Choosin' Texas chords by
Ella Langley (Official Version)

2025Country4.3K views

Key: Db majorDifficulty: Advanced

Intro 1

Dm7

Dm7

C

Csus2

C

Dm7

F

C

F/G

C

Verse 1
Dm7 Dm7 
 
Just when I thought
C C 
 
I got him to fall in love with Tennessee
Dm7 Dm7 
 
I shoulda known better
C C 
 
than to take him back to Abilene
Fadd9 Fadd9 
 
I put him right    back into her arms
G G 
 
I wasn't a match for that kinda spark

Chorus 1
Fadd9 Fadd9 
 
She's from Texas, I can tell     by the way
C C 
 
He's two steppin' 'round the room
And judgin' by the smile
Dm7 Dm7 
 
that's written on his face
G G 
 
Gsus2 Gsus2 
 
G G 
 
There's nothin' I can do
Fmaj7 Fmaj7 
 
It doesn't take a crystal  ball to see
Am Am 
 
A cowboy always finds a way to leave
F F 
 
Drinkin' Jack all by myself
G G 
 
C C 
 
He's choosin' Texas, I can tell

Interlude 1

Dm7

Dm7

C

Csus2

C

Verse 2
Dm7 Dm7 
 
Well, I guess he forgot
C C 
 
about the Smoky Mountain rain
Dm7 Dm7 
 
Them old Hank tunes,
C C 
 
the Memphis blues we used to sing
Fadd9 Fadd9 
 
He always loved    Amarillo By Morning
G G 
 
I shoulda taken that as a warning

Chorus 2
Fadd9 Fadd9 
 
She's from Texas, I can tell     by the way
C C 
 
He's two steppin' 'round the room
And judgin' by the smile
Dm7 Dm7 
 
that's written on his face
G G 
 
Gsus2 Gsus2 
 
G G 
 
There's nothin' I can do
Fmaj7 Fmaj7 
 
It doesn't take a crystal  ball to see
Am Am 
 
A cowboy always finds a way to leave
F F 
 
Drinkin' Jack all by myself
G G 
 
C C 
 
He's choosin' Texas, I can tell

Bridge 1
F F 
 
When I'm eastbound and down
G G 
 
and I can't help but cry
F/A F/A 
 
G/B G/B 
 
'Cause I- 40    gets lonelier with every mile
F F 
 
I'll know that his mind
G G 
 
wasn't ever gonna change
Dm7 Dm7 
 
'Cause his heart still belongs
G G 
 
G G 
 
to the Lone Star State

Chorus 3
Fadd9 Fadd9 
 
She's from Texas, I can tell     by the way
C C 
 
He's two steppin' 'round the room
And judgin' by the smile
Dm7 Dm7 
 
that's written on his face
G G 
 
Gsus2 Gsus2 
 
G G 
 
There's nothin' I can do, nah, yeah
Fmaj7 Fmaj7 
 
It doesn't take a crystal  ball to see
Am Am 
 
A cowboy always finds a way to leave
F F 
 
Drinkin' Jack all by myself
G G 
 
Am Am 
 
D7 D7 
 
He's choosin' Texas, I can tell, no
F F 
 
Drinkin' Jack all by myself
G G 
 
C C 
 
F/C F/C 
 
He's choosin' Texas, I can tell
C C 
 
Come on, baby

Outro 1

Dm7

Dm7

C

Csus2

C

Oh, yeah

Dm7

Just when I thought

F

C

I got him to fall in love with Tennessee

How did you like the song?

4.9 (8)

You need to to leave a rating.

TunerE A D G B E

ChordsDm7 C Csus2 F F/G...

Chords

Dm7
C
Csus2
F
F/G
Fadd9
G
Gsus2
Fmaj7
Am
F/A
G/B
D7
F/C

Finger positions, low to high (E A D G B e). 0 is open, x is muted.

Dm7: x-x-0-2-1-1
C: x-3-2-0-1-0
Csus2: x-3-0-0-1-x
F: x-3-3-2-1-x
F/G: 3-x-3-2-1-x
Fadd9: x-x-3-2-1-3
G: 3-2-0-0-0-3
Gsus2: 3-x-0-2-3-3
Fmaj7: x-x-3-2-1-0
Am: x-0-2-2-1-0
F/A: x-0-3-2-1-x
G/B: x-2-0-0-0-3
D7: x-x-0-2-1-2
F/C: x-3-3-2-1-x

Capo: 1

I don't have a capo

Transpose: 0

0

Accurately transcribed by the GuitarTuna team.

F is one of the chords beginners ask about the most. A short walkthrough on how to fret it cleanly and switch in and out of it. Learn the F chord

Barre chords ask a lot of the fretting hand. The barre course walks through hand position, pressure, and the cleanest way to land each shape. Practice barre chords

This is the original studio version of Choosin' Texas by Ella Langley, capturing how the song was actually played on the recording. Unlike our simplified arrangement, this chart keeps the exact chord voicings and capo position in the original key of Db major. It is designed for experienced players looking to reproduce the full sonic intent and artistic expression of Ella Langley.

More songs by Ella Langley

Discover chords for more songs to play

hungover

5.0

223

Don't Mind If I Do

4.9

2.6K

That's Why We Fight

5.0

396

Could've Been Her

4.9

549

paint the town blue

5.0

194

Where You Left It [Acoustic]

5.0

151

Weren't For The Wind

4.9

2.6K

Related songs

Discover chords for more songs to play

hungover

Ella Langley

5.0

224

Wonderwall

Oasis

4.8

8.3M

7 Years

Lukas Graham

4.7

4.5M

That's Why We Fight

Ella Langley, Koe Wetzel

5.0

396

Crazy Little Thing Called LoveTabs

Queen

4.7

4.1M

Don't Mind If I Do

Riley Green, Ella Langley

4.9

2.6K

ZombieTabs

The Cranberries

4.8

11.9M

Popular chords globally

Most played chords & tabs across all users

1

Perfect

Ed Sheeran

4.8

48.7M

2

CreepTabs

Radiohead

4.9

29.4M

3

YellowTabs

Coldplay

4.8

17.9M

4

Boulevard Of Broken DreamsTabs

Green Day

4.8

12.5M

5

ZombieTabs

The Cranberries

4.8

11.9M

6

Wonderwall

Oasis

4.8

8.3M

7

Knockin' On Heaven's Door

Bob Dylan

4.8

6.4M

Recently added

Recently added chords & tabs

Problems

Lil Peep

41

Mourir sur scène

Dalida

8

Even In Arcadia

Sleep Token

3

Hab 'ne Tante aus Marokko

Kinderlieder-Superstar

6

Cafuné

Micro TDH

12

Past Self

Sleep Token

YUKON

Justin Bieber

41