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Sweetwater Texas

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Charlie Daniels Band
Sweetwater Texas
transcribed by:Aaron Komara
G            D            C          G
When I was a young man in Sweetwater Texas
G              C            D
Just one thing stayed on my mind
G               D          C       G
To ride a white horse over Durango mountain
           C          D     G
And leave Sweetwater Texas behind
                    D            C          G
But I turned twenty one there in Sweetwater Texas
               C            D
Just one thing made me stay there
G           D          C        G
I wanted to leave, but I was in love
Em                D             G
The girl with the chestnut brown hair
C                D
And there came a time, 
G                     C
when she said shed be mine
Em         C         D
And go any place any time
      G           D        C       G
So we rode a grey dog over Durango mountain
         C          D       G
And left Sweetwater Texas behind
SOLO
G D C G    G  D  C  G    G  D  C G
G                      D                C          G
It was thundering and lightning when we left Nolan County
G              C                 D
The bus rolled along through the night
G        D       C            G
And old 36 was a magic black demon 
G                   D            G
leading towards the citys bright lights
G              D          C          G
we pulled into Houston at ten in the morning
G                 C           D
our hopes were as high as the sky
G                 D           C           G
but hopes turn to weeks, then years, then forever
        Em        D             G
I never knew how fast time goes by
C                  D
And cowboys sellin cars
G                    C
And country girls in bars
Em      C               D
Somehow just don’t seem fair
      G         D           C          G
And I wanted to die cause I knew I was loosing 
C                 D              G
The girl with the chestnut brown hair
SOLO
G  D  C  G          G D  C  G
C               D
So many times I said
    G        C
Id rather be dead
C                        D
Than take downs to go to bed
G                   C
And ups to clear my head
                              D
But If the good lord sees his way
          G             C
To let me live one more day
Em                   D
 (HOLD)              
Im so tired of being alone
      G            D          C       G
Gonna ride a white horse over Durango mountain 
         C          D        G
And make Sweetwater Texas my home.
First attempt to tab something
any advice, email me 
thanks

Sweetwater Texas chords and lyrics

Free chords for Sweetwater Texas by The Charlie Daniels Band. Scroll the interactive sheet above or read the chord names inline below.

Charlie Daniels Band
Sweetwater Texas
transcribed by:Aaron Komara
SOLO
G D C G    G  D  C  G    G  D  C G 
SOLO
G  D  C  G          G D  C  G 
First attempt to tab something
any advice, email me 
thanks

Sweetwater Texas Chords by The Charlie Daniels Band

Learn how to play Sweetwater Texas by The Charlie Daniels Band with free guitar chords, lyrics, and interactive chord diagrams. Search for “Sweetwater Texas chords”, “Sweetwater Texas guitar chords”, or “The Charlie Daniels Band Sweetwater Texas chords” and you will find this page — transpose to any key, tap chords for diagrams, and use auto-scroll while you play. Perfect for beginners looking for easy Sweetwater Texas chords and for experienced players who want accurate Sweetwater Texas lyrics and chords in one place. Common chords in this song include G, D, C, Em.

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