I play this song in dropped-D tuning. I think it is easierto play the fingerstyle parts this way. Also played withcapo on the 1st fret.Intro A D|---------------------------------------------------------||---------0-----2-----2p0-------------0-----2-----2p0-----||---2-------2-----2-------2-----2-------2-----2-------2---||-----2-------2-----2-------2-----2-------2-----2-------2-||-0-----0-------------------------------------------------||-----------------------------0-----0---------------------|
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First Vere A D|-------------------------------------------------------------||-------------0-----2-----2p0-------------0-----2-----2p0-----||----2----------2-----2-------2-------2-----2-----2-------2---||------2----------2-----2-------2-------2-----2-----2-------2-||-0------0----------------------------------------------------||-----------------------------------0-------------------------|
That lonesome Texas sun was setting slow And A D|-----------------------------------------------------------------||----------0--------2------2p0----------------0-----2-----2p0-----||---2--------2--------2--------2----------2-----2-----2-------2---||-----2--------2--------2--------2----------2-----2-----2-------2-||-0-----0---------------------------------------------------------||---------------------------------------0-------------------------|
In the rearview mirror I watched it go Bm F# E|-----2~------------4~----------2~----------||-----3~------------7~----------5~----------||-----4~------------6~----------4~----------||-----4~------------4~----------2~----------||-----2~------------4~----------2~----------||-------------------4~----------2~----------|
I can still see the wind in her golden hair Bm F# D|-2~------------------4~----------------0------||-3~------------------7~----------------3------||-4~------------------6~----------------2------||-4~------------------4~----------------0------||-2~------------------4~----------------0------||---------------------4~----------------0------|
I close my eyes for a moment, I'm still there.Chorus E F# E D|---2------------------------4--------2--0-------||---5------------------------7--------5--3-------||---4------------------------6--------4--2-------||---2------------------------4--------2--0-------||---2------------------------4--------2--0-------||---2------------------------4--------2--0-------|
The bluest eyes in Texas are haunting me tonight E F# E D|--------2------------------------------------4------2--------0----||--------5------------------------------------7------5--------3----||--------4------------------------------------6------4--------2----||--------2------------------------------------4------2--------0----||--------2------------------------------------4------2--------0----||--------2------------------------------------4------2--------0----|
Like the stars that fill the midnight sky her memory fills my mind A F# E D|----------------7----------------------------4-----2-------0-----||---------------10----------------------------7-----5-------3-----||----------------9----------------------------6-----4-------2-----||----------------7----------------------------4-----2-------0-----||----------------7----------------------------4-----2-------0-----||----------------7----------------------------4-----2-------0-----|
(Where did I go wrong) Did I wait too long or can I make it right A F# E D|----7-----------------------4--------2--0--------||---10-----------------------7--------5--3--------||----9-----------------------6--------4--2--------||----7-----------------------4--------2--0--------||----7-----------------------4--------2--0--------||----7-----------------------4--------2--0--------|The bluest eyes in Texas are haunting me tonight.
Second Verse
A D
Another town another hotel room
A D
Another dream that ended way too soon
Bm F# E
Left me lonely praying before the dawn
Bm F# D
Searching for the strength to carry on.
ChorusSolo|---------------------------------------9-7----7-----------||-------1/2-0---0--------------5-5h7-5v-----10---10-10-5/7-||----2v-------2---2-2/4----4/7-----------------------------||-----------------------4v---------------------------------||----------------------------------------------------------||----------------------------------------------------------| Bm F# EFor every heart you break you pay a price Bm F# DBut I can't forget the tears in her blue eyes
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