------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TEXAS SUNSET - Tim Hassall ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tabbed by: Tim Hassall Email: timhassallpromotions@gmail.com Bandcamp: http://timhassall.bandcamp.com/album/oh-restless-heart Myspace: http://www.myspace.com/timhassallmusic Timhassall.com Texas Sunset All music and lyrics © Tim Hassall 2010 Notes Capo 2nd fret (all chord shapes are in relation to capo) Fmaj7: x03210 In the chorus use bar chords for F and G. Intro: C C Fmaj7 I watched a Texas sunset set Am G Orange light fading to the smoke of a cigarette C Fmaj7 With 1500 miles on the clock Am G G7 C And 25 days to get to New York, New York Break: C C Fmaj7 Slept some in the tent, some in the car Am G Lost count of numberless beers in numberless bars C Fmaj7 Listening to Country and Cajun radio Am G G7 Dreaming of falling in love at a junction rodeo Chorus F G Am The appeal of rings and things, never held me F G C The road always called me back to the door F Lyrics light my fire, G Worn hands finger-picking inspire me Am To play forever more F G To follow the street lights to the music, C And sing till dawn Break: C C Fmaj7 Countless characters and countless tales Am G Of state parks and cheap hostels C Fmaj7 The ocean the river and the bay Am G All travellers are just birds of prey C Fmaj7 With no time to clear the road Am G Keep an out for the state border patrol C Fmaj7 Devouring everything as we go Am G G7 Good bye Arizona, hello El Paso Chorus F G Am The appeal of rings and things, never held me F G C The road always seduced me back to the door F Harmonica lights my fire, G Rock n rollers inspire me to Am Play forever more F G To follow the street lights to the music Break: C, Fmaj7, Am, G x2 C Fmaj7 I got weighed down in Memphis and Nashville Am G Theres too many good singers just to pass through C Fmaj7 Drawing on condensed car windows, see Am Shes more gorgeous than Winslett G But I aint no Leo C Fmaj7 When a parking lots as romantic as it gets Am G And youre staying with who you meet next C Fmaj7 I guess New York City will have to wait Am Cause Im high in Atlanta airport tryin to fit two guitars in an overhead crate Outro: C, Fmaj7, Am, G x4 End on C Outro riff (actual frets not in relation to capo) e:---------------------------|-------------------------| B:---------------------------|-------------------------| G:-11-11-11-11-9-------------|-11-11-11-11-9-----------| D:---------------12--9--12---|----------------12-----9-| A:---------------------------|-------------------12----| E:- -------------------------|-------------------------| x2 1st time 2nd time e:--------------------------|-------------|-------------|| B:--------------------------|-------------|-------------|| G:--------------------------|-------------|-------------|| D:-12/14-12-9---9-12/14--12-|-----9-------|-9-----------|| A:------------12------------|9-12---------|-------12----|| E:--------------------------|-------------|-------------||