Oklahoma Swing Chords

KeyG Capo3st fret TuningStandard Difficulty Plays428

Oklahoma Swing by Reba & Vince Gill is a more advanced guitar song played in the key of G with a capo on the 3st fret. It uses the chords G, C7, D, C, F7, F, Dm, Ebm and Em. 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: 
G G C7 C7 G D G G 

          G                             C7 
There's a redhead from my hometown that loves to let her hair down 
    G                  D                  G 
She tears my heart out when she starts to sing 
                                                 C7 
She's from the right side of Red River and she's pretty as a picture 
G                    D                 G 
Don't you know she's this ole cowboy's dream 

          C                      F7 
There's a boy from Okie City and I sure think he's pretty 
      C                   G                 C 
But I know he's trying to steal my heart a- way 
                                      F7 
Oh my mama tried to warn me he's done time in California 
          C          D              C 
But he'll be an Okie till his dyin' day 

          F                    C 
There's a dance we do in Okla- homa 
  F                       C    Dm Ebm Em 
A dance like you've never seen 
    F                    C 
Sit back and we're gonna show ya 
Dm             G        C 
How to do that Oklahoma swing 
       
Instrumental   
G G C7 C7 G D G G 
G G C7 C7 G D G G 

              C                              F7 
Well when two Okies get together man there's nothin' they like better 
        C               G            C 
Than to hold each other on a dawdust floor 
                                         F7 
Oh I love it when we're swayin' to those sweet twi fiddles playin' 
C                G              C 
Come on boy what are we waitin' for 

          F                    C 
There's a dance we do in Okla- homa 
  F                       C    Dm Ebm Em 
A dance like you've never seen 
    F                    C 
Sit back and we're gonna show ya 
Dm             G        C 
How to do that Oklahoma swing 
 
                F                    C 
Yeah, there's a dance we do in Okla- homa 
  F                       C    Dm Ebm Em 
A dance like you've never seen 
    F                    C 
Sit back and we're gonna show ya 
Dm             G        C 
How to do that Oklahoma swing 
      Dm             G        C 
Yeah, how to do that Oklahoma swing 
           
Outro. 
G G C7 C7 G D G G 
x repeat times to fade 
    	

Chord diagrams

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Reference tones

Standard tuning, lowest to highest. Click a string to play it; the string the mic hears is highlighted.

Click Start tuner and allow microphone access. The needle centers and turns green when a string is in tune (within 5 cents).
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Metronome

100 BPM Andante