Miles and Miles of Texas
by Tommy Camfield & Diane Johnston
recorded by Bob Wills,
recorded by Asleep at the Wheel
(For D7 I use x5453x using EADGBe. Similarly, G is x55433 and G6 is x32253)
Intro (same as the last two lines of the chorus)
G............C9....G..D7..G
Verse 1
G C G
I's born in Louisiana, down on the old bay-ou;
C G A
Raised on shrimp and catfish,and Mammy's good
D7
gum-bo.
G C
I got the ramblin' fever, said good- bye to maw
G
and paw;
C Gdim G E7 A7 D7 G
Crossed that old Red River this is what I saw.
Chorus
G
I saw miles and miles of Texas, all the stars up in
D7
the sky;
G C9 G
I saw miles and miles of Texas, gonna live here
D7 G
'til I die.
Verse 2
G C G
I rode up in to Austin, the cradle of the West;
C G A7 D7
Just ask any cowboy, he'll tell you it’s the best.
G C
And I met a Texas beauty, I got friendly with her
G
Paw;
C Gdim G E7 A7
I looked in-to her big blue eyes, and this is
D7 G
what I saw.
Chorus
G
I saw miles and miles of Texas, all the stars up in
D7
the sky;
G C9 G
I saw miles and miles of Texas, gonna live here
D7 G
'til I die.
Instrumental break same as Chorus
G...........D7....G............C9....G..D7..G
Verse 3
G C G
I started tamin' broncos, made every rode- o;
C G A7
Un-til I met a tough one, his name was Devil
D7
Joe.
G C
I grabbed hold of his bridle, just to ride this old
G
Out-law;
C Gdim G E7 A7 D7
He threw me from the saddle, and this is what
G
I saw.
Chorus
G
I saw miles and miles of Texas, all the stars up in
D7
the sky;
G C9 G
I saw miles and miles of Texas, gonna live here
D7 G
'til I die.
Instrumental break same as Chorus
G...........D7....G............C9....G..D7..G
end with G6
