Tom: A
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West Texas Sky – Taylor Hicks
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Tabbed by: Dee Ay
Tuning: Standard Tuning
*Note: Tempo and timing of play for the intro and solo are best learned by listening to
the actual song while learning.
Chords used (in order of appearance):
Fm Bm E Dsus2 A B C#m
-2- -2- -0- -0- -0- -2- -4-
-2- -3- -0- -3- -2- -4- -5-
-2- -4- -1- -2- -2- -4- -6-
-4- -4- -2- -0- -2- -4- -6-
-4- -2- -2- -x- -0- -2- -4-
-2- -2- -0- -x- -x- -2- -4-
INTRO:
E|--2-----------------0--------------2--|--0-----------0--2--4--4--2---------------|
B|--2-----------2--3-----2--3--------3--|--0--------0--------5-----2-----2---------|
G|--2-----2--4-----------------4--2--4--|--1-----1-----------6-----2--2-----2------|
D|--4--4-----------------------------4--|--2--2--------------6-----4-----------2---|
A|--4--------------------------------2--|--2-----------------4-----4--------------4|
E|--2--------------------------------2--|--0-----------------X-----2---------------|
E|-----------------0--2--0-----------2--|--0--0--0--0--0|
B|-----------2--3-----------3--2--0--3--|--0-----3-----2|
G|-----2--4--------------------------4--|--1-----2-----2|
D|--4--------------------------------4--|--2-----0-----2|
A|-----------------------------------2--|--2-----X-----0|
E|-----------------------------------2--|--0-----X-----X|
VERSE 1:
E Bm
So you're drivin' away these miles
A E
So far away from your southern home
E Bm
Takin' your charms and dreams to the Golden State
A E
Make your way, seal your fate
CHORUS:
E B
That's when you're gone away
E
Where no one will hear you cry
A B
When you're late
E
For that west Texas sky
VERSE 2:
E Bm
When you left home, I didn't think twice
A E
Oh, I knew, you had to roam
E Bm
I knew that life was getting you down
A E
You always feel alone when there's no one around
BRIDGE:
Fm Bm
But who gets cut when the knife is dull?
E C#m F
And who gets lost when the map is full
F Bm
Nobody wins and nobody loses
E D
Just a handful of sorrows
A D A
And too many excuses
VERSE 3:
E Bm
You wanted to walk beside the ocean
A E
Oh, and stand beside the sea
E Bm
And now you can't wait until tomorrow
A
There's so much to do
E
And so much to see
GUITAR G O (if not playing solo then just play the chord progression from the bridge):
e|-----------------0--2--4h5--7--7/9--7--4h5--4--0--0--0--2--0--0------------------------|
B|-----------2--3--------------------------------------------------3--2--0---------------|
G|-----2--4-----------------------------------------------------------------2--2--1------|
D|--4E|E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------||-4--3|
A|E|E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------||--------|
E|E|E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------||--------|
e|--------------------------0--2-------------------5/7--5-----------0-----------2--0--2--0|
B|-----------------0--2--3--------3--2--0--2/3--2----------------0-----------3-----2--3--2|
G|-----------1--2---------------------------------------------1-----------2--------2--2--2|
D|--4--3--4------------------------------------------------2-----------0-----------2--0--2|
A|E|E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------||--0--0--0|
E|E|E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------||--X--X--X|
VERSE 4:
E Bm
So you're drivin' away these miles
A E
So far away from your southern home
E Bm
Takin' your charms and dreams to the Golden State
A E
Make your way, seal your fate
CHORUS:
E B
That's when you're gone away
E
Where no one will hear you cry
A B
When you're late
E
For that west Texas sky
A B
When you're late
E
For that west Texas sky
A B
When you're late
E A
For that west Texas sky
OUTRO:
Bm E
Mmmhmm
A B
When you're late
E A B
For that west Texas sky
E
For that west Texas sky
