Chords for If You're Gonna Play in Texas (You Gotta Have a Fiddle in the Band)

Tempo:
103.5 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 (You Gotta Have a Fiddle in the Band) chords
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[A]
[D] [Dm] [A]
[F#m] [E] [A] Texas are a [E] [F#m]-callin'
[B]
[E]
[A] If [D]
[C#]
[D] [D#] [A] [G#m]
[F#m] [F] [E]
[A]
you're [E] gonna play in Texas
You gotta have a fiddle in the band
That lead guitar is hot
But not for a Louisiana man
[F#] So rolls an [E] up that bow for [D] faded 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] I [A]
remember [E] down in Houston
[D] We were puttin' [A] on a show
When a cowboy [E] in the back
Stood [D] up and yelled
[E] Hot dog go!
He [A] said we love [E] what you're doin'
[D] Boys don't get [A] us wrong
There's just somethin' [E] missin' in your [A] 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
So [F#m] rolls an up that [E] bow for [D] faded 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] So [A]
[E] [D] [A]
we dusted off [E] our boots
And put [D] our cowboy hats [A] on straight
Them Texans raised [E] the roof
When Jeff [D] opened [E] up his case
He [A] said y'all all [E] want a two-step
[D] He said you want a [A] do-si-do
Well here's a [E] fiddlin' song
Before [A] 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
But not [D] for a Louisiana [E]
man
[F#m] So rolls an up [E] that bow for [D] faded love
And let's all [A] dance
If you're gonna [E] play in Texas
[D] You gotta have a fiddle [A] in the band
If you're gonna play in Texas
You gotta have a fiddle in the band
[E] That lead [D] guitar is hot
But not for a Louisiana [E] man
[F#] So rolls an up [E] that bow [D] for faded love
[A] And let's all dance
If you're gonna [E] play in Texas
[D] You gotta have a [A] fiddle in the band
[E] If [D] [A]
[E] [D] [E]
[F#m] [E] [D] [A]
[E] [D] [A]
you're gonna play [E] in Texas
[D] You gotta have a [A] fiddle in the band
That lead guitar [E] is hot
[D] But not for a Louisiana [E]
man
[F#m] So rolls an up [E] that bow [D] for faded love
And [A] let's all dance
If you're gonna play [E] in Texas
[D] You gotta have a fiddle in [A] 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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Let's start jamming Alabama - (You Gotta Have a Fiddle in the Band) If Youre Gonna Play In Texas chords, practice the chord sequence D, A, E, D, E and A. Set your pace at 51 BPM initially and then sync up with the song's BPM of 104. Set the capo considering your vocal range and favored chords, aligned with the key: A Major.

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[A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _ [A] _
[F#m] _ _ [E] _ [A] _ _ Texas are a [E] [F#m]-callin'
_ [B] _ _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ If _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ [C#] _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ [D#] _ _ _ [A] _ [G#m] _
[F#m] _ [F] _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
you're [E] gonna play in Texas
You gotta have a fiddle in the band
That lead guitar is hot
But not for a Louisiana _ man
[F#] So rolls an [E] up that bow for [D] faded 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] _ I _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ remember [E] down in Houston
[D] We were puttin' [A] on a show
When a cowboy [E] in the back
Stood [D] up and yelled
[E] Hot dog go!
He [A] said we love [E] what you're doin'
[D] Boys don't get [A] us wrong
There's just somethin' [E] missin' in your [A] 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
So [F#m] rolls an up that [E] bow for [D] faded 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] _ So [A] _ _ _
[E] _ [D] _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _
we dusted off [E] our boots
And put [D] our cowboy hats [A] on straight
Them Texans raised [E] the roof
When Jeff [D] opened [E] up his case
He [A] said y'all all [E] want a two-step
[D] He said you want a [A] do-si-do
Well here's a [E] fiddlin' song
Before [A] 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
But not [D] for a Louisiana [E]
man
_ [F#m] So rolls an up [E] that bow for [D] faded love
And let's all [A] dance
If you're gonna [E] play in Texas
[D] You gotta have a fiddle [A] in the band
If you're gonna play in Texas
You gotta have a fiddle in the band
[E] That lead [D] guitar is hot
But not for a Louisiana [E] _ man
[F#] So rolls an up [E] that bow [D] for faded love
[A] And let's all dance
If you're gonna [E] play in Texas
[D] You gotta have a [A] fiddle in the band _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [E] If [D] _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ [D] _ [E] _ _
_ _ [F#m] _ _ [E] _ [D] _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ [E] _ [D] _ _ [A] _ _
_ you're gonna play [E] in Texas
[D] You gotta have a [A] fiddle in the band
That lead guitar [E] is hot
[D] But not for a Louisiana [E] _
man
[F#m] So rolls an up [E] that bow [D] for faded love
And [A] let's all dance
If you're gonna play [E] in Texas
[D] You gotta have a fiddle in [A] 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] _ _