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Father Texas

Birdtalker

PopAdvanced for beginners5 chords

How to play it

Fingering diagrams for the shapes in this song. × = don't play, ○ = open string.

E
A×
C#mDiagram coming soon
BDiagram coming soon
F#mDiagram coming soon

Chords & lyrics

Chord names sit directly above the word where you change.

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Intro: E E A E (x2) 
 
verse 1 
E 
Father Texas on his toes 
E 
Tells me where and when to go 
E        A              E 
He's a savior, liturgy man 
E        A 
He's a stickler and a soap monger 
A 
Shove it down your throat 
A        E 
A holy answer man 
E        C#m 
He says obey and I'll love ya 
C#m      A 
Now I'm doing just to prove 
A        E 
And I'm working out of fear 
E 
But the devils done 
E 
Ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh 
E         A 
Oooh ooh ooh 
A       E 
Hey hey hey 
 
verse 2 
E 
Shadow boxing ego me 
E 
I tell him he's free to leave 
E           A 
But he's a diva, resister man 
E                  B 
He doesn't have a place to go 
 
B            A                 E 
But I don't mind the devils done 
E                 C#m                         B 
Staring down the barrel in the sights of the lovers gun 
B                  A                          E 
You don't have to hide for the rest of your life 
E                              B 
You've been knocking from the inside 
B         E 
All this time 
 
E E A E 
 
Bridge 
F#m                   E 
Cold is a life where fear's the only chief 
F#m                                E 
Cold like a winter night have me shaking like a leaf 
F#m E 
F#m C#m B 
 
B          A                    E 
Oh all is right the devils done here 
E                 B 
Staring down the barrel in the sights of a lovers gun 
B                  A                         E 
You don't have to hide for the rest of your life 
E                              B 
You've been knocking from the inside 
B          E 
All this time 
 
E E A E 
E 
Oooh ooh ooh ooh 
E         A 
Oooh ooh ooh 
A        E 
Hey hey hey 
          
 

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Chord set

E · A · C#m · B · F#m

Practice tip

Loop the first two chords slowly until the change is clean, then add the rest.