Lajitas
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Afinação: Eb Ab Db Gb Bb EbCapotraste: Sem capotraste
No Capo E flat standard tuning
[Intro]
N.C.
There once was a boy from West Texas
He'd wake up and have lonestar for breakfast
Da da da da da
Da da da da da
G
[Verse 1]
Juan Pablo in Terlingua
C
Gets his Mushrooms up in Austin
D
I tell him that I'm on my way
G D
He says well it won't be no problem
G
Just eat all of what I sell ya
C
Don't try and take 'em home
D
Them border patrol dogs know
G D
Psilocybin like a bone
[Chorus 1]
G
Y'all can all go to hell
C
I'm going to Lajitas
D
I need to plant my ass
In the Rio Grande
G D
And drink a cold one in Boquillas
G
The Benitos got a row boat
C
And he burns the best Coletus
D7
Y'all can all go to hell
G D7
I'm going to Lajitas
[Verse 2]
G
Sandras serves cold tequila
C
That holds some sacred powers
D7
I like Sandra the most because
G D
Cause She's always serving after hours
G
And when I go full boracho
C
And I need a siesta
D7
She takes me to her quarters
G D7
And we throw a love fiesta
[Chorus 2]
G
Y'all can all go to hell
C
I am going to Lajitas
D7
I'll be gazing at the starlight lounge
G D7
Bonitas señoritas
G
I will spend all of my dinero
C
On them mezcal margaritas
D7
Y'all can all go to hell
G D7
I am going to Lajitas
G
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
[Piano Solo]
C D7 G D7 G
[Verrse 3]
A
So if you need a great escape
D
Or something to break free of
E
Come on down to the desert town
A E7
Don't need to justify my reasons
A
Ah there's nothing quite like midnight
D
Out here in the chisos
E
Ah I should just shut my mouth
A D E
I should have just kept it a secret
[Chorus 3]
A
Yeah y'all can all go to hell
D
I'm going to Lajitas
E
I got an appetite
For lone star light
A E
Tortillas and carnitas
A
I've had enough of Dallas traffic
D
And the concrete underneath us
E
So y'all can all go to hell
A D E
I'm going to Lajitas
[Outro]
A D E E7 A E A D E A D E A D
E A E7
A D E7 A
How to play Lajitas
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Can I play it on guitar or keyboard?
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