Jerry Jeff Walker - Leavin' Texas guitar chord

Leavin' Texas

By Jerry Jeff Walker & Dave Roberts

As slurred on "A Man Must Carry On."

Capo 3(?)

Intro: G (2 beats) C (2 beats) (3x)

G C G

Well now Texas, I am just a little lost and beaten' down

Em C D

Hell like a morning star thats ahead of me I am fadin' out

C Am7/B Am G Em

But If I make it to the borders of that Rio Grande

C D C (1 measure) G

Guess I can make it for one last sunset 'cross the prarie

G C G

Texas this morning the sounds they just sing to me

Em C D

'cause I am alive again and with every footstep sett'n me free

C Am7/B Am G Em

If I keep my smile in touch with you the good times we spent in those hills

C D C D G

They will always be a part of me as I live in my Texas Memory

CHORUS:

C Am7/B Am G

Oh Texas I am just a little lost and beatn' down

Em C D

but like that morning star thats ahead of me that's fadin' out

C Am7/B Am G Em

I just hope I make it to the borders of the Rio Grande

C D C G

So I can catch me one last sunset across the Prarie

SOLO (same as chorus except last line is like last line of 2nd verse)

I see everything seems to be movn on so I am movn on

I don't deny I get a loneliness that comes sometimes

and all the miles and all the footsteps going down

aint' how I keep a count, for every lonly stretch

for I just kept on for keepn' on

CHORUS (2x)

Ending: Em..... (fade)

Notes:

Every time a G is followed by an Em, you can play it like G G/F# Em with

the bass line decending (similar to C Am7/B Am)

Here's a little bit you can play when appropriate:

E

A

D

G

B 11 11 13 15 15

e 10 10 11 13 13