The Raconteurs – Headin For Texas (Ukulele)

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This is The Raconteurs version of the song played on 25th October 2006 at Liverpool this has slightly different lyrics to The Flamin' Groovies version. Intro E E G A repeated untill lyrics come in.
        E       E     E      E
Headin' for the Texas border,
E E G A E
  G   A
    'Cause i'm tryin' to avoid the law
E E G A
        A       A     A      A
Headin' for the Texas border,
A A C D E
  G   A
    'Cause i'm tryin' to avoid the law
E E G A
             B
Well, when I pull right into Houston,

A n/C                 E   E   G   A
  Gonna see my Ma and Pa
E E G A
         E          E     E        E
And i'll tell those fancy stories,
E E G A E
  G   A
      'Bout the cities I  have  seen
E E G A
     A          A     A        A
And i'll tell those fancy stories,
A A C D E
  G   A
      'Bout the cities I  have  seen
E E G A
          B         B        B       B
Well, all away from New York cityyyy

A n/C
    Down to, I said a, New Orleans
E E G A E E G A
        E
Well, I won't tell 'bout the heart-ache,

        E
Well, I won't tell 'bout the pain,

        E                                   E
Well, I won't tell 'bout the times I had to sleep out in the rain.

          A
Well, i'm going to El Paso,

   A
To get my mojo fixed,

          E                E
Then i'll pack my bags and head out for the,

B  n/C
  North West.
E E G A E E G A Solo played over the following chords A A C D A A C D E E G A E E G A A A C D A A C D E E G A E E G A B B B B A n/C E E G A E E G A
       E      E        E        E
I said to the girls of Texas,

E      E     G       A
        I do all the travelling, man.

         A      A        A      A
I said a to the girls of Texas,
A A C E E
  A
     I do all the travelling, man.
E E G A
          B          B          B         B
And, i'll come, i'll pinch your money,

A  n/C                 E   E   G   A
Till I pass your way again.
E E G A
        E
Well I, don't know where i'm going,

      E
And I know I just don't care,

         E                                E
But I've got to keep on ramblin', 'fore I find my self somewhere

          A         A      A       A
Where i'm sure i've got my number,

    A           A       C       D
And folks, they know my kind,

          E               E
But, i'll Blow your mind, blow your mind.

B
Unwind!
E E G A E E G A Solo played over E E G A drum fill for 2 bars E E G A E E G A