Chords for I'd Like to Be in Texas When They Roundup in the Spring
Tempo:
111.1 bpm
Chords used:
G
C
D
A
Eb
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[Eb] [D] [A] [D] [G]
[Bbm] [D]
In the [G] lobby of a big hotel [C] in New York town [G] one day
Sat a bunch of fellas telling yarns [A] just to pass the [D] time away
They [G] told of places where they'd been [C] and different [G] things they'd seen
[C] Some preferred [G] Chicago town [D] while others New [G] Orleans
In a corner in an old armchair sat [C] a man whose hair [G] was gray
He listened to them eagerly [A] to what they had [D] to say
[G] They asked him where he'd like to be, [C] his clear old voice [G] did ring
[C] I'd like to be [G] in Texas [D] for the roundup in [G] the spring
I [Am] [B] [C] can see the cattle grazing o'er [G] the hills that early morning
[C] I can see the campfire smoking at [G] the breaking [D] of the dawn
I
[G] hear the broncos sing, [C] I can hear the cowboys sing
[G] I'd like to be in Texas [D] for the roundup in [G] the spring
They sat and listened carefully [C] to the words he [G] had said
They knew the old man sitting there had [A] been a top hand in his [D] day
They [G] asked him for a story of his [C] life out on the [G] plain
[C] Slowly he [G] removed his hat [D] and quietly [G] began
[Bbm] [D]
In the [G] lobby of a big hotel [C] in New York town [G] one day
Sat a bunch of fellas telling yarns [A] just to pass the [D] time away
They [G] told of places where they'd been [C] and different [G] things they'd seen
[C] Some preferred [G] Chicago town [D] while others New [G] Orleans
In a corner in an old armchair sat [C] a man whose hair [G] was gray
He listened to them eagerly [A] to what they had [D] to say
[G] They asked him where he'd like to be, [C] his clear old voice [G] did ring
[C] I'd like to be [G] in Texas [D] for the roundup in [G] the spring
I [Am] [B] [C] can see the cattle grazing o'er [G] the hills that early morning
[C] I can see the campfire smoking at [G] the breaking [D] of the dawn
I
[G] hear the broncos sing, [C] I can hear the cowboys sing
[G] I'd like to be in Texas [D] for the roundup in [G] the spring
They sat and listened carefully [C] to the words he [G] had said
They knew the old man sitting there had [A] been a top hand in his [D] day
They [G] asked him for a story of his [C] life out on the [G] plain
[C] Slowly he [G] removed his hat [D] and quietly [G] began
Key:
G
C
D
A
Eb
G
C
D
[Eb] _ [D] _ _ _ [A] _ [D] _ _ [G] _
[Bbm] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _
In the [G] lobby of a big hotel _ [C] in New York town [G] one day
_ _ Sat a bunch of fellas telling yarns [A] just to pass the [D] time away
They _ _ [G] told of places where they'd been [C] and different [G] things they'd seen _
_ _ [C] Some preferred [G] Chicago town _ [D] while others New [G] Orleans _
_ In a corner in an old armchair sat [C] a man whose hair [G] was gray
_ He _ _ listened to them _ eagerly [A] to what they had [D] to say
_ _ [G] They asked him where he'd like to be, _ [C] his clear old voice [G] did ring _ _ _
[C] I'd like to be [G] in Texas _ [D] for the roundup in [G] the spring
_ I _ [Am] _ [B] [C] can see the cattle grazing _ o'er [G] the hills that early morning
_ [C] I can see the campfire smoking at [G] the breaking _ [D] of the dawn
_ _ I _
_ [G] hear the broncos sing, _ [C] I can hear the cowboys sing _
[G] I'd like to be in Texas _ [D] for the roundup in [G] the spring _
_ _ _ _ They sat and listened _ carefully [C] to the words he [G] had said
_ They knew the old man sitting there had [A] been a top hand in his [D] day
_ They [G] asked him for a story of his [C] life out on the [G] plain
_ _ [C] _ Slowly he _ [G] removed his hat _ [D] and quietly [G] began _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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[Bbm] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _
In the [G] lobby of a big hotel _ [C] in New York town [G] one day
_ _ Sat a bunch of fellas telling yarns [A] just to pass the [D] time away
They _ _ [G] told of places where they'd been [C] and different [G] things they'd seen _
_ _ [C] Some preferred [G] Chicago town _ [D] while others New [G] Orleans _
_ In a corner in an old armchair sat [C] a man whose hair [G] was gray
_ He _ _ listened to them _ eagerly [A] to what they had [D] to say
_ _ [G] They asked him where he'd like to be, _ [C] his clear old voice [G] did ring _ _ _
[C] I'd like to be [G] in Texas _ [D] for the roundup in [G] the spring
_ I _ [Am] _ [B] [C] can see the cattle grazing _ o'er [G] the hills that early morning
_ [C] I can see the campfire smoking at [G] the breaking _ [D] of the dawn
_ _ I _
_ [G] hear the broncos sing, _ [C] I can hear the cowboys sing _
[G] I'd like to be in Texas _ [D] for the roundup in [G] the spring _
_ _ _ _ They sat and listened _ carefully [C] to the words he [G] had said
_ They knew the old man sitting there had [A] been a top hand in his [D] day
_ They [G] asked him for a story of his [C] life out on the [G] plain
_ _ [C] _ Slowly he _ [G] removed his hat _ [D] and quietly [G] began _ _ _ _ _
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