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If Youre Gonna Play In Texas

Alabama
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Strum
D-DU-UDU
 If you're gonna play in Texas,
  You gotta  have a fiddle in the band.
  That lead guitar is hot,
  but  not for "Lousiana  Man".
  So rosin  up that bow  for "Faded Love"
  and let's all dance.
  If you're gonna play in Texas,
  You gotta  have a fiddle in the band.
 I re-member  down in Hou-ston
  we were puttin'  on a show
  When a cowboy in the back  stood up and yelled,
  "Cotton-Eyed Joe"!
  He said, "We love  what you're do-in'.
  Boys  don't get us wrong,
  There's just somethin' missin'  in your song.
 (repeat Chorus 1)
 So we dusted off our boots and put our cowboy hats on straight.
  Them Texans raised the roof when Jeff opened up his case.
  You say y'all all wanna two-step. You say ya wanna doe-si-doe.
  Well, here's a fiddlin' song before we go.
 (Chorus 2--same as chorus 1, except last line goes:
 ...gotta have a fiddle in the band)
 repeat and fade
 Enjoy!
 Anyone with TAB to this, PLEASE let me know!
 Bishop of Nod

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Readable chord sheet for If Youre Gonna Play In Texas by Alabama

[A]   [A]   [A]   [A]

[A] If you're gonna play in [E]Texas,
             You [D]gotta have a fiddle in the [A]band.
             That lead guitar is hot,
             [E]but not for [D]"Lousiana Man".[E]
             So [F#m]rosin up that [E]bow for "Faded Love"[D]
             and let's all [A]dance.
             If you're gonna play in [E]Texas,
             You [D]gotta have a fiddle in the [F#m]band.
[F#m]    [E] [D]   [D]   [A]   [A]   [A]   [A]

I re-[A]member down in Hou-[E]ston
        we were [D]puttin' on a show[A]
        When a cowboy in the back[E] stood up and [D]yelled,
        "Cotton-Eyed [E]Joe"!
        He said, "We love[A] what you're do-[E]in'.
        Boys[D] don't get us wrong[A],
        There's just somethin' [E]missin' in your [A]song.

(repeat Chorus 1)

So we dusted off our boots and put our cowboy hats on straight.
        Them Texans raised the roof when Jeff opened up his case.
        You say y'all all wanna two-step.  You say ya wanna doe-si-doe.
        Well, here's a fiddlin' song before we go.

(Chorus 2--same as chorus 1, except last line goes:
...gotta have a fiddle in the [A]band)

repeat and fade

Enjoy!
Anyone with TAB to this, PLEASE let me know!

Bishop of Nod

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