Intro
F#............C9....G..D7..G
Verse 1
F# B F#
I's born in Louisiana, down on the old bay-ou;
B F# G#
Raised on shrimp and catfish,and Mammy's good
C#7
gum-bo.
F# B
I got the ramblin' fever, said good- bye to maw
F#
and paw;
B F#dim G D#7 G#7 C#7 F#
Crossed that old Red River this is what I saw.
Chorus
F#
I saw miles and miles of Texas, all the stars up in
C#7
the sky;
F# B9 F#
I saw miles and miles of Texas, gonna live here
C#7 F#
'til I die.
Verse 2
F# B F#
I rode up in to Austin, the cradle of the West;
B F# G#7 C#7
Just ask any cowboy, he'll tell you it’s the best.
F# B
And I met a Texas beauty, I got friendly with her
F#
Paw;
B F#dim G D#7 G#7
I looked in-to her big blue eyes, and this is
C#7 F#
what I saw.
Chorus
F#
I saw miles and miles of Texas, all the stars up in
C#7
the sky;
F# B9 F#
I saw miles and miles of Texas, gonna live here
C#7 F#
'til I die.
Instrumental break same as Chorus
F#...........D7....G............C9....G..D7..G
Verse 3
F# B F#
I started tamin' broncos, made every rode- o;
B F# G#7
Un-til I met a tough one, his name was Devil
C#7
Joe.
F# B
I grabbed hold of his bridle, just to ride this old
F#
Out-law;
B F#dim G D#7 G#7 C#7
He threw me from the saddle, and this is what
F#
I saw.
Chorus
F#
I saw miles and miles of Texas, all the stars up in
C#7
the sky;
F# B9 F#
I saw miles and miles of Texas, gonna live here
C#7 F#
'til I die.
Instrumental break same as Chorus
F#...........D7....G............C9....G..D7..G
end with G6