Texas Lullaby Chords
by Aaron Watson
Texas Lullaby by Aaron Watson is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of C. It uses the chords C, G, D, Am and Em. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
Intro
C G C G C G D
verse 1
C G
He was just eighteen
C G
Full of fire and gasoline
C G
He was lean and mean
D
And they called him Texas
verse 2
C G
He went off to war
C G
To a far and distant shore
C G
He'd never left his home before
D
He was from Texas
Pre-Chorus
Am D
As they stormed that beach one foggy summer day
Am D
He said if I don't make it back promise me one thing
C G
Take me home if I die
D Em
When I'm gone don't ya cry
C G D
Find some shade right beside a live oak tree
C G
Sing those old songs of faith
Am Em
I'll fly away amazing grace
C G D
But you find comfort knowing that my soul found peace
C D G
And you can bury me beneath the deep blue skies of Texas
verse 3
C G
Well she was just eighteen
C G
Prettiest thing he'd ever seen
C G
Like a real life beauty queen
D
And someday she'd be his wife
verse 4
C G
But for the next four years
C G
She fought back her tears
C G
While he fought back his fears
D
Fighting for his life
Pre-Chorus
Am
And in his darkest hours
D
Her love would bring him a light
Am
He would read her letters
D
He would pray at night
C G
Take me home if I die
D Em
When I'm gone don't ya cry
C G D
Find some shade right beside a live oak tree
C G
Sing those old songs of faith
Am Em
I'll fly away amazing grace
C G D
But you find comfort knowing that my soul found peace
C D G
And you can bury me beneath the deep blue skies of Texas
Bridge
Am Em
He always said the real heroes
G D
Never made it back home
Am Em
And though the war was long over
G D
You know for him it still lived on
D
And it still lives on
Verse 5
C G
When he was eighty-three
C G
Still full of fire and gasoline
C G
He was still lean and mean
D
And they still called him Texas
Verse 6
C G
And on the day he died
C G
She was right there by his side
C G D
She held his hand as she softly sang his lullaby
C G
Take me home if I die
D Em
When I'm gone don't ya cry
C G D
Find some shade right beside a live oak tree
C G
Sing those old songs of faith
Am Em
I'll fly away amazing grace
C G D
But you find comfort knowing that my soul found peace
C D
And you can bury me
C D
You can bury me
C D G
You can bury me beneath the deep blue skies of Texas
Outro
C G C G C G D