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Long Tall Texan - Lyle Lovett Chords

Chords: A7, E7, A, D7, B7, D

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Genre: folk, country, singer-songwriter


(Check also the more raunchy Sleepy LaBeef version on UG. Ratings are

appreciated.)

No brackets: Lyle Lovett.

Brackets: Randy Newman.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dKI7egTh1ew

{Intro}
| A7 E7 |

{Verse 1}
A7
Well I'm a long tall Texan, I wear a ten-gallon hat.
A A7 A A7
(He rides from Texas wearing a ten-gallon hat.)
D7 A
Yes I'm a long tall Texan, I wear a ten-gallon hat.
A A7 A A7
(He rides from Texas wearing a ten-gallon hat.)
E7 D7 N.C. A
Well people, look at me and they say: O'Lor, o'Lor, is that your hat?
A A7 E7
(He rides from Texas wearing a ten-gallon hat.)

{Verse 2}
A7
Well I'm a long tall Texan, I ride a big white horse.
A A7 A A7
(He rides from Texas on a big white horse.)
D7 A
Yes I'm a long tall Texan, I ride a big white horse.
A A7 A A7
(He rides from Texas on a big white horse.)
E7 D7 N.C. A
Well people, look at me and they say: O'Lor, o'Lor, is that your horse?
A A7 E7
(He rides from Texas on a big white horse.)
{Bridge}
D7
Well I was walking down the street with my shiny badge.
A7 N.C.
My spurs jinglin' there at my feet. (Jinglin' at his feet.)
D7
I seen a man a'comin (comin') comin' with a gun (comin').
B7 N.C. E7 E7 E7 E7 N.C.
I just can't be beat.

{Verse 3}
A7
Yes I'm a long tall Texan, I enforce justice for the law.
A A7 A A7
(He rides from Texas to enforce the law.)
D D7 A
Well I'm a long tall Texan, I enforce justice for the law.
A A7 A A7
(He comes from Texas to enforce the law.)
E7 D7 N.C. A
Well people, look at me and they say: O'Lor, o'Lor, is you the law?
A A7 E7
(He rides from Texas to enforce the law.)

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