ELTON JOHN - TEXAN LOVE SONG CHORDS

Tuning: E A D G B E

This is a deceptively complicated song that sounds easy at first. But there are a lot of moving parts that give the song character, and which can be played on an acoustic guitar. I've tried to capture that character in the chart below, but even so I've left out a lot of movement -- like the bouncing bass line under the verse. I've included riff tabs and chord notes at the bottom. For a solid, but simplified version, see the chart by BenniCalanda. Texan Love Song [Elton John and Bernie Taupin] from "Don't Shoot Me I'm Only The Piano Player" [1973] Standard Tuning. No Capo. [Intro] | C C/B Am [Riff] | G Cadd9 G [Riff] | [Verse 1]

I ^Dheard from a friend you been ^Cmessin' around C/B Am G Cadd9 G D Dsus [p]D . With a cute little thing I've been dating uptown . Well, ^DI don't know if I like ^Cthat idea much C/B Am G Cadd9 G D Dsus [p]D . Well, you'd better stay clear . I might start actin' rough .

You ^Cout of town guys ^C/Bsure ^Am. ^G. think you're ^Cadd9real ^Gkeen Think ^Aall of ^Asusus ^Aboys here are ^D. homespun and ^D7green But that's ^C. wrong my friend ^C/Bso ^Amget ^G. this through ^Cadd9your ^Ghead ^Cadd9. We're ^Gtough and we're Texan with ^Dnecks good and re^Gd

[Chorus 1]

^GSo ^G/F#it's "^Em7Ki-yi-yippie-yi-yi" D C [Riff] You long hairs are sure gonna die ^Em. Our American ^Ahome was clean 'til you ^Dca-^D7me And ^Ckids still re^Dspected the president's ^Gname ^Cadd9. ^G.

[Bridge] | C C/B Am [Riff] | G Cadd9 G [Riff] | [Verse 2]

^D. How dare you sit there and ^Cdrink all our beer ^C/B. Oh, ^Amit's-a ^Gmade for ^Cadd9us ^Gworkers who ^Dsweat spit and swear The ^Dminds of our daughters are ^Cpoisoned by you ^C/B. With ^Amyour ^Gcommunistic politics and them-a ^D. Negro blues Well I'm ^C. gonna quit tal^C/Bkin' ^Amand ^G. take ^Cadd9action ^Gnow Run ^Aall of you ^Asusfair-^Aies clean ^Dout of this ^D7town Oh I'm ^C. dog-tired of wat^C/Bchin' ^Amyou ^G. mess ^Cadd9up our ^Glives ^GSpendin' the summertime ^Dnatch'rily ^Ghigh

[Chorus 2]

^GAnd ^G/F#it's "^Em7Ki-yi-yippie-yi-yi" D C [Riff] You long hairs are sure gonna die ^Em. Our American ^Ahome was clean 'til you ^Dca-^D7me And ^Ckids still re^Dspected the president's ^Gname ^Cadd9. ^G.

^G. And ^G/F#the ^Em7eagle still flew in the sky D C [Riff] Hearts filled with national pride ^Em. Then you came a^Along with your drug-crazy ^Dson-^D7ngs God^Cdamit you're ^Dall gonna ^Emdie ^Em. ^Em/A. God^Cdamit you're ^Dall gonna ^Emdie, oh ^Em/ALord God^Cdamit you're ^Dall gonna ^Gdie ^Cadd9. ^G. Listen ^Gnow

[Outro] | C C/B Am [Riff] | G Cadd9 G | ------------------------------------ Intro riff: Cadd9 C C/B Am [Riff] G ^ G [Riff] e|-0-----0-------------------|--3--3--3-------------------| G|-1-----1-------------------|--3--3--3-------------------| B|-0-----2---------0---------|--0--0--0---------0---------| D|-2-----2--0[h]2-----2[p]0--|--0--2--0--0[h]2-----2[p]0--| A|-3--2--0-------------------|--2--3--2-------------------| E|---------------------------|--3-----3-------------------| Chorus riff: C [Riff] Em e|-0------------------|---- G|-1------------------|---- B|-0----------------0-|---- D|-2---------0[h]2----|-2-- A|-3------------------|-2-- E|--------------------|-0-- gonna die Chords/Notation: [h] = hammer on [p] = pull off A = x03330 Asus = x03340 [aka: Asus4] Am = x00010 C = x32010 C/B = x22010 Cadd9 = x32033 D = xx0232 D7 = xx0212 Dsus = xx0233 [aka: Dsus4] Em = 022000 Em7 = 022030 Em/A = 002000 [aka: A9 [no 3rd]] G = 320033 G/F# = 200033 [aka: Gmaj9[no 3rd]] Charted by Dexex [2019] With a tip of the hat to BenniCalanda