Bob Wills

Miles And Miles Of Texas(Chords)

Bob Wills

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Intro: 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
	        

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