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Leavin Texas

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Capo 3
Intro:    G    C(3x)
Well now TGexas, I am just a lCittle lost and bGeaten' down
Hell like a mEmorning star thats aChead of me I am fDadin' 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
TGexas this mCorning the sounds they just sGing to me
'cause I am alEmive again and with Cevery footstep sDett'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 
They will Calways be a pDart of me as I lCive in my TDexas MGemory
CHORUS:
        C  Am7/        B                Am  G  
Oh Texas I am just a little lost and beatn' down
but like that mEmorning star thats ahCead of me that's fDadin' out
                    C  Am7/    B               Am      G  Em  
I just hope I make it to the borders of the Rio Grande
So I can cCatch me one last sDunset across the PrCarieG  
SOLO  (same as chorus except last line is like last line of 2nd verse)
GI see everything seems to be Cmovin on so I am Gmovin on
I don't Emdeny I get a Cloneliness that Dcomes sometimes
and all the Cmiles and all the Amfootsteps going dGown aint' how I keep a Emcount, 
for every Clonely Dstretch where I just Ckept on for keDepin' Gon.
CHORUS (2x)

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Leavin Texas

by Jerry Jeff Walker

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 3 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

Am7

Capo 3

G C

Intro: (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 G

(1 measure)

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)

G C G

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

Em C D

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

C Am G Em

and all the miles and all the footsteps going down aint' how I keep a count,

C D C D G

for every lonely stretch where I just kept on for keepin' on.

CHORUS (2x)

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