Choosin' Texas
Recorded by Ella Langley
Album: Single (2025)

(Capo on 1)

(Intro.)
|(Dm) / / / |(Dm) / / / |(C) / / / |(C) / / / |
((Dm) / / / |(F) / / / |(C) / / / |(C) - - -

(Verse 1)
Just when I thought (Dm) I got him to fall in love with Tennes-(C)see
I shoulda known (Dm)better than to take him back to Abil-(C)ene
I put him right (F) back into her arms
I wasn't a match (G) for that kinda spark

(Chorus)
She's from Texas I can (F)tell by the way
He's two steppin' round the (C)room
And judgin' by the smile that's (Dm)written on his face
There's nothin' I can (G)do
It doesn't take a (F)crystal ball to see
A cowboy always (Am)finds a way to leave
Drinkin' Jack all by my-(F)self
(G) He's choosin' Texas I can (C)tell (Dm) / / / |(Dm) / / / |(C) / / / |(C) - - -

(Verse 2)
Well, I guess he forgot (Dm) about the smoky mountain rain (C)
Them old Hank tunes (Dm) the Memphis blues we used sing (C)
He always (F)loved Amarillo By Morning
I shoulda (G)taken that as warning

(Chorus)
She's from Texas I can (F)tell by the way
He's two steppin' round the (C)room
And judgin' by the smile that's (Dm)written on his face
There's nothin' I can (G)do
It doesn't take a (F)crystal ball to see
A cowboy always (Am)finds a way to leave
Drinkin' Jack all by my-(F)self
(G) He's choosin' Texas I can (C)tell

(Bridge)
When I'm (F)eastbound and down and I (G)can't help but cry
Cause I-(Am)40 gets lonelier with (G)every mile
I'll (F)know that his mind wasn't (G)ever gonna change
Cause his (Dm)heart still belongs to the (G)lone star state

(Chorus)
She's from Texas I can (F)tell by the way
He's two steppin' round the (C)room
And judgin' by the smile that's (Dm)written on his face
There's nothin' I can (G)do
It doesn't take a (F)crystal ball to see
A cowboy always (Am)finds a way to leave
Drinkin' Jack all by my-(F)self
(G) He's choosin' Texas I can (Am)tell, no
(D) Drinkin' Jack all by (F) myself
(G) He's choosin' Texas I can (C)tell
 
(Outro.)
C'mon baby, (Dm) oh, yeah (C)
Just when I (Dm)thought I got him to (F)fall in love with Tennes-(C)see - - - - -