Randy's Guitar Clinic

Miles And Miles Of Texas

This song has some fancy changes in it, but you can simplify it at first and add the extra changes as you improve..

Scroll down for video clips and chord diagrams.

First, a simplified version:

Verse 1

I's (G)born in Louisiana, down (C)on the old bay-(G)ou;

(C)Raised on shrimp and (G)catfish, (A7)Mammy's good gum-(D7)bo.

I (G)got the ramblin' fever, said good-(C)bye to maw and (G)paw;

(C)Crossed that old Red (G)River (A7)this is (D7)what I (G)saw.

Chorus

I saw (G)miles and miles of Texas, all the stars up in the (D7)sky;

I saw (G)miles and miles of (C)Texas, gonna (G)live here (D7)'til I (G)die.

Verse 2

I (G)rode up in to Austin, the (C)cradle of the (G)West;

(C)Just ask any (G)cowboy, he'll (A)tell you that its the (D7)best.

And I (G)met a Texas beauty, I got (C)friendly with her (G)Paw;

I (C)looked in-to her (G)big blue eyes, and (A7)this is (D7)what I (G)saw.

Chorus

Instrumental break same as Chorus

Verse 3

I (G)started tamin' broncos, made (C)every rode-(G)o;

Un-(C)til I met a (G)tough one, you know his (A7)name was Devil (D7)Joe.

And I (G)grabbed hold of his bridle, just to (C)ride this old out-(G)law;

He (C)threw me from the (G)saddle, and (A7)this is (D7)what I (G)saw.

Now the more standard version:

Verse 1

I's (G)born in Louisiana, down (C)on the old bay-(G)ou;

(C)Raised on shrimp and (G)catfish, (A7)Mammy's good gum-(D7)bo.

I (G)got the ramblin' fever, said good-(C)bye to maw and (G)paw;

(C)Crossed that (d flat dim)old Red (G)River(E7) (A7)this is (D7)what I (G)saw.

Chorus

I saw (G)miles and miles of Texas, all the stars up in the (D7)sky;

I saw (G)miles and miles of (c min 9)Texas, gonna (G)live here (D7)'til I (G)die.

Verse 2

I (G)rode up in to Austin, the (C)cradle of the (G)West;

(C)Just ask any (G)cowboy, he'll (A)tell you that its the (D7)best.

And I (G)met a Texas beauty, I got (C)friendly with her (G)Paw;

I (C)looked in-(d flat dim)to her (G)big blue (E7)eyes, and (A7)this is (D7)what I (G)saw.

Chorus

Instrumental break same as Chorus

Verse 3

I (G)started tamin' broncos, made (C)every rode-(G)o;

Un-(C)til I met a (G)tough one, you know his (A7)name was Devil (D7)Joe.

And I (G)grabbed hold of his bridle, just to (C)ride this old out-(G)law;

He (C)threw me (d flat dim)from the (G)saddle(E7), and (A7)this is (D7)what I (G)saw.

And a version with added changes:

Verse 1

I's (G)born in Loui-(C)si-(G)ana, down (C)on the (d flat dim)old bay-(G)ou;

(C)Raised on (d flat dim)shrimp and (G)catfish(E7), (A7)Mammy's good gum-(D7)bo.

I (G)got the (C)ramblin' (G)fever, said good-(C)bye to (d flat dim)maw and (G)paw;

(C)Crossed that (d flat dim)old Red (G)River(E7) (A7)this is (D7)what I (G)saw.

Chorus

I saw (G)miles and miles of Texas, all the stars up in the (D7)sky;(DAug)

I saw (G)miles and miles of (c min 9)Texas, (d flat dim)gonna (G)live (a flat dim7) here (A7)'til(D7) I (G)die.

And a slower video with explanations:

See Chords below.

Remember, C#dim7 is the same chord as Dbdim7. Different name, same chord.