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Lonely East Texas Nights chords by Whiskey Myers (Official Version)

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Em7
Cadd9
D

Intro 1

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Cadd9

D

D

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D

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D

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D

Verse 1
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Same old song on the radio tonight
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Cadd9 
One about wine
D 
and roses and candlelight
Em7 
Cadd9 
But I'm getting all from you
D 
with every town that I play
Em7 
Cadd9 
Maybe this distance is more
D 
than we can take

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Interlude 1

Cadd9

Em7

D

D

Em7

Cadd9

D

D

Verse 2
Em7 
Cadd9 
Somewhere in East Texas
D 
you're out alone
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Cadd9 
But I can't dry old tears
D 
on the telephone
Em7 
Cadd9 
But I'm coming back to you,
D 
I swear I'll make it right
Em7 
Cadd9 
I'm making my way back home
D 
on a red eye midnight flight

Chorus 1
Cadd9 
Em7 
D 
Ooh, baby here I'm comin' home
Cadd9 
Em7 
Cause I can't love you
D 
on the telephone
Cadd9 
Em7 
D 
Ooh, darlin' I swear I'll make it right
Cadd9 
Em7 
D 
No more lonely East Texas nights
Cadd9 
Em7 
D 
No more lonely East Texas nights

Interlude 2

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Cadd9

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D

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Cadd9

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Solo 1

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Cadd9

D

D

Em7

Cadd9

D

D

Two, three, four!

Cadd9

Em7

D

D

Cadd9

Em7

D

D

Chorus 2
Cadd9 
Em7 
D 
Ooh, baby here I'm comin' home
Cadd9 
Em7 
Cause I can't love you
D 
on the telephone
Cadd9 
Em7 
D 
Ooh, darlin' I swear I'll make it right
Cadd9 
Em7 
D 
No more lonely East Texas nights
Cadd9 
Em7 
D 
No more lonely East Texas nights

Chorus 3
Cadd9 
Em7 
D 
Ooh, baby here I'm comin' home
Cadd9 
Em7 
Cause I can't love you
D 
on the telephone
Cadd9 
Em7 
D 
Ooh, darlin' I swear I'll make it right
Cadd9 
Em7 
D 
No more lonely East Texas nights
Cadd9 
Em7 
D 
No more lonely East Texas nights

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Em7
Cadd9
D

Tuning: E A D G B EDifficulty: EasyKey: E minorBPM: 131

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

Em7: 0-2-2-0-3-0
Cadd9: x-3-2-0-3-3
D: x-x-0-2-3-2

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This is the definitive original version of Lonely East Texas Nights by Whiskey Myers, transcribed exactly as it was recorded in the studio. Unlike our simplified arrangement, this chart preserves the precise chord voicings and progressions in the original key of E minor. It suits players who want to learn Lonely East Texas Nights the way Whiskey Myers intended, without oversimplifying the arrangement.

Lonely East Texas Nights

Whiskey Myers

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