If You're Gonna Play In Texas
Date: Tue, 23 Jan 1996 07:18:36 -0500 (EST)
From: Douglas=K.=Smith%95%King@king2.king.bristol.tn.us
Subject: "If You're Gonna Play in Texas"
"If You're Gonna Play in Texas (You Gotta Have a Fiddle in the Band)"
by Dan Mitchell and Murray Kellum
performed by Alabama
4/4 time, performed "brightly, in 2"
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chorus 1: If you're gonna play in Texas,
D A
You gotta have a fiddle in the band.
That lead guitar is hot,
E D E
but not for "Lousiana Man".
F#m E D
So rosin up that bow for "Faded Love"
A
and let's all dance.
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If you're gonna play in Texas,
D F#m
You gotta have a fiddle in the band.
FEDDAAAA
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verse 1:I re-member down in Hou-ston
D A
we were puttin' on a show
E D
When a cowboy in the back stood up and yelled,
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"Cotton-Eyed Joe"!
A E
He said, "We love what you're do-in'.
D A
Boys don't get us wrong,
E A
There's just somethin' missin' in your song.
(repeat Chorus 1)
verse 2:So we dusted off our boots and put our cowboy hats on straight.
Them Texans raised the roof when Jeff opened up his case.
You say y'all all wanna two-step. You say ya wanna doe-si-doe.
Well, here's a fiddlin' song before we go.
(Chorus 2--same as chorus 1, except last line goes:
A
...gotta have a fiddle in the band)
repeat and fade
Enjoy!
Anyone with TAB to this, PLEASE let me know!
Bishop of Nod
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