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Band: Little Feat
Song: Texas Rose Cafe
Album: Sailin' Shoes
Chords Used: 
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A7Picked up on my phone in Houston 
D7Everybody answereA7d, 
A7everybody answered but they Ewon't say wA7hy 
A7Then this dancer grabbed me doD7wn by the bus A7stop
A7And she said IE'm takin' you with me to the Texas RDose cafe A  
I got a fCast car, it's a Ejaguar, and I'll Aget you to the pDlane on time 
Drinkin' CLone Star, play A/C#guitar, wDe'll have a real good time 
DI said love to be found in AAustin, 
DLove to be found in AAustin town, 
EI replied that I would try, Dbut you see my time is not my owAn A7  A  
E'Cause when I was just a big time (shotgun) lDow bAall Efool 
DMy friend Leroy came to D/C#me 
He said lAook out your window 
DDoes the first D/C#man you see Alook like me? 
AI'm sDooooorAe  I'm soDoooorAe
displeEased 
E E6  E E6  E
A7Since that time I changed my mind 
D7About the things I'm up A7to 
A7Yet the things around me stay Ejust the A7same 
A7'Cause outside my hotel window is a sD7ign that turns from rA7ed to green 
It says cE7hop suey and join the DU.S. MarinA7es 

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Texas Rose Cafe

by Little Feat

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

A/C#

D/C#

Band: Little Feat

Song: Texas Rose Cafe

Album: Sailin' Shoes

Chords Used:

A7 D7 E

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D A C

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Picked up on my phone in Houston

D7 A7

Everybody answered,

A7 E A7

everybody answered but they won't say why

A7 D7 A7

Then this dancer grabbed me down by the bus stop

A7 E D A

And she said I'm takin' you with me to the Texas Rose cafe

C E A D

I got a fast car, it's a jaguar, and I'll get you to the plane on time

C A/C# D

Drinkin' Lone Star, play guitar, we'll have a real good time

D A

I said love to be found in Austin,

D A

Love to be found in Austin town,

E D A A7 A

I replied that I would try, but you see my time is not my own

E D A E

'Cause when I was just a big time (shotgun) low ball fool

D D/C#

My friend Leroy came to me

He said look out your window

D D/C# A

Does the first man you see look like me?

A D A D A

I'm sooooore I'm sooooore

displeased

E E6 E E6 E

Since that time I changed my mind

D7 A7

About the things I'm up to

A7 E A7

Yet the things around me stay just the same

A7 D7 A7

'Cause outside my hotel window is a sign that turns from red to green

E7 D A7

It says chop suey and join the U.S. Marines

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