Headin For Texas Chords

by The Raconteurs
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Chords

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D
B

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This is The Raconteurs version of the song played on 25th October 2006 at Liverpool
this has slightly different lyrics to The Flamin' Groovies version.
 
 
Intro
E   E   G   A      repeated untill lyrics come in.
 
        E       E     E      E
Headin' for the Texas border,
 
E     E        G        A           E
  G   A
    'Cause i'm tryin' to avoid the law
 
 
E   E   G   A
 
 
        A       A     A      A
Headin' for the Texas border,
 
A     A        C        D           E
  G   A
    'Cause i'm tryin' to avoid the law
 
 
E   E   G   A
 
             B
Well, when I pull right into Houston,
 
A n/C                 E   E   G   A
  Gonna see my Ma and Pa
 
 
E   E   G   A
 
         E          E     E        E
And i'll tell those fancy stories,
 
E      E        G      A        E
  G   A
      'Bout the cities I  have  seen
 
 
E   E   G   A
 
 
     A          A     A        A
And i'll tell those fancy stories,
 
A      A        C      D        E
  G   A
      'Bout the cities I  have  seen
 
 
E   E   G   A
 
 
          B         B        B       B
Well, all away from New York cityyyy
 
A n/C
    Down to, I said a, New Orleans
 
E   E   G   A
E   E   G   A
 
 
        E
Well, I won't tell 'bout the heart-ache,
 
        E
Well, I won't tell 'bout the pain,
 
        E                                   E
Well, I won't tell 'bout the times I had to sleep out in the rain.
 
          A
Well, i'm going to El Paso,
 
   A
To get my mojo fixed,
 
          E                E
Then i'll pack my bags and head out for the,
 
B  n/C
  North West.
 
E   E   G   A
E   E   G   A
 
 
Solo played over  the following chords
 
A   A   C   D
A   A   C   D
 
E   E   G   A
E   E   G   A
 
A   A   C   D
A   A   C   D
 
E   E   G   A
E   E   G   A
 
B   B   B   B
A n/C
 
 
E   E   G   A
E   E   G   A
 
       E      E        E        E
I said to the girls of Texas,
 
E      E     G       A
        I do all the travelling, man.
 
 
         A      A        A      A
I said a to the girls of Texas,
 
A     A    C                  E   E
  A
     I do all the travelling, man.
 
E   E   G   A
 
 
          B          B          B         B
And, i'll come, i'll pinch your money,
A  n/C                 E   E   G   A
Till I pass your way again.
 
E   E   G   A
 
 
        E
Well I, don't know where i'm going,
 
      E
And I know I just don't care,
 
         E                                E
But I've got to keep on ramblin', 'fore I find my self somewhere
 
          A         A      A       A
Where i'm sure i've got my number,
 
    A           A       C       D
And folks, they know my kind,
 
          E               E
But, i'll Blow your mind, blow your mind.
 
B
Unwind!
 
 
E   E   G    A
E   E   G    A
 
 
Solo played over E   E   G    A
 
drum fill for 2 bars
 
E   E   G    A
E   E   G    A
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Justmaker
Good tab, the real artist is Flamin' Groovies. Perfect otherwise!
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