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I'f You're Gonna Play In Texas (you Gotta Have A Fiddle In The B And)

Alabama

RockMedium for beginners4 chords

How to play it

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

A×○○
E○○○
D××○
F#mDiagram coming soon

Chords & lyrics

Chord names sit directly above the word where you change.

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              Intro: A 
  
 
          A             E          D                          A 
If you're gonna play in Texas, you gotta have a fiddle in the band 
     A              E                D         E 
That lead guitar is hot but not for "Louisiana Man" 
   F#m           E              D                   A 
So rosin up that bow for "Faded Love" and let's all dance 
          A             E          D                          F#m 
If you're gonna play in Texas, you gotta have a fiddle in the band 
  
( E  D  A ) 
  
Verse 1:
    A              E               D            A 
I remember down in Houston we were puttin' on a show 
       A             E                 D                    E 
When a cowboy in the back stood up and yelled, "Cotton-Eyed Joe"! 
             A                E      D                 A 
He said, "We love what you're doin', boys don't get us wrong 
        A              E               A 
There's just somethin' missin' in your songs" 
  
 
 
          A             E          D                          A 
If you're gonna play in Texas, you gotta have a fiddle in the band 
     A              E                D         E 
That lead guitar is hot but not for "Louisiana Man" 
   F#m           E              D                   A 
So rosin up that bow for "Faded Love" and let's all dance 
          A             E          D                          F#m 
If you're gonna play in Texas, you gotta have a fiddle in the band 
  
( E  D  A ) 
( E  D  A ) 
  
Verse 2:
      A              E                 D              A 
So we dusted off our boots and put our cowboy hats on straight 
     A                 E              D             E 
Them Texans raised the roof when Jeff opened up his case 
    A                   E             D                  A 
You say y'all all wanna two-step, you say ya wanna do-si-do 
      A                    E              A 
Well, here's your fiddlin' song before we go 
  
 
          A             E          D                          A 
If you're gonna play in Texas, you gotta have a fiddle in the band 
     A              E                D         E 
That lead guitar is hot but not for "Louisiana Man" 
   F#m           E              D                   A 
So rosin up that bow for "Faded Love" and let's all dance 
          A             E          D                          A 
If you're gonna play in Texas, you gotta have a fiddle in the band 
  
( A  E  D ) 
( A  E  D  E ) 
( F#m  E  D ) 
( A  E  D  A ) 
  
 
          A             E          D                          A 
If you're gonna play in Texas, you gotta have a fiddle in the band 
     A              E                D         E 
That lead guitar is hot but not for "Louisiana Man" 
   F#m           E              D                   A 
So rosin up that bow for "Faded Love" and let's all dance 
          A             E          D                          A 
If you're gonna play in Texas, you gotta have a fiddle in the band 
  
( A  E  D ) 
( A  E  D  E ) 
( F#m  E  D ) 
( A  E  D  A )

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Chord set

A · E · D · F#m

Practice tip

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