If you’re gonna play in Texas
G D C G
If you're gonna play in
Texas, you gotta have a fiddle in the band,
G D
C
D
- D7
that lead guitar is
hot, but not for Lousiana Man.
Em D C G
So rosin up that bow for Faded Love and let's all
dance,
G
D C Em
if you're gonna play in Texas, you gotta
have a fiddle in the band.
+ C - G
G D
C
G
1. I remember down in Houston we were puttin' on a show,
G D C D
when a cowboy in the back stood up and yelled : Cotton-Eyed
Joe.
G D C
G
He said, we
love what you're doing, boys, don't get us wrong,
G D G
there's just something missing in your song.
+ CHORUS + C - G - C - G
G D C
G
2. So we dusted off our boots and put our cowboy hats
on straight,
G D C D
them Texans raised the roof when Jeff opened up his case.
G D
C G
You say
y'all all wanna two-step, you say ya
wanna doe-si-doe,
G D G
well, here's a fiddling song before we go.
(from here each CHORUS ends
in G instead of Em)
+ CHORUS (2x) +
instrumental = CHORUS
+ CHORUS +
instrumental = CHORUS (2x) ....
(orig. = capo 2nd) (Alabama)