Young The Giant - Texas Tea

tabbed by ann hogan .

hey , guys . i noticed a few errors in the previous submission of chords for
this song ( under the name the jakes ) , so i corrected it . some of the chords
are the same , just with different fingerings , so i marked anything like that
with an asterisk ( * ) or plus sign ( + ) .

chords
A : x – x – 7 – 6 – 5 –
xa * : x – 0 – 2 – 2 – 2 – 0
A+ : 5 – 4 – 2 – 2 – 3 –
xa6 : x – x – 7 – 6 – 7 –
xd : x – x – 12 – 11 – 10 –
xd6 : x – x – 12 – 11 – 11 –
xe6 : x – x – 14 – 13 – 14 – 12
E : 0 – 2 – 2 – 1 – 0 – 0
D * : x – x – 0 – 2 – 3 – 2

the A+ riff looks like :
| – – – – – – – – – – – – |
| – – – – – – – – – 3 – – |
| – – – – – – – – – 2 – – |
| – – – – – – – – – 2 – – |
| – – 4 – 4 – 4 – – 4 – – |
| – – 5 – 5 – 5 – – 5 – – |
pm . . . . . .

intro : A6 A A6 A D6 D E6 x2

A
i’m waiting for the sun to rise
D6 E6
so i can find my way back to texas
A
but oh it’s still dark outside
D6 E6
’cuz i can taste the fire on my lips

A D6 E6
and so i say to lord , i’m so tired of this mess
A
but this nation still burns at night
D6 E6
our ribs the coal of progress

E D *
so hey , get away from here , old ghost
E D *
we don’t like your kind , soldier
E
defend this land and fight

A+ riff x2

A
the fields of corn they turn to dust
D6 E6
said the cross – eyed boy from pawnee
A
the old machines are laid to rest
D6 E6
new england stars , they’re lovely

A
and so i say to him , boy ,
D6 E6
have you seen men in these parts
A
hey hey yeah yeah
D6 E6
black gold swims under the dirt

E D *
so hey , get away from here , old ghost
E D *
we don’t like your kind , soldier
E
defend this land and fight

A D *
oh , la la
A *
hey , hey , yeah , yeah!
A *
hey , hey , yeah , yeah!
D *
hey , oh . . .

end on : A *