Chords for Jerry Reed - You Can't Get the Hell Outa Texas
Tempo:
119.4 bpm
Chords used:
Ab
Eb
Db
Bb
C
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[Bb] [Bm]
[Bb] [Ab] [B]
[Eb] Son, on [Ab] a highway [Eb] deep within the [Ab] heart of Texas, I was just about [A] as lost as I [Bbm] could be.
[Eb] [C] Driving round in circles, trying to find a border, [Bb] but Texas was as far as [Eb] I could see.
[Ab] Well I stopped and [Eb] flagged me down a state policeman.
[Ab] I said, my patience [C] is a growing [Db] mighty thin.
Can you help me get [D] the hell [Fm] out of Texas?
He just flashed me some old Longstar [Eb] kind of grin.
He [Db] said, you can't get the hell [Ab] out of Texas, no matter how hard [C] you may try.
[Db] In Texas we raise hell [Ab] just like it was a crime.
[Bb] It started down in [Eb] Delamore and it ain't never gonna stop.
[Db] Not as long as it's [Ab] Houston and Austin [C] and the rural love of Dallas [Fm] and Fort Worth.
[C] [Db] You can't [D] get the hell [Ab] out of Texas, brother, [G] cause it's the hell [Eb]-raising capital of the earth.
[Ab] Wait [Eb] a minute.
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[Fm] Late last night I fell in [Db] love with Texas.
[Fm] I called my dear sweet mama [Db] on the phone.
[Ab] I said, I've seen the [Eb] light, ain't life a [Fm] joy?
I'm a changed man, I'm a good old [Bb] boy, hey mama.
I ain't never [Eb] coming home.
[Db] Cause you can't get the [Ab] hell out of Texas, [Db] no matter how [C] hard you may try.
[Db] In Texas we raise hell [Ab] just like it was a crime.
[Bb] It started down in [Eb] Delamore and it ain't never gonna stop.
[Db] Not as long as it's [Ab] Houston and Austin [C] and the rural love of Dallas [Fm] and Fort Worth.
[Ab] [Db] You can't [D] get the hell [Ab] out of Texas, cause [D] it's the hell [Ab]-raising capital of the earth.
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[Eb] Son, on [Ab] a highway [Eb] deep within the [Ab] heart of Texas, I was just about [A] as lost as I [Bbm] could be.
[Eb] [C] Driving round in circles, trying to find a border, [Bb] but Texas was as far as [Eb] I could see.
[Ab] Well I stopped and [Eb] flagged me down a state policeman.
[Ab] I said, my patience [C] is a growing [Db] mighty thin.
Can you help me get [D] the hell [Fm] out of Texas?
He just flashed me some old Longstar [Eb] kind of grin.
He [Db] said, you can't get the hell [Ab] out of Texas, no matter how hard [C] you may try.
[Db] In Texas we raise hell [Ab] just like it was a crime.
[Bb] It started down in [Eb] Delamore and it ain't never gonna stop.
[Db] Not as long as it's [Ab] Houston and Austin [C] and the rural love of Dallas [Fm] and Fort Worth.
[C] [Db] You can't [D] get the hell [Ab] out of Texas, brother, [G] cause it's the hell [Eb]-raising capital of the earth.
[Ab] Wait [Eb] a minute.
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[Bbm] [Fm] [Eb] [Ab]
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[Fm] Late last night I fell in [Db] love with Texas.
[Fm] I called my dear sweet mama [Db] on the phone.
[Ab] I said, I've seen the [Eb] light, ain't life a [Fm] joy?
I'm a changed man, I'm a good old [Bb] boy, hey mama.
I ain't never [Eb] coming home.
[Db] Cause you can't get the [Ab] hell out of Texas, [Db] no matter how [C] hard you may try.
[Db] In Texas we raise hell [Ab] just like it was a crime.
[Bb] It started down in [Eb] Delamore and it ain't never gonna stop.
[Db] Not as long as it's [Ab] Houston and Austin [C] and the rural love of Dallas [Fm] and Fort Worth.
[Ab] [Db] You can't [D] get the hell [Ab] out of Texas, cause [D] it's the hell [Ab]-raising capital of the earth.
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[Eb] Son, on [Ab] a highway [Eb] deep within the [Ab] heart of Texas, _ I was just about [A] as lost as I [Bbm] could be.
[Eb] _ _ [C] Driving round in circles, trying to find a border, [Bb] but Texas was as far as [Eb] I could see.
_ [Ab] Well I stopped and [Eb] flagged me down a state policeman.
[Ab] I said, my patience [C] is a growing [Db] mighty thin.
_ Can you help me get [D] the hell [Fm] out of Texas?
He just flashed me some old Longstar [Eb] kind of grin.
He [Db] said, you can't get the hell [Ab] out of Texas, _ no matter how hard [C] you may try.
[Db] In Texas we raise hell [Ab] just like it was a crime.
[Bb] It started down in [Eb] Delamore and it ain't never gonna stop.
[Db] Not as long as it's [Ab] Houston and Austin _ [C] and the rural love of Dallas [Fm] and Fort Worth.
[C] _ [Db] You can't [D] get the hell [Ab] out of Texas, brother, [G] cause it's the hell [Eb]-raising capital of the earth.
_ _ [Ab] Wait [Eb] a minute. _ _ _
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_ _ [Fm] Late last night I fell in [Db] love with Texas.
_ [Fm] I called my dear sweet mama [Db] on the phone.
_ [Ab] I said, I've seen the [Eb] light, ain't life a [Fm] joy?
I'm a changed man, I'm a good old [Bb] boy, hey mama.
I ain't never [Eb] coming _ home.
[Db] Cause you can't get the [Ab] hell out of Texas, _ _ [Db] no matter how [C] hard you may try.
_ [Db] In Texas we raise hell [Ab] just like it was a crime.
[Bb] It started down in [Eb] Delamore and it ain't never gonna stop.
[Db] Not as long as it's [Ab] Houston and Austin _ [C] and the rural love of Dallas [Fm] and Fort Worth.
[Ab] _ [Db] You can't [D] get the hell [Ab] out of Texas, cause [D] it's the hell [Ab]-raising capital of the earth.
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[Eb] Son, on [Ab] a highway [Eb] deep within the [Ab] heart of Texas, _ I was just about [A] as lost as I [Bbm] could be.
[Eb] _ _ [C] Driving round in circles, trying to find a border, [Bb] but Texas was as far as [Eb] I could see.
_ [Ab] Well I stopped and [Eb] flagged me down a state policeman.
[Ab] I said, my patience [C] is a growing [Db] mighty thin.
_ Can you help me get [D] the hell [Fm] out of Texas?
He just flashed me some old Longstar [Eb] kind of grin.
He [Db] said, you can't get the hell [Ab] out of Texas, _ no matter how hard [C] you may try.
[Db] In Texas we raise hell [Ab] just like it was a crime.
[Bb] It started down in [Eb] Delamore and it ain't never gonna stop.
[Db] Not as long as it's [Ab] Houston and Austin _ [C] and the rural love of Dallas [Fm] and Fort Worth.
[C] _ [Db] You can't [D] get the hell [Ab] out of Texas, brother, [G] cause it's the hell [Eb]-raising capital of the earth.
_ _ [Ab] Wait [Eb] a minute. _ _ _
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_ _ [Fm] Late last night I fell in [Db] love with Texas.
_ [Fm] I called my dear sweet mama [Db] on the phone.
_ [Ab] I said, I've seen the [Eb] light, ain't life a [Fm] joy?
I'm a changed man, I'm a good old [Bb] boy, hey mama.
I ain't never [Eb] coming _ home.
[Db] Cause you can't get the [Ab] hell out of Texas, _ _ [Db] no matter how [C] hard you may try.
_ [Db] In Texas we raise hell [Ab] just like it was a crime.
[Bb] It started down in [Eb] Delamore and it ain't never gonna stop.
[Db] Not as long as it's [Ab] Houston and Austin _ [C] and the rural love of Dallas [Fm] and Fort Worth.
[Ab] _ [Db] You can't [D] get the hell [Ab] out of Texas, cause [D] it's the hell [Ab]-raising capital of the earth.
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