– – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – –
dallas – alan jackson
– – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – –
tabbed by : joel bergstrom
email : julle_b@hotmail . com

tuning : standard , capo on the 2nd fret

intro :
G

vers :
G
dallas packed her suitcase
C G
and drove off in the brand new car i bought her
G
she made leaving me look easy
C G
i wish she’d made it look a little harder
D
i took her out of texas
C
when she was just a girl
D
but old tennessee and me
C D
couldn’t take texas out of her

chorus :
G C D
on how i wish dallas was in tennessee
C
if i could move texas east
D
then she’d be here with me
G C D
then nothin’ else would come between the two of us
C D
if dallas was in tennessee

violin solo ( transcribed for guitar without capo ) :
G C D D
E | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |
B | – – 14 – – 14 – 14 – 12 – 14 – 15 – 14 – 12 – 14 – 12h14 – 12 – 10/14 – 12 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |
G | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – 12 – 11 – 9 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |
D | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |
A | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |
E | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |

C D
E | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – 9 – 10 – 12 – 10 – 12 – 9 – – – – – – – – – – – – – |
B | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – 9 – 10 – 12 – 10 – 12 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – 12 – 10 – 9 – – – – – |
G | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – 9 – 11 – 12 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |
D | – – – – – – – – – – – 9 – 11 – – 12 – 12 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |
A | – 9 – 10 – 11 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |
E | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |

D
E | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |
B | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |
G | – 12 – 11 – 9 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |
D | – – – – – – – – – 12 – 11 – 9 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |
A | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |
E | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |

guitar solo transcribed with capo :

G C D D
E | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |
B | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – 7h9p7h9p7 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |
G | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |
D | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – 2 – – 2 – 2 – 2 – 0 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |
A | – – – 0 – 2 – – 2 – 2 – 2 – 0 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – 3 – – 0h2p0h2p0 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |
E | – 3 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – 3 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |

C D G by now . . .
E | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |
B | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – 0 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |
G | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – 0 – 0 – 2 – 2 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |
D | – – – – – 2 – – – – 0 – 2 – 0 – – – 2p0 – – – – – – – – – – – – – 3 – 3 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |
A | – – – 3 – – – – 0 – – – – – – – – – – – – – 3 – 2 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |
E | – 3 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – 3 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |

vers 2 ( same chords as vers 1 ) :
by now she’s leaving memphis
and everything we had behind her
lord i hope the gold band on her hand
will serve as a reminder
that true love is a treasure
that’s very seldom found
but you can’t stay together if there’s no common ground

chorus :
G C D
on how i wish dallas was in tennessee
C
if i could move texas east
D
then she’d be here with me
G C D
then nothin’ else would come between the two of us
C D G
if dallas was in tennessee
C D G
oh if dallas was in tennessee

outro :
G
dallas packed her suitcase
C G
and drove off in the brand new car i bought her