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George Strait - All My Ex’s Live In Texas Chords

Chord reference G, D7, Am, D, C, A7
Rhythm tips ↓-↓↑-↓↑-↓↑

[G]All my ex’s live in [D7]Texas And Texas is the [Am]place I’d dearly [D]love [C]to [G]be But all my ex’s live in [D7]Texas And that’s why I hang my hat in Tennes[G]see

[G]Rosanna’s down in Texarkana, [Am]wanted me to push her broom [D7]Sweet Eileen’s in Abilene, she forgot I hung the [G]moon And Allison’s in Galveston, [Am]somehow lost her sanity And [A7]Dimple’s who now lives in Temple’s, Gt the [D7]law looking for me

[G]All my ex’s live in [D7]Texas And Texas is the [Am]place I’d dearly [D]love [C]to [G]be But all my ex’s live in [D7]Texas And that’s why I hang my hat in Tennes[G]see

[G]I remember that old Frio River [Am]where I learned to swim But it [D7]brings to mind another time where I wore my welcome [G]thin By transcendental meditation [Am]I go there each night But I [A7]always come back to myself [D7]long before daylight

[G]All my ex’s live in [D7]Texas And Texas is the [Am]place I’d dearly [D]love [C]to [G]be But all my ex’s live in [D7]Texas And that’s why I hang my hat in Tennes[G]see

[D7]Some folks think I’m hidin’ [C] [C#] [D7]It’s been rumored that I died [C] [C#] [D7]But I’m alive and well in Tennes[G]see

Artist George Strait
Album Ocean Front Property
Genres Country
Year 1987
Key G

How to Play All My Ex's Live In Texas on Guitar?

George Strait - All My Ex's Live In Texas can be played in the key of G using the G, D7, Am, D, C, A7 chords.

  • For G, To play G, press fret 2 on the A string with finger 2, let D, G, B ring open, mute low E, high E.
  • For D7, To play D7, press fret 2 on the low E string with finger 3, press fret 2 on the G string with finger 3, press fret 1 on the B string with finger 2, press fret 2 on the high E string with finger 3, let A, D ring open.
  • For Am, To play Am, press fret 1 on the B string with finger 2, let low E, A, high E ring open, mute D, G.
  • For D, To play D, press fret 2 on the low E string with finger 2, press fret 2 on the G string with finger 2, press fret 2 on the high E string with finger 2, let A, D ring open, mute B.
  • For C, To play C, press fret 1 on the B string with finger 2, let low E, G, high E ring open, mute A, D.
  • For A7, To play A7, let low E, A, G, high E ring open, mute D, B.

Barre: Use your index finger to press multiple strings on the same fret, keeping your finger flat.

You can play All My Ex's Live In Texas with the ↓-↓↑-↓↑-↓↑ strumming pattern.