Miles And Miles Of Texas Chords
by Bob Wills
Miles And Miles Of Texas by Bob Wills is a more advanced guitar song played in the key of D. It uses the chords G, C9, D7, C, A, Gdim, E7, A7 and G6. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
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