Keep texas beautiful chords by Jerry Jeff Walker
Verse 1
G
Jerry Jeff Walker
C
Texas in October,
D
G
is about as pretty as it gets
But Texas in the springtime,
Em
D
is even prettier yet
C
D
You miss it so much when you're gone
G
C
It's hard for you to say
G
Texas gets more beautiful,
D
G
with every passing day
Verse 2
C
D
G
Got a letter from my family,
C
D
G
C
D
said they'd had a lot of rain
G
It washed away the cotton crops,
Em
D
but all and all they can't complain
C
'Cause the bluebonnets are
D
about to bloom again,
G
C
And Ginger finally had her colt
G
In Texas they don't worry much,
D
about things they can't control
G
New- Play with audio & scroll
Upgrade to play 20,000+ songs ads free, and enjoy playing with music.
Verse 3
Chorus:
C
Keep Texas beautiful,
D
G
Bm
keep Texas free
Em
Keep her wild and natural,
Am
D
just the way she ought to be
C
D
This world is full of man- made wonders,
G
C
Texas didn't come that way
G
No, Texas came out beautiful,
D
why not keep her that way?
G
Verse 4
C
D
G
I've been out here working hard,
C
D
G
C
D
trying to make ends meet
G
But a float trip down the Rio Grande
Em
D
would sure do a lot for me
Bm
C
A good night's sleep
D
under a lot of stars
G
C
With a sunrise crisp and clean
G
And the smell of coffee boiling,
D
by a big old pot of beans
Interlude 1
G
C
D
G
Bm
Em
Am
D
C
D
G
C
Verse 5
G
Chorus
D
G
Verse 6
C
D
G
So in my dreams I'm driving home,
C
D
G
C
D
I can see my daddy's face
G
He's standing by the live oak tree,
Em
D
in our yard on Canyon Lake
C
D
And I'm driving under miles and miles
G
C
of clear blue Texas skies
G
Some strangers in a pick- up truck,
D
G
turn and wave as I drive by
Interlude 2
G
C
D
G
Bm
Em
Am
D
C
D
G
Verse 7
C
G
D
G
C
D
Chorus
G
Yeah, Texas came out beautiful,
D
why not keep her that way?
Outro 1
G
C
G
Keep texas beautiful
Jerry jeff walker
Speed: 1.0x
RestartPlay SpaceEnable loopDisable audioMore songs by Jerry Jeff Walker
Discover chords for more songs to play
5.0
Related songs
Discover chords for more songs to play
Popular chords globally
Most played chords & tabs across all users