#----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE---------------------------------# #This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the # #song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research. # #------------------------------------------------------------------------------# Leavin' Texas By Jerry Jeff Walker & Dave Roberts As slurred on "A Man Must Carry On." Capo 3(?) Intro: G (2 beats) C (2 beats) (3x) G C G Well now Texas, I am just a little lost and beaten' down Em C D Hell like a morning star thats ahead of me I am fadin' out C Am7/B Am G Em But If I make it to the borders of that Rio Grande C D C (1 measure) G Guess I can make it for one last sunset 'cross the prarie G C G Texas this morning the sounds they just sing to me Em C D 'cause I am alive again and with every footstep sett'n me free C Am7/B Am G Em If I keep my smile in touch with you the good times we spent in those hills C D C D G They will always be a part of me as I live in my Texas Memory CHORUS: C Am7/B Am G Oh Texas I am just a little lost and beatn' down Em C D but like that morning star thats ahead of me that's fadin' out C Am7/B Am G Em I just hope I make it to the borders of the Rio Grande C D C G So I can catch me one last sunset across the Prarie SOLO (same as chorus except last line is like last line of 2nd verse) I see everything seems to be movn on so I am movn on I don't deny I get a loneliness that comes sometimes and all the miles and all the footsteps going down aint' how I keep a count, for every lonly stretch for I just kept on for keepn' on CHORUS (2x) Ending: Em..... (fade) Notes: Every time a G is followed by an Em, you can play it like G G/F# Em with the bass line decending (similar to C Am7/B Am) Here's a little bit you can play when appropriate: E A D G B 11 11 13 15 15 e 10 10 11 13 13