Oct142023

Cody Johnson – Thats Texas Chords on Piano & Ukulele

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[Intro]
A7

[Verse 1]
A7
My redneck mother sang
 "Redneck Mother"
A7
Cookin' us kids somethin'
 to eat
A7
Daddy drank tequila like
 Pancho Villa
A7
When the Cowboys won or
they got beat
       D7     C7
That's Texas, mm

[Verse 2]
        A7
That ol Lone Star gravel
 make an old truck rattle
A7
Like a get-ya-boot bit
 stepped on snake
A7
Lord, have mercy that
ground gets thirsty
A7
Better buy a Resistol or
 find some shade
       D7            C7
That's Texas, that's Texas

[Chorus]
       A
That's Texas, home of
George Strait the king
A
Ain't no such thing as
 chili with beans
       D
That's Texas hot as a
flattop griddle
A
Ain't got a band if ya
 ain't got a fiddle
       E7
That's Texas with a
 capital T
     D7
If I can't go to Heaven
 I got a Plan B
           A
And that's Texas
A
Yeah, that's Texas

[Verse 3]
A7
Them two step queens'll
bring ya to your knees
A7
Yeah buddy God sure
 blessed 'em
A7
There's fifty states
but at the end of the day
There's one that you
don't mess with

Feel free to use our free Chord Shape Generator to see every chord in this song on guitar, ukulele and piano.

[Chorus]
       A
That's Texas, home of
Robert Earl Keen
A
Ain't no such thing
 as chili with beans
       D
That's Texas hot as a
flattop griddle
A
Ain't got a band if
ya ain't got a fiddle
       E7
That's Texas with
 a capital T
     D7
If I can't go to
Heaven I got a Plan B
           A
And that's Texas
A
Yeah, that's Texas
A
Tell 'em 'bout it boys

[Fidddle & Guitar Solos]
A   D  A  E7  D7
A7

[Bridge]
A7
Where the night gets bright
 when the stars come on
A7
Where every bar is
 a honky tonk

[Chorus]
       A
That's Texas, home of the CJB
A
Ain't no such thing as
 chili with beans
       D
That's Texas hot as
 a flattop griddle
A
Ain't got a band if
ya ain't got a fiddle
       E7
That's Texas with a capital T
     D7
If I can't go to Heaven
 I got a Plan B
           A
And that's Texas
A
Yeah, that's Texas
A
Come and take it, boys
A
Yeah

[Outro]
A7    D7  A7  E7  D7  A7

How to play Thats Texas: key, chords and progression

These are Thats Texas chords by Cody Johnson on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar, and Keyboard.

Thats Texas by Cody Johnson keeps coming home to D major (two sharps: F♯, C♯). You need 6 chords: A7, D7, C7, A, D and E7.

The backbone of the song is A – D – A – E7 (V – I – V – II7 in D major). In solfa, that is soh – doh – soh – reh. Practise these 4 changes until they feel natural and you can play most of it.

Beginner-friendly: every chord is an open chord on guitar, so you can play it without a capo or barre chords.