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Miranda Lambert – Tequila Does Piano & Ukulele Chord Progression and Tab

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This is the chords of Tequila Does by Miranda Lambert on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar and Keyboard.

INTRO
C G C G C

VERSE
C
His last name was Flores
C
He came up from Juarez
C F
F C
Lookin’ for a hell of a time
C
With a blonde senorita
C
And a tall margarita
D G
We danced on the tables all night

PRE-CHORUS
F
Then I said adios
C A7
Casamigos
D7 G C
Is taking me home tonight

CHORUS
Dm
‘Cause he don’t love me like tequila does
F C
Nobody can
C Dm
He don’t give me that border town buzz
F C
Like tequila does
C G C G C

VERSE
C
I’d sure like to find
C
A cowboy tonight
C F
F C
To get me back in the saddle
C
But the boys around here
C
Drink domestic beer
D G
Mmm, mmm they’re all hat, no cattle

PRE-CHORUS
F
But I won’t sleep alone
C A7
‘Cause my old pal Patron
D7 G C
Is taking me home tonight

How to play Tequila Does: key, chords and progression

Tequila Does by Miranda Lambert is centred on C major (no sharps or flats). The song uses 7 chords: C, G, F, D, A7, D7 and Dm.

The progression the song keeps returning to is C – G – C – F (I – V – I – IV in C major). In solfa, that is doh – soh – doh – fah. Learn these 4 changes first and most of the song falls into place.

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