Choosin Texas Chords & Tabs

by Ella Langley

[Version Description]
Link to the song: https://youtu.be/3s1sZbW7Rt8.
Strumming Patterns:
Pattern 1:
BPM: 112
Denominator: 8
Triplet: No
Measures: [1, 101, 3, 101, 1, 101, 3, 101]
CHOOSIN' TEXAS
As recorded by Ella Langley
(2025 release)
Capo 1st fret
Ella Langley plays this song live tuned down 1/2 step without a capo.
To do so transpose +2 steps.

[Intro]
Dm    C    Dm  F  C

[Verse 1]
            Dm                                          C   
Just when I thought I got him to fall in love with Tennessee
                Dm                                 C   
I shoulda known better than to take him back to Abilene
          F                       
I put him right back into her arms
           G                         
I wasn't a match for that kinda spark

[Chorus]
                       F              
She's from Texas I can tell by the way
                            C   
He's two steppin' round the room
                                Dm                 
And judgin' by the smile that's written on his face
                      G 
There's nothin' I can do
                  F                  
It doesn't take a crystal ball to see
                Am                  
A cowboy always finds a way to leave
                       F   
Drinkin' Jack all by myself
G                         C   Dm
He's choosin' Texas I can tell

[Verse 2]
                    Dm                               C
Well, I guess he forgot about the smoky mountain rain
              Dm                                  C
Them old Hank tunes the Memphis blues we used sing
          F                        
He always loved Amarillo By Morning
          G                    
I shoulda taken that as warning

[Chorus]
                       F              
She's from Texas I can tell by the way
                            C   
He's two steppin' round the room
                                Dm                 
And judgin' by the smile that's written on his face
                      G 
There's nothin' I can do
                  F                  
It doesn't take a crystal ball to see
                Am                  
A cowboy always finds a way to leave
                       F   
Drinkin' Jack all by myself
G                         C   
He's choosin' Texas I can tell

[Bridge]
         F                        G                 
When I'm eastbound and down and I can't help but cry
        Am                    G         
Cause I-40 gets lonelier with every mile
     F                         G                
I'll know that his mind wasn't ever gonna change
          Dm                         G              
Cause his heart still belongs to the lone star state

[Chorus]
                       F              
She's from Texas I can tell by the way
                            C   
He's two steppin' round the room
                                Dm                 
And judgin' by the smile that's written on his face
                      G 
There's nothin' I can do
                  F                  
It doesn't take a crystal ball to see
                Am                  
A cowboy always finds a way to leave
                       F   
Drinkin' Jack all by myself
G                         Am  D
He's choosin' Texas I can tell
                  F        
Drinkin' Jack all by myself
G                         C   
He's choosin' Texas I can tell

[Outro]
          Dm
C'mon baby
 C     
Oh yeah
            Dm                   F                      C   
Just when I thought I got him to fall in love with Tennessee