If You're Gonna Play in Texas (You Gotta Have a Fiddle in the Band) — Alabama
Chords and lyrics for If You're Gonna Play in Texas (You Gotta Have a Fiddle in the Band) by Alabama (key of A).
Intro
[A]
Chorus
If you're [A]gonna play in [E]Texas, you [D]gotta have a fiddle in the [A]band
That [A]lead guitar is [E]hot but not for [D]"Louisiana [E]Man"
So [F#m]rosin up that [E]bow for "Faded [D]Love" and let's all [A]dance
If you're [A]gonna play in [E]Texas, you [D]gotta have a fiddle in the [F#m]band
Interlude
[E] [D] [A] [A]
Verse 1
I [A]remember down in [E]Houston we were [D]puttin' on a [A]show
When a [A]cowboy in the [E]back stood up and [D]yelled, "Cotton-Eyed [E]Joe"!
He said, "We [A]love what you're [E]doin', [D]boys don't get us [A]wrong
[A]There's just somethin' [E]missin' in your [A]songs"
Chorus
If you're [A]gonna play in [E]Texas, you [D]gotta have a fiddle in the [A]band
That [A]lead guitar is [E]hot but not for [D]"Louisiana [E]Man"
So [F#m]rosin up that [E]bow for "Faded [D]Love" and let's all [A]dance
If you're [A]gonna play in [E]Texas, you [D]gotta have a fiddle in the [F#m]band
Instrumental
[E] [D] [A] [E] [D] [A] [A]
Verse 2
So we [A]dusted off our [E]boots and put our [D]cowboy hats on [A]straight
Them [A]Texans raised the [E]roof when Jeff [D]opened up his [E]case
You say y'all [A]all wanna [E]two-step, you [D]say ya wanna [A]do-si-do
Well, [A]here's your fiddlin' [E]song before we [A]go
Chorus
If you're [A]gonna play in [E]Texas, you [D]gotta have a fiddle in the [A]band
That [A]lead guitar is [E]hot but not for [D]"Louisiana [E]Man"
So [F#m]rosin up that [E]bow for "Faded [D]Love" and let's all [A]dance
If you're [A]gonna play in [E]Texas, you [D]gotta have a fiddle in the [A]band
Instrumental
[A] [E] [D] [A]
[A] [E] [D] [E] [E]
[F#m] [E] [D] [A]
[A] [E] [D] [A] [A]
Chorus
If you're [A]gonna play in [E]Texas, you [D]gotta have a fiddle in the [A]band
That [A]lead guitar is [E]hot but not for [D]"Louisiana [E]Man"
So [F#m]rosin up that [E]bow for "Faded [D]Love" and let's all [A]dance
If you're [A]gonna play in [E]Texas, you [D]gotta have a fiddle in the [A]band
Instrumental
[A] [E] [D] [A]
[A] [E] [D] [E] [E]
[F#m] [E] [D] [A]
[A] [E] [D] [A] [A]
[A] [E] [D] [A]
[A] [E] [D] [E] [E]
[F#m] [E] [D] [A]
[A] [E] [D] [A] [A]
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(fade out)
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