Sweet Tequila Blues
Recorded by Chip Taylor & Carrie Rodriguez
Album: Let's Leave This Town (2006)

(Capo on 3)

Intro.:  | (G)  | (G)  | (Bm/F#)  | (C/G)  | (G)  | (D/A)  | (G)  | (G)

(Chorus)
An' (G)I keep lookin' for it, an' I (C)hope I never (G)find it
If I get close to it, just put me on a train (D)
An' (G)get me back to Austin, oh (B)damn, I miss that (C)town
I got them (G)sweet tequila (D)blues comin' (G)down

(Em) I knew a (G)man with (C)money in his hand (G)
He'd (Em)look that Jack of (G)Diamonds in the (D)eye
He'd (Em)place it on the (G)four an' let the (C)seven close the (G)door
He'd take all them chips and (D)lay right down and (G)cry

(Chorus)
An' (G)I keep lookin' for it, an' I (C)hope I never (G)find it
If I get close to it, just put me on a (D)train
An' (G)get me back to Austin, oh (B)damn, I miss that (C)town
Got them (G)sweet tequila (D)blues comin' (G)down

Inst.:  | (G)  | (G)  | (C)  | (G)  | (G)  | (G)  | (G)  | (D)  | (D)  |
        | (G)  | (G)  | (B)  | (C)  | (G)  | (D)  | (G)  | (G)  |

(Em) An' I knew a (G)girl who (C)thought she had the world (G)
With a (Em)slightly racin' (G)Spanish lulla-(D)by
When her (Em)dream came into (G)town she threw the (C)whole damn thing a-(G)round
Some Texas girls just (D)love to say (G)goodbye

(Chorus)
An' (G)I keep lookin' for it, I (C)hope I never (G)find it
If I get close to it just put me on a (D)train
And (G)get me back to Austin, oh (B)damn, I miss that (C)town
Got them (G)sweet tequila (D)blues comin' (G)down, break it now

Here's (Em)one for the (G)ladies, babe, (C)where is my Mer-(G)cedie?
Girl, I'm (Em)waitin' for the (G)ribbons and the (D)bows
(Em) Just keep me (G)guessin', oh (C)baby, I'm con-(G)fessin'
I know, you want two of (D)them and three of (G)those

(Chorus)
An' (G)I keep lookin' for it, I (C)hope I never (G)find it
If I get close to it just put me on a (D)train
An' (G)get me back to Austin, oh (B)damn, I miss that (C)town
I got them (G)sweet tequila (D)blues comin' (G)down (Texas fiddle, here we go)

Inst.:  | (G)  | (G)  | (C)  | (G)  | (G)  | (G)  | (G)  | (D)  | (D)

(Tag)
And (G)get me back to Austin, oh (B)damn, I miss that (C)town
I got them (G)sweet tequila (D)blues comin' (G)down
Yeah, got them sweet tequila (D)blues comin' (G)down