Midland – Up In Texas (Guitar)

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As recorded by Midland (2023 release) [Intro] G [Verse 1]
G
Blue eyes cried in the rain tears for it

F
Shiner Bock poured a beer for it

    C                        G
The Lone Star shinin' in the sky

G
Santa Anna tried for it

F
Davy Crockett died for it

C                              G
If you've been there, you know why
[Pre-Chorus]
D           Em            C
Sam Houston star-spangled it

D     Em             C
Jerry Jeff Bojangled it
[Chorus]
                G
You ain't been awake

                    C
'Til you wake up in Texas

                    D
You ain't felt heartbreak

                     G
'Til you break up in Texas

G
The best songs, the best bars

G
And you ain't seen stars

                    C     A7
'Til you look up in Texas

                     D
Now out of ten, it's eleven

D
I bet even in Heavеn

                G
They say "up in Texas"
[Verse 2]
G
They madе Lonesome Dove in it

F
Willie found his luck in it

C                                 G
Underneath the "come and take it" flag

G
Billy Graham prayed for it

F
Jerry Jones paid for it

     C                          G
It's hard to talk about and not brag
[Pre-Chorus]
  D            Em            C
Lucchese boots walked across it

D           Em           C
Billy Bob's honky-tonked it
[Chorus]
                G
You ain't been awake

                    C
'Til you wake up in Texas

                    D
You ain't felt heartbreak

                     G
'Til you break up in Texas

G
The best songs, the best bars

G
And you ain't seen stars

                    C     A7
'Til you look up in Texas

                     D
Now out of ten, it's eleven

D
I bet even in Heavеn

                G
They say "up in Texas"
[Piano & Guitar Solos]
G                               G7   C   A7
Oh, take me back to Texas, boys
D G [Chorus]
G
The best songs, the best bars

G
And you ain't seen stars

                    C     A7
'Til you look up in Texas

                     D
Now out of ten, it's eleven

D
Even in Heavеn

                G
They say "up in Texas"
[Outro]
                   D
It's a blue-bonnet blessing

D
A red-sunset obsession
N.C. Bet even in Heaven
                  G    A  G
They say "up in Texas"