Lyle Lovett – Long Tall Texan (Guitar)
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Chords
(Check also the more raunchy Sleepy LaBeef version on UG. Ratings are appreciated.)
No brackets: Lyle Lovett.
Brackets: Randy Newman.
{Intro}
| A7 E7 |
{Verse 1}
A7 Well I'm a long tall Texan, I wear a ten-gallon hat. A A7 A A7 (He rides from Texas wearing a ten-gallon hat.) D7 A Yes I'm a long tall Texan, I wear a ten-gallon hat. A A7 A A7 (He rides from Texas wearing a ten-gallon hat.) E7 D7 N.C. A Well people, look at me and they say: O'Lor, o'Lor, is that your hat? A A7 E7 (He rides from Texas wearing a ten-gallon hat.)
{Verse 2}
A7 Well I'm a long tall Texan, I ride a big white horse. A A7 A A7 (He rides from Texas on a big white horse.) D7 A Yes I'm a long tall Texan, I ride a big white horse. A A7 A A7 (He rides from Texas on a big white horse.) E7 D7 N.C. A Well people, look at me and they say: O'Lor, o'Lor, is that your horse? A A7 E7 (He rides from Texas on a big white horse.)
{Bridge}
D7 Well I was walking down the street with my shiny badge. A7 N.C. My spurs jinglin' there at my feet. (Jinglin' at his feet.) D7 I seen a man a'comin (comin') comin' with a gun (comin'). B7 N.C. E7 E7 E7 E7 N.C. I just can't be beat.
{Verse 3}
A7 Yes I'm a long tall Texan, I enforce justice for the law. A A7 A A7 (He rides from Texas to enforce the law.) D D7 A Well I'm a long tall Texan, I enforce justice for the law. A A7 A A7 (He comes from Texas to enforce the law.) E7 D7 N.C. A Well people, look at me and they say: O'Lor, o'Lor, is you the law? A A7 E7 (He rides from Texas to enforce the law.)
{Outro}
A A7 Well I'm a long tall Texan. A A7 Yes I'm a long tall Texan. (He's the long tall Texan.) A A7 Yes I'm a long tall Texan. (Yes, he is.) A A7 Well I'm a long tall Texan. (Got a big white hat.) A A7 I ride a big white horse. (Yes, he does.) A big white horse. (Giddy up) A A7 I ride a big white horse babe. (Giddy up) A A7 A A7 I am a long tall ..(Texan) I am a long tale..(Texan)
(Outro fades swiftly halfway.)