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Luckenbach, Texas (Back To The Basics Of Love) chords by Waylon Jennings (Official Version)

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G
D
C
G6
Cmaj7
D7
G7
Em/B
Am7

Verse 1
G 
D 
The only two things in life that make it worth
G 
C 
livin' is guitars that tune good
D 
G 
and firm feelin' women
C 
G 
I don't need my name in the marquee lights
C 
D 
G 
I got my song and I got you with me tonight
C 
G 
D 
Maybe it's time we got back
G 
to the basics of love

Chorus 1
G6 
Let's go to Luckenbach, Texas
Cmaj7 
With Waylon and Willie and the boys
D7 
This successful life we're livin' got us
G6 
feuding like the Hatfields and McCoys
G7 
Between Hank Williams' pain songs
and Newbury's train songs
Cmaj7 
Em/B 
Am7 
and "Blue    Eyes Cryin' in     the Rain"
D7 
Am7 
Out in Luckenbach, Texas,
D7 
G6 
Am7 
D7 
ain't nobody feelin' no pain

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Verse 2
G 
So baby, let's sell your diamond ring
Am7 
D7 
Buy   some boots and faded jeans
G6 
and go  away
G 
This coat and tie is choking me
Am7 
D7 
G6 
In    your high society you cry all day
G7 
We've been so busy keepin' up with the Jones
C 
Em/B 
Am7 
Four car garage and    we're still building on
C 
G 
D7 
Maybe it's time we got back
G6 
to the basics of love

Chorus 2
G6 
Let's go to Luckenbach, Texas
Cmaj7 
With Waylon and Willie and the boys
D7 
This successful life we're livin' got us
G6 
feuding like the Hatfields and McCoys
G7 
Between Hank Williams' pain songs
and Newbury's train songs
Cmaj7 
Em/B 
Am7 
and "Blue    Eyes Cryin' in     the Rain"
D7 
Am7 
Out in Luckenbach, Texas,
D7 
G6 
ain't nobody feelin' no pain

Chorus 3
G6 
Let's go to Luckenbach, Texas
Cmaj7 
With Waylon and Willie and the boys
D7 
This successful life we're livin' got us
G6 
feuding like the Hatfields and McCoys
G7 
Between Hank Williams' pain songs
and Jerry Jeff's train songs
Cmaj7 
Em/B 
Am7 
and "Blue    Eyes Cryin' in     the Rain"
D7 
Am7 
Out in Luckenbach, Texas,
D7 
G6 
there ain't nobody feelin' no pain

Outro 1

G6

G6

Cmaj7

Cmaj7

D7

D7

G6

G6

[Fade out]

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G
D
C
G6
Cmaj7
D7
G7
Em/B
Am7

Tuning: E A D G B EDifficulty: EasyKey: G majorBPM: 103

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

G: 3-2-0-0-0-3
D: x-x-0-2-3-2
C: x-3-2-0-1-0
G6: 3-2-0-0-0-0
Cmaj7: x-3-2-0-0-0
D7: x-x-0-2-1-2
G7: 3-2-0-0-0-1
Em/B: x-2-2-0-0-0
Am7: x-0-2-0-1-0

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This is the definitive original version of Luckenbach, Texas (Back To The Basics Of Love) by Waylon Jennings, 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 G major. It suits players who want to learn Luckenbach, Texas (Back To The Basics Of Love) the way Waylon Jennings intended, without oversimplifying the arrangement.

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