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Somewhere Down In Texas

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Picking Pattern 6-4-3-4-2-3-6-5
[Intro]
G D/F# Em7 A7sus4 A7 D
[Verse 1]
GI've been on the road now
D/F#for dang near all my life
Em7I do A7love to sing a Dsong
GI can say I've worked hard
D/F#put in my time
Em7now it's time to go A7sus4homeA  
and Bmcatch up F#m7on my choEm7res
watch the Bmsun set fF#m7rom my Asus4porchA  
[Chorus]
I'll be Gsomewhere down in D/F#Texas
if you're Alooking for Dme
Gdrinking in that D/F#great wide open
E7sus4soaking E7up the suAsus4mmer brA7eeze
Gkickin back and D/F#settled in
A7sus4with my A7famiDly
I'll be Gsomewhere down in D/F#Texas
if you're A7sus4looking A7for Dme
[Verse 2]
Gthat's where I got started
D/F#where I was born and bred
Em7it's a A7sus4fire inside of Dme
GI couldn't have imagined
D/F#this Texas highway led
Em7far beyond my wildest drA7sus4eamsA7  
but I'll turn Bmout the lF#m7ights Emtonight
and say Bmgoodnight but F#m7not goAsus4odbyeA  
[Chorus]
I'll be Gsomewhere down in D/F#Texas
if you're Alooking for Dme
Gdrinking in that D/F#great wide open
E7sus4soaking E7up the suAsus4mmer brA7eeze
Gkickin back and D/F#settled in
A7sus4with my A7famiDly
I'll be Gsomewhere down in D/F#Texas
if you're A7sus4looking A7for me
[Instrumental]
G D/F# E7sus4 E7 A7sus4 A7
[Bridge]
I've Bmmade so F#m7many Em7friends
I hope we Bmmeet someF#m7day agAsus4ain, uAntil then
[Chorus]
I'll be Gsomewhere down in D/F#Texas
if you're Alooking for Dme
Gdrinking in that D/F#great wide open
E7sus4soaking E7up the suAsus4mmer brA7eeze
Gkickin back and D/F#settled in
A7sus4with my A7famiDly
I'll be Gsomewhere down in D/F#Texas
if you're A7sus4looking A7for me
[Outro]
G D/F# Em7 A7sus4 A7 D

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Somewhere Down In Texas

by George Strait

Lyrics & chords · Original key

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D/F#

Em7

A7sus4

F#m7

Asus4

E7sus4

Picking Pattern 6-4-3-4-2-3-6-5

[Intro]

G D/F# Em7 A7sus4 A7 D

[Verse 1]

I've been on the road now

D/F#

for dang near all my life

Em7 A7 D

I do love to sing a song

I can say I've worked hard

D/F#

put in my time

Em7 A7sus4 A

now it's time to go home

Bm F#m7 Em7

and catch up on my chores

Bm F#m7 Asus4 A

watch the sun set from my porch

[Chorus]

G D/F#

I'll be somewhere down in Texas

A D

if you're looking for me

G D/F#

drinking in that great wide open

E7sus4 E7 Asus4 A7

soaking up the summer breeze

G D/F#

kickin back and settled in

A7sus4 A7 D

with my family

G D/F#

I'll be somewhere down in Texas

A7sus4 A7 D

if you're looking for me

[Verse 2]

that's where I got started

D/F#

where I was born and bred

Em7 A7sus4 D

it's a fire inside of me

I couldn't have imagined

D/F#

this Texas highway led

Em7 A7sus4 A7

far beyond my wildest dreams

Bm F#m7 Em

but I'll turn out the lights tonight

Bm F#m7 Asus4 A

and say goodnight but not goodbye

[Chorus]

G D/F#

I'll be somewhere down in Texas

A D

if you're looking for me

G D/F#

drinking in that great wide open

E7sus4 E7 Asus4 A7

soaking up the summer breeze

G D/F#

kickin back and settled in

A7sus4 A7 D

with my family

G D/F#

I'll be somewhere down in Texas

A7sus4 A7

if you're looking for me

[Instrumental]

G D/F# E7sus4 E7 A7sus4 A7

[Bridge]

Bm F#m7 Em7

I've made so many friends

Bm F#m7 Asus4 A

I hope we meet someday again, until then

[Chorus]

G D/F#

I'll be somewhere down in Texas

A D

if you're looking for me

G D/F#

drinking in that great wide open

E7sus4 E7 Asus4 A7

soaking up the summer breeze

G D/F#

kickin back and settled in

A7sus4 A7 D

with my family

G D/F#

I'll be somewhere down in Texas

A7sus4 A7

if you're looking for me

[Outro]

G D/F# Em7 A7sus4 A7 D

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