Miles And Miles Of Texas Chords

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Miles And Miles Of Texas by Asleep At The Wheel is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of D. It uses the chords D7, G, D, C, A7 and E7. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

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  			INTRO : PLAY OVER THE CHORUS AS INSTRUMENTAL 
 
CHORUS INSTRUMENTAL 
D7      G           
I  saw miles and miles of Texas. 
     	               D   D7 
All the stars up in the sky. 
      G                  GmSus4        
I saw miles and miles of Texas,  
       G         D7      G           
gonna live here ‘till  I die 
 
VERSE ONE 
G    	                     C               G 
I’s born in Louisiana....down on the old bay..ou 
C                    G             A7                D7 
raised on shrimp and catfish...and Mammy’s  good gum..bo 
  G                                    C                G 
I got that ramblin’ fever....said good bye  to Maw  and Paw  
C            G            E7          A7        D7     G             
crossed that old red riv..er.....and  this  is  what I saw 

       G           
I  saw miles and miles of Texas 
                        D   D7 
all the stars up in the sky 
      G                  GmSus4        
I saw miles and miles of Texas  
       G         D7       G           
gonna live here ‘till  I  die 
 
VERSE TWO 
  G                            C             G          
I rode up in to Cowtown....the cradle of the west 
C            G               A7                D7                
just ask any cowboy ...he’ll tell you it’s the best 
  G      	                   C                G   
I met a Texas Beauty...got friendly with her Paw 
   C              G        E7             A7      D7     G                  
I looked into her big blue eyes.......and this is what I saw 
 
 
CHORUS  REPEAT / VOCALS 
   
CHORUS:  INSTRUMENTAL 
 
 
VERSE THREE 
   G                       C          G               
I started tamin’ broncos...made every rodeo 
 C            G                 A7               D7 
‘till I met a tough one....they called him Devil Joe. 
   G                                    C     	 G 
I grabbed hold of his bridle....just to ride that old outlaw 
   C        G             E7             A7      D7     G                    
he threw me from the sad..dle........and this is what I saw. 
 
CHORUS   
       G           
I  saw miles and miles of Texas 
                        D   D7 
all the stars up in the sky 
      G                  GmSus4        
I saw miles and miles of Texas  
      G           D7      G           
gonna live here ‘till  I  die 
TAGG  
G                    D7      G           
I”m gonna live here ‘till  I die 
 
 
            
CHORD : GmSus4  is a barre chord on the 3 fret    3 3 5 3 3 3  	 
 

    	

Chord diagrams

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100 BPM Andante