Chords for If You're Gonna Play In Texas By Alabama

Tempo:
103 bpm
Chords used:

E

D

A

F#m

F#

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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If You're Gonna Play In Texas By Alabama chords
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[A]
If you're gonna play in Texas, [N] you gotta have a fiddle in the band.
That lead guitar is hot, [E] but not for a Louisiana man.
[F#] So [E] rousing up that bolt [D] of fated love [A] and let's all dance.
If you're gonna [E] play in Texas, [D] you gotta have [F#m] a fiddle in the band.
[D] [A]
I remember down [E] in [D] Houston, we were putting [A] on a show.
When a [E] cowboy in the back stood [D] up and yelled,
[E] Hot nacho!
He [A] said, we love [E] what you're doing.
[D] Boys don't [A] get us wrong.
There's just [E] something missing in [A] your song.
If you're gonna [E] play in Texas, [D] you gotta have [A] a fiddle in the band.
That lead guitar [E] is hot, but not [D] for a Louisiana [E] man.
[F#m] So rousing [E] up that bolt of [D] fated love and [A] let's all dance.
If you're gonna [E] play in Texas, [D] you gotta have a [F#m] fiddle in the band.
[D] [A]
[E] [D] [A]
So we dusted off [E] our boots and put [D] our [A] cowboy hats on straight.
Them [E] Texans raised the roof [D] when Jeff opened [E] up his case.
You [A] say y'all all [E] want a two-step, [D] you say you want a [A] do-si-do.
Well, here's a fiddlin' [E] song [A] before we go.
If you're gonna [E] play in Texas, [D] you gotta have a [A] fiddle in the band.
That lead guitar [E] is hot, [D] but not for a [E] Louisiana man.
[F#] So rousing [E] up that bolt of [D] fated love and [A] let's all dance.
If you're [E] gonna play in [D] Texas, you gotta have a fiddle [A] in the band.
[E] [D]
[A] [E] [D]
[E] [F#m] [E] [D]
[A] [E] [D]
[A] If you're gonna [E] play in Texas, [D] you gotta [A] have a fiddle in the band.
That lead [E] guitar is hot, but not [D] for a Louisiana [E] man.
[F#m] So rousing [E] up that bull for [D] baby [A] love, well that's all man.
If you're gonna [E] play in Texas, [D] you gotta have a [A] fiddle in the band.
[E] [D] [A] [E] [D]
[E] [F#m] [E] [D]
[A] [E] [D]
[A] [D]
[A] [E] [D] [E]
[F#m] [E] [D]
[A] [E] [D] [A]
[E] [D]
[A] [E] [D] [E]
Key:  
E
2311
D
1321
A
1231
F#m
123111112
F#
134211112
E
2311
D
1321
A
1231
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To learn Alabama - (You Gotta Have a Fiddle in the Band) If Youre Gonna Play In Texas chords, begin by getting comfortable with these sequence: D, A, E, D, E and A. A strategic approach would be to train at 51 BPM initially, and then accelerate to the song's tempo of 103. Configure the capo to your vocal range and chord preference, remembering the key of A Major.

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[A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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If you're gonna play in Texas, [N] you gotta have a fiddle in the band.
That lead guitar is hot, [E] but not for a Louisiana _ man.
[F#] So [E] rousing up that bolt [D] of fated love [A] and let's all dance.
If you're gonna [E] play in Texas, [D] you gotta have [F#m] a fiddle in the band.
_ [D] _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ I remember down [E] in [D] Houston, we were putting [A] on a show.
When a [E] cowboy in the back stood [D] up and yelled,
[E] Hot nacho!
He [A] said, we love [E] what you're doing.
[D] Boys don't [A] get us wrong.
There's just [E] something missing in [A] your song. _
If you're gonna [E] play in Texas, [D] you gotta have [A] a fiddle in the band.
That lead guitar [E] is hot, but not [D] for a Louisiana [E] man. _
[F#m] So rousing [E] up that bolt of [D] fated love and [A] let's all dance.
If you're gonna [E] play in Texas, [D] you gotta have a [F#m] fiddle in the band.
_ _ [D] _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
[E] _ [D] _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _
So we dusted off [E] our boots and put [D] our [A] cowboy hats on straight.
Them [E] Texans raised the roof [D] when Jeff opened [E] up his case.
You [A] say y'all all [E] want a two-step, [D] you say you want a [A] do-si-do.
Well, here's a fiddlin' [E] song [A] before we go. _
If you're gonna [E] play in Texas, [D] you gotta have a [A] fiddle in the band.
That lead guitar [E] is hot, [D] but not for a [E] Louisiana man.
_ [F#] So rousing [E] up that bolt of [D] fated love and [A] let's all dance.
If you're [E] gonna play in [D] Texas, you gotta have a fiddle [A] in the band.
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[E] _ _ _ [F#m] _ _ [E] _ _ [D] _
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[A] _ _ If you're gonna [E] play in Texas, [D] you gotta [A] have a fiddle in the band.
That lead [E] guitar is hot, but not [D] for a Louisiana [E] man.
_ [F#m] So rousing [E] up that bull for [D] baby [A] love, well that's all man.
If you're gonna [E] play in Texas, [D] you gotta have a [A] fiddle in the band.
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[E] _ _ _ [F#m] _ _ [E] _ _ [D] _
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