Blame Texas
Recorded by Cody Johnson
Album: Single (2026)

(Capo on 2)

(Intro.)
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(Verse)
If I (G)chase my tequila with an ice cold beer
Blame Texas.
If I (C)swear there ain't no better place to here,
Blame (G)Texas.
If you (D)think I say a few words wrong
And find a (C)way to put a fiddle in (G)every song
If I (C)take George Strait over (D)Elvis
Blame (G)Texas

(Chorus)
But if you (C)wonder why she (D)packed all her things
Left me (G)back here alone in the (Em)Lone Star State
Yeah, I (C)messed up a good thing a-(D)gain
Guess I just can't (G)help it
She loved the (C)wide open skies, no, she (D)didn't want to leave
Did her (G)wrong, now she's (D/F#)gone and it's (Em)all on me
Comin' (Am)back, no she ain't
Wish I (D)could, but I can't blame (G)Texas

(Verse)
If I (G)got a little outlaw in my blood
Blame (G)Texas
If (C)all my settle downs are out on the road
Blame (G)Texas
If you (D)always see me out in my cowboy hat
A little (C)red on my neck and some (G)sweat on my back
If I (C)ain't the kinda mess to (D)mess with
Blame (G)Texas

(Chorus)
So if you (C)wonder why she (D)packed all her things
Left me (G)back here alone in the (Em)Lone Star State,
Yeah, I (C)messed up a good thing a-(D)gain
Guess I just can't (G)help it
She loved the (C)wide open skies
No, she (D)didn't want to leave
Did her (G)wrong, now she's (D/F#)gone
And it's (Em)all on me
Comin' (Am)back, no she ain't
Wish I (D)could, but I can't blame (G)Texas

(Instrumental)
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(Break)
I like a (G)Shiner Bock longneck and Sunday Cowboy football
And I can (C)hold my own on a pissed off bull
But I (D)can't hold onto a woman at all

(Chorus)
If you (C)wonder why she (D)packed all her things
Left me (G)back here alone in the (Em)Lone Star State,
Yeah, I (C)messed up a good thing a-(D)gain
Guess I just can't (G)help it
She loved the (C)wide open skies
No, she (D)didn't want to leave
Did her (G)wrong, now she's (D/F#)gone
And it's (Em)all on me
Comin' (Am)back, no she ain't
Wish I (D)could, but I can't
Blame (G)Texas
Comin' (Am)back, no she ain't
Wish I (D)could, but I can't blame (G)Texas - - -

(Outro.)
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God bless (G)Texas / / |(G) / / / |(G) - - - - -