Texas Bound And Flyin' chords by
Jerry Reed (Official Version)
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Key: G majorDifficulty: Easy

Intro 1

G

Fsus2

C

G

G

Fsus2

C

G

Chorus 1
G G 
 
Well if I can keep it on the ground
Em Em 
 
When I put that hammer down
A7 A7 
 
D7sus4 D7sus4 
 
G G 
 
Then I'll be Texas bound     and a flyin'
G G 
 
I've got my 10 in the wind
Em Em 
 
Let it all hang out again
A7 A7 
 
D7sus4 D7sus4 
 
'Cause how're you gonna win
G G 
 
If you ain't trying

Verse 1
Em Em 
 
Well now we're all back together
D7sus4 D7sus4 
 
And we're burnin'   up the road
C C 
 
And that old sheriff's doggin' us today
A7 A7 
 
He thinks he's really got it cookin'
Plans to do a lot of bookin'
Only trouble he keeps lookin'
Fsus2 Fsus2 
 
D7sus4 D7sus4 
 
Where we've already  been!

Chorus 2

G

So if I can keep it on the ground

Em

When I put that hammer down

A7

D7sus4

G

Then I'll be Texas bound and a flyin'

Interlude 1

G

Em

A7

D7sus4

G

G

Em

A7

D7sus4

G

Chorus 3
G G 
 
Well if I can keep it on the ground
Em Em 
 
When I put that hammer down
A7 A7 
 
D7sus4 D7sus4 
 
G G 
 
Then I'll be Texas bound     and a flyin'
G G 
 
I've got my 10 in the wind
Em Em 
 
Let it all hang out again
A7 A7 
 
D7sus4 D7sus4 
 
'Cause how're you gonna win
G G 
 
If you ain't trying

Verse 2
Em Em 
 
Now 'Smokey and the Bandit'
D7sus4 D7sus4 
 
Is a tale      you don't forget
C C 
 
Every time you time your hear
an engine scream and 28 whine
A7 A7 
 
You have to think about ol' Bandit,
Ol' Buford, Frog, and Fred, and Snowman
Their story is a legend
Fsus2 Fsus2 
 
D7sus4 D7sus4 
 
That will live     on in time!

Chorus 4

G

So if I can keep it on the ground

Em

When I put that hammer down

A7

D7sus4

G

Then I'll be Texas bound and a flyin'

Interlude 2

G

Em

A7

D7sus4

G

G

Em

A7

D7sus4

G

[Repeat and fade]

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TunerE A D G B E

ChordsG Fsus2 C Em A7...

Chords

G
Fsus2
C
Em
A7
D7sus4

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

G: 3-2-0-0-0-3
Fsus2: x-x-3-0-1-3
C: x-3-2-0-1-0
Em: 0-2-2-0-0-0
A7: x-0-2-0-2-0
D7sus4: x-x-0-2-1-3

Capo: No capo

Transpose: 0

0

Accurately transcribed by the GuitarTuna team.

Sus2 and sus4 swap the third in a chord for a second or fourth. The sus course covers the shapes and how to drop them into a progression. Practice sus chords

Most chord-change problems come from the strumming hand, not the fretting hand. The basic strumming course covers the patterns and timing that make any chord progression easier to play. Practice basic strumming

This is the definitive original version of Texas Bound And Flyin' by Jerry Reed, 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 Texas Bound And Flyin' the way Jerry Reed intended, without oversimplifying the arrangement.

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