Sweetwater Texas Chords by The Charlie Daniels Band
Tempo:
90.6 bpm
Chords used:
G
D
C
Em
Bm
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[Em]
[Bm] [G]
[Am]
[Bm] [G]
[C] [D]
[C] [G] When I was a young [C] man in [G] Sweetwater, Texas, [Em] just one thing stayed on [D] my mind.
[G] To ride a white horse [C] over Durango
[Em] Mountain and leave Sweetwater, [D] Texas [G] behind.
But I turned twenty -one and [C] Sweetwater, [G] Texas, [Em] but just one thing made me stay [D] there.
I [G] wanted to leave, [C] but I was in [G] love with [Em] a girl with [D] a chestnut [G] brown hair.
[C] There came [D] a time when [Bm] she said she'd [Em] be mine, [C] and go any place, any [Am] time.
[D] So [G] we rode a grey dog [C] over Durango [G] Mountain and [Em] left [D] Sweetwater, Texas [G] behind.
[Em]
[Bm] [G]
[Am]
[Bm] [G]
[C] [D]
[C] [G] It was thundering and lightning [C] when we left Nolan [G] County.
[Em] The bus rolled along through [D] the night, [G] and on the thirty-sixth [C] was a magic [G] black blue bus
[Em] leading [D] toward the city's [G] bright light.
[G] [E] [G] We pulled into Houston [C] at ten [G] in the morning.
[Em] Our hopes were as high as [D] the sky.
[G] But hopes turned to weeks, [C] then to years, [G] and then forever.
[Em] I never knew [D] how fast [G] time goes by.
[Bm] [C] A cowboy [D] set a car [Bm] and country [Em] girls in [C] bars somehow just don't [Am] seem fair.
[D] [G] And I wanted to die, [C] cause I knew I [G] was losing [Em] the girl [D] with the chestnut [G] brown hair.
[Bm] [B]
[A]
[C#] [D]
[A] [F#m]
[E]
[F#] [A]
[D]
[A] [F#m]
[E] [A]
[D] So many [E] times I said [C#m] I'd rather [F#m] be dead than [D] take that gold [E] bag [C#m] and husk it clear my [F#m] head.
But [D] if the good Lord [E] sees his way, then [C#m] let me live one [F#m] more day.
[D] I'm so tired of being [Bm] alone.
[E] [N]
[Bm] [G]
[Am]
[Bm] [G]
[C] [D]
[C] [G] When I was a young [C] man in [G] Sweetwater, Texas, [Em] just one thing stayed on [D] my mind.
[G] To ride a white horse [C] over Durango
[Em] Mountain and leave Sweetwater, [D] Texas [G] behind.
But I turned twenty -one and [C] Sweetwater, [G] Texas, [Em] but just one thing made me stay [D] there.
I [G] wanted to leave, [C] but I was in [G] love with [Em] a girl with [D] a chestnut [G] brown hair.
[C] There came [D] a time when [Bm] she said she'd [Em] be mine, [C] and go any place, any [Am] time.
[D] So [G] we rode a grey dog [C] over Durango [G] Mountain and [Em] left [D] Sweetwater, Texas [G] behind.
[Em]
[Bm] [G]
[Am]
[Bm] [G]
[C] [D]
[C] [G] It was thundering and lightning [C] when we left Nolan [G] County.
[Em] The bus rolled along through [D] the night, [G] and on the thirty-sixth [C] was a magic [G] black blue bus
[Em] leading [D] toward the city's [G] bright light.
[G] [E] [G] We pulled into Houston [C] at ten [G] in the morning.
[Em] Our hopes were as high as [D] the sky.
[G] But hopes turned to weeks, [C] then to years, [G] and then forever.
[Em] I never knew [D] how fast [G] time goes by.
[Bm] [C] A cowboy [D] set a car [Bm] and country [Em] girls in [C] bars somehow just don't [Am] seem fair.
[D] [G] And I wanted to die, [C] cause I knew I [G] was losing [Em] the girl [D] with the chestnut [G] brown hair.
[Bm] [B]
[A]
[C#] [D]
[A] [F#m]
[E]
[F#] [A]
[D]
[A] [F#m]
[E] [A]
[D] So many [E] times I said [C#m] I'd rather [F#m] be dead than [D] take that gold [E] bag [C#m] and husk it clear my [F#m] head.
But [D] if the good Lord [E] sees his way, then [C#m] let me live one [F#m] more day.
[D] I'm so tired of being [Bm] alone.
[E] [N]
Key:
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D
C
Em
Bm
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D
C
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_ [Bm] _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ _ [Am] _ _ _
[Bm] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
[C] _ _ [G] When I was a young [C] man in _ [G] Sweetwater, Texas, _ [Em] just one thing stayed on [D] my mind.
_ _ [G] To ride a white horse [C] over Durango _
[Em] Mountain and leave Sweetwater, [D] Texas _ [G] _ behind. _
_ But I turned twenty _ -one and [C] _ Sweetwater, [G] Texas, _ [Em] but just one thing made me stay [D] there.
I _ _ _ [G] wanted to leave, [C] but I was in [G] love with [Em] a girl with [D] a chestnut [G] brown hair. _
_ _ [C] There came [D] a time when [Bm] she said she'd [Em] be mine, [C] and go any _ place, any [Am] time. _
[D] _ So [G] we rode a grey dog [C] over Durango [G] Mountain and [Em] left _ [D] Sweetwater, Texas [G] behind. _
_ _ _ [Em] _ _ _
[Bm] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ _ [Am] _ _ _
[Bm] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ [D] _ _ _
[C] _ _ [G] It was thundering and lightning [C] when we left Nolan [G] County.
[Em] The bus rolled along through [D] the night, _ _ _ [G] and on the thirty-sixth [C] was a magic [G] black blue bus
[Em] leading [D] toward the city's [G] bright light. _
[G] _ [E] _ [G] We pulled into Houston _ [C] at ten [G] in the morning.
[Em] Our hopes were as high as [D] the sky. _
_ _ [G] But hopes turned to weeks, [C] then to years, [G] and then forever.
[Em] I never knew [D] how fast [G] time goes by.
_ [Bm] _ _ [C] A cowboy [D] set a car [Bm] and country [Em] girls in [C] bars somehow just don't [Am] seem fair.
[D] _ _ [G] And I wanted _ to die, [C] cause I knew I [G] was losing [Em] the girl [D] with the chestnut [G] brown hair. _
[Bm] _ _ _ [B] _ _ _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ [C#] _ _ [D] _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ [F#m] _ _ _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ [F#] _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _
[A] _ _ [F#m] _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
_ [D] So many [E] times I said [C#m] I'd rather [F#m] be dead than [D] take that gold [E] bag _ [C#m] and husk it clear my [F#m] head.
But [D] if the good Lord [E] sees his way, then [C#m] let me live one [F#m] more day.
[D] I'm so tired of being [Bm] _ alone.
[E] _ _ _ [N] _ _ _ _ _ _
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_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
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_ [Bm] _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ _ [Am] _ _ _
[Bm] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
[C] _ _ [G] When I was a young [C] man in _ [G] Sweetwater, Texas, _ [Em] just one thing stayed on [D] my mind.
_ _ [G] To ride a white horse [C] over Durango _
[Em] Mountain and leave Sweetwater, [D] Texas _ [G] _ behind. _
_ But I turned twenty _ -one and [C] _ Sweetwater, [G] Texas, _ [Em] but just one thing made me stay [D] there.
I _ _ _ [G] wanted to leave, [C] but I was in [G] love with [Em] a girl with [D] a chestnut [G] brown hair. _
_ _ [C] There came [D] a time when [Bm] she said she'd [Em] be mine, [C] and go any _ place, any [Am] time. _
[D] _ So [G] we rode a grey dog [C] over Durango [G] Mountain and [Em] left _ [D] Sweetwater, Texas [G] behind. _
_ _ _ [Em] _ _ _
[Bm] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ _ [Am] _ _ _
[Bm] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ [D] _ _ _
[C] _ _ [G] It was thundering and lightning [C] when we left Nolan [G] County.
[Em] The bus rolled along through [D] the night, _ _ _ [G] and on the thirty-sixth [C] was a magic [G] black blue bus
[Em] leading [D] toward the city's [G] bright light. _
[G] _ [E] _ [G] We pulled into Houston _ [C] at ten [G] in the morning.
[Em] Our hopes were as high as [D] the sky. _
_ _ [G] But hopes turned to weeks, [C] then to years, [G] and then forever.
[Em] I never knew [D] how fast [G] time goes by.
_ [Bm] _ _ [C] A cowboy [D] set a car [Bm] and country [Em] girls in [C] bars somehow just don't [Am] seem fair.
[D] _ _ [G] And I wanted _ to die, [C] cause I knew I [G] was losing [Em] the girl [D] with the chestnut [G] brown hair. _
[Bm] _ _ _ [B] _ _ _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ [C#] _ _ [D] _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ [F#m] _ _ _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ [F#] _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _
[A] _ _ [F#m] _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
_ [D] So many [E] times I said [C#m] I'd rather [F#m] be dead than [D] take that gold [E] bag _ [C#m] and husk it clear my [F#m] head.
But [D] if the good Lord [E] sees his way, then [C#m] let me live one [F#m] more day.
[D] I'm so tired of being [Bm] _ alone.
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