0---------0--1----0---0-1-0-----2-----2---2----3--------3----3------3----3---| G|-----0-----------------------0-------------------------------0----0----0--------------2-----------------| D|------2------------------------0-----0--2--------0-2-0----------2----------------0----------0----0--0---| A|----3--3---------3--2--0-----------------------------------0---------0----------------------------------| E|---------3-----------------3-----------------3----------------------------------------------------------| You out of town guys sure think you're real keen Think all of us boys here are homespun and green C G C/G G C/G G D G e|---------------------------------3-----h--------3--h---p-------3-------3-----3---------2--------2------3-| B|--------1-------1----1----------------0--1--------0-1-1-0--------0------0------0---------3-------------0-| G|---------0-------0-------------------------------------------------0-------------0-----------------------| D|----------2---------------------------0--2--------0-2-2-0------------------------------0-----------------| A|--------3--3---------3--2--0------------------------------------------------------------------0----------| E|-------------3-------------------3--------------3--------------3-----3-------3-----3-------------------3-| But that's wrong my friend so get this through ur head We're tuff and we're Texan w/ necks good n red [Chorus 1] Guitar 1 - Strum Dsus2 Em D h C e|------------------------------2-------0--2-------------0------------------| B|------------------------------3-------3----------------1------------------| G|---------0--0-----h----0--0---2-------2----------------0---------h--0-----| D|---------2--2---0--2---2--2---0------------------------2-------0--2-------| A|---------2--2---0--2---2--2----------------------------3-----3------------| E|--3--2---0--0---0--0---0--0-----------------------------------------------| So it's Ki yi yippie yi yi You long hairs are sure gonna die Dsus2sus4 Dsus4 Em A7 D p h p e|--------------------------0-----------------3--2----0--2-----3--2---------| B|-------------------2----------2-----------3-3-------3--------3------------| G|--0----------------0----------------------2-2-------0--2-----2------------| D|--2-------0--------2----------------------0-------------------------------| A|--2--0--2----------0------------------------------------------------------| E|--0-----------------------------------------------------------------------| Our American home was clean till you came C/G Dsus4 C D G h e|----3---0----------2-------------------------3----------3---3-------------| B|----3---1----------3-------------------------0---1--0---0-0-0-------------| G|----2---0----------2-------------------------0------------0---------------| D|----0---2----------0-------------------------0---2--0---------------------| A|--------3------------------------------------X----------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------3----------------------------| And kids still respected the president's name Dsus2 Em D h C e|---------------------------------------2-------0--2-------------0------------------| B|---------------------------------------3-------3----------------1------------------| G|---------0--0-----h----------0--0------2-------2----------------0---------h--0-----| D|---------2--2---0--2---------2--2------0------------------------2-------0--2-------| A|---------2--2---0--2---------2--2-------------------------------3-----3------------| E|---------0--0---0--0---------0--0--------------------------------------------------| And the eagle still flew in the sky Hearts filled with national pride Em A7 Dsus2 Dsus2sus4 Dsus4 e|--------------------------0-----------------3--2----0--2-----3--2---------| B|-------------------2----------2-----------3-3-------3--------3------------| G|--0----------------0----------------------2-2-------0--2-----2------------| D|--2-------0--------2----------------------0-------------------------------| A|--2--0--2----------0------------------------------------------------------| E|--0-----------------------------------------------------------------------| Then you came along with your drug-crazy songs C/G C D G h p e|----0---------------0------2---------2-------------3-----------------------| B|----1-----------1----------3-------3---------------0--1--0-----------------| G|----0---------0------------2-----2-----------------0------------h---0------| D|----2-------2--------------0---0-------------------0--2--0---0-0--2--------| A|--3-------3----------------------------------------X-----------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------3-----------------------| Goddamit you're all going to die
[Bridge]
C G/B G e|-------------------------------3-------3-----------------------------------| B|-------------------------------0----0--0-----------------------------------| G|------0-----0------p--0--------0--0----0--------h--0-----------------------| D|----2-----0------0--2-----p----------------0--0--2-------------------------| A|--3-----2-----0---------2--0-----------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------3---------------------------------------------|
[Verse 2]
D D7 C C G/B Am G C/G G C/G D Dsus4 D7 p e|---2-------2-----2-------2-------------------0----------3-----h-----3------h------2---3-2----2----------| B|-----3-------3-----1-------1---1---------1-----3-1-------0---0--1----0---0--1------3------3--1----------| G|-------2-------------2-----------0------------------------0-----------0-------------2-------(2)---------| D|---0-------------0-----------------2-------------------------0--2--------0--2-----0----------0----------| A|---------0-------------0-------3-----3-------3-2-0------------------------------------0-----------------| E|---------------------------------------3----------------3-----------3-----------------------------------| How dare you sit there and drink all our beer Oh it's made for us workers who sweat spit n swear D D7 C C G/B Am G G C/G D Dsus2 D* e|---2-------2-----2-------2-------------------0---------------------3--------p----2------2----3--2--5--2--| B|-----1-------1-----1-------1---1---------1-----3-1-----0-----0-------0----1--0----3------3-------3-------| G|-------2-------------2-----------0----------------------0------0-------0-----------2---------------------| D|---0-------------0-----------------2---------------------0----------------2--0---0-----------2--------0--| A|---------0-------------0-------3-----3-------3-2-0------------------------------------0------------------| E|---------------------------------------3---------------3-----3-----3-------------------------------------| The minds of our daughters are poisoned by you With your communistic politics and them negro blues C C G/B Am G C/G C/G A7 D D* p e|-----------------0--------------------h-----------h-p----------------------------2-----2----3-2--5--0-2-| B|----1-------1-------3--1---0---------0--1----0---0-1-0-----2-----2---2----3--------3----3------3----3---| G|-----0-----------------------0-------------------------------0----0----0--------------2-----------------| D|------2------------------------0-----0--2--------0-2-0----------2----------------0----------0----0--0---| A|----3--3---------3--2--0-----------------------------------0---------0----------------------------------| E|---------3-----------------3-----------------3----------------------------------------------------------| Well I'm going to quit talking and take action now Run all of you fairies clean out of this town C G C/G G C/G G D G e|---------------------------------3-----h--------3--h---p-------3-------3-----3---------2--------2------3-| B|--------1-------1----1----------------0--1--------0-1-1-0--------0------0------0---------3-------------0-| G|---------0-------0-------------------------------------------------0-------------0-----------------------| D|----------2---------------------------0--2--------0-2-2-0------------------------------0-----------------| A|--------3--3---------3--2--0------------------------------------------------------------------0----------| E|-------------3-------------------3--------------3--------------3-----3-------3-----3-------------------3-| Oh I'm dog tired of watching you mess up our lives Spending the summertime naturally high
[Chorus 2]
Em D h C e|------------------------------2-------0--2-------------0------------------| B|------------------------------3-------3----------------1------------------| G|---------0--0-----h----0--0---2-------2----------------0---------h--0-----| D|---------2--2---0--2---2--2---0------------------------2-------0--2-------| A|---------2--2---0--2---2--2----------------------------3-----3------------| E|--3--2---0--0---0--0---0--0-----------------------------------------------| So it's Ki yi yippie yi yi You long hairs are sure gonna die Dsus2sus4 Dsus4 Em A7 D p h p e|--------------------------0-----------------3--2----0--2-----3--2---------| B|-------------------2----------2-----------3-3-------3--------3------------| G|--0----------------0----------------------2-2-------0--2-----2------------| D|--2-------0--------2----------------------0-------------------------------| A|--2--0--2----------0------------------------------------------------------| E|--0-----------------------------------------------------------------------| Our American home was clean till you came C/G Dsus4 C D G h e|----3---0----------2-------------------------3----------3---3-------------| B|----3---1----------3-------------------------0---1--0---0-0-0-------------| G|----2---0----------2-------------------------0------------0---------------| D|----0---2----------0-------------------------0---2--0---------------------| A|--------3------------------------------------X----------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------3----------------------------| And kids still respected the president's name Dsus2 Em D h C e|---------------------------------------2-------0--2-------------0------------------| B|---------------------------------------3-------3----------------1------------------| G|---------0--0-----h----------0--0------2-------2----------------0---------h--0-----| D|---------2--2---0--2---------2--2------0------------------------2-------0--2-------| A|---------2--2---0--2---------2--2-------------------------------3-----3------------| E|---------0--0---0--0---------0--0--------------------------------------------------| And the eagle still flew in the sky Hearts filled with national pride Em A7 Dsus2 Dsus2sus4 Dsus4 e|--------------------------0-----------------3--2----0--2-----3--2---------| B|-------------------2----------2-----------3-3-------3--------3------------| G|--0----------------0----------------------2-2-------0--2-----2------------| D|--2-------0--------2----------------------0-------------------------------| A|--2--0--2----------0------------------------------------------------------| E|--0-----------------------------------------------------------------------| Then you came along with your drug-crazy songs C D Em e|--------------0----------------2-----------0-------------------------0--------| B|--------------1-------------h--3-----------0---------------------h---0--------| G|-----------h--0-----------0--2-------------0-------------------0-----0--------| D|---------0--2-----------0------------------2--2--2----h---2----0--2--2--------| A|------3------------------------------------2--2--2--0--2-------0--2--2--------| E|-------------------------------------------0--0--0----------0--0-----0--------| Goddamit you're all going to die C D Em e|--------------0----------------2-----------0-------------------------0--------| B|--------------1-------------h--3-----------0---------------------h---0--------| G|-----------h--0-----------0--2-------------0-------------------0-----0--------| D|---------0--2-----------0------------------2--2--2----h---2----0--2--2--------| A|------3------------------------------------2--2--2--0--2-------0--2--2--------| E|-------------------------------------------0--0--0----------0--0-----0--------| Goddamit you're all going to die C D G C/E G/D e|----------------0----------------2-----------3--3--3-------------------------| B|----------------1-------------h--3-----------0--1--0-------------------------| G|-------------h--0-----------0--2-------------0-----------h--0---h--0---------| D|-----------0--2-----------0------------------0--2--0---0--2---0--2-----------| A|--------3------------------------------------X-------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------3-------------------------------| Oh lord Goddamit you're all going to die Listen now
[Outro}
C G/B G/D C/E e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------0----1--1-------------------------------------| G|----0---0---------h--0-------0----0----0-------------------------------------| D|---2---0-----2--0--2---2---0----2------2-------------------------------------| A|--3---2---0------------------------------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
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