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DEEP IN THE HEART OF TEXAS
Recorded by Hank Thompson Music by Don Swander and Words by June Hershey, 1941
[D] The stars at night - are big and bright (clap, clap, clap, clap) DEEP IN THE HEART OF [A] TEXAS The prairie sky - is wide and high (clap, clap, clap, clap) DEEP IN THE HEART OF [D] TEXAS. The Sage in bloom - is like perfume (clap, clap, clap, clap) DEEP IN THE HEART OF [A] TEXAS Reminds me of - the one I love (clap, clap, clap, clap) DEEP IN THE HEART OF [D] TEXAS. The cowboys cry - ki-yip-pie-yi (clap, clap, clap, clap) DEEP IN THE HEART OF [A] TEXAS The rabbits rush - around the brush (clap, clap, clap, clap) DEEP IN THE HEART OF [D] TEXAS. The coyotes wail - along the trail (clap, clap, clap, clap) DEEP IN THE HEART OF [A] TEXAS The doggies bawl - and bawl and bawl (clap, clap, clap, clap) DEEP IN THE HEART OF [D] TEXAS.
You can also play just 2 chords with this song, C and G7.
From the album: Hank Thompson and the Brazos Valley Boys at the State Fair Of TexasDetroit City
Words and music by Danny Dill and Mel Tillis, 1963
(chorus)
D G D A D
I wanna go home, I wanna go home, oh Lord, I wanna go home,
(verse 1)
D A D
Last night I went to sleep in Detroit city,
A A7 D
and I dreamed about those cotton fields back home,
G D
I dreamed about my mama, dear old papa, sister and brother,
E A A7
dreamed about that girl who has been waiting for so long,
(chorus)
D G D A D
I wanna go home, I wanna go home, oh Lord, I wanna go home,
(verse 2)
D A D
Some folks think I'm big in Detroit city,
A A7 D
from the letters that I write, they think I'm fine,
G D
But by day I make the cars, by night I make the bars,
E A - A7
if only they could read between the lines,
(chorus)
D G D A D
I wanna go home, I wanna go home, oh Lord, I wanna go home,
D G D A D
I wanna go home, I wanna go home, oh Lord, I wanna go home,
D G D A D
I wanna go home, I wanna go home, oh Lord, I wanna go home,
You can also play the song with C, G7, F and D7 chords.
Galveston
Words and Music by Bob West, Hal Davis, Willie Hutch and Berry Gordy, Jr., 1970
G C D7 G G7 C Am7
Galveston, oh Galveston, I still hear your sea winds blowin'
D7 G C Am7
I still see her dark eyes glowin'
D7 Em C G
She was twenty-one when I left Galveston
G C D7 G G7 C Am7
Galveston, oh Galveston, I still hear your sea waves crashing
D7 G C Am7
While I watch the cannons flashing
D7 Em C G
I clean my gun and dream of Galveston
Bb C Bb C
I still see her standing by the water
Dm Bb
Standing there lookin' out to sea
Gm C7 F
And is she waiting there for me?
Am Dm Gm C D7
On the beach where we used to run
G C D7 G G7 C Am7
Galveston, oh Galveston, I am so afraid of dying
D7 G C Am7
Before I dry the tears she's crying
Em C Bm Am7
Before I watch your sea birds flying in the sun
E C G
At Galveston, at Galveston
Georgia On My Mind
Words by Hoagy Carmichael and Lyrics by Stuart Gorrell, 1930
Intro: F A7 D7 D7/5+ D7 G9 C7 Melodies bring memories that linger in my heart F A+ A7 Dm G7 C#dim C13 F C7/5+ Make me think of Georgia. Why did we ev-----er part? F A7 D7 D7/5+ D7 G9 C7 Some sweet day when blossoms fall and all the world's a song F A+ A7 Dm G7 C#dim C13 F I'll go back to Georgia 'cause that's where I be---long Verse (in most versions, the songs start's right here): F A7 Dm Gm Georgia, Georgia, the whole day through Bbm F E7 Gm G9 C7 F F#dim Just an old sweet song keeps Georgia on my mind Gm7 C7/5+ (Georgia on my mind) F A7 Dm Gm I said a Georgia, Georgia, a song of you Bbm F E7 Gm G9 C13 F Eb9 Comes as sweet and clear as moonlight through the pines Bridge: Dm Gm6 Dm Bb7 Dm Gm6 Dm7 G7 Other arms reach out to me. Other eyes smile tenderly Dm Gm6 Dm7 E7 Am F#dim Fm6 Am C7 Still in the peaceful dreams I see the road leads back to you Verse; F A7 Dm Gm I said Georgia, oh Georgia, no peace I find Bbm F E7 Gm G9 C13 F Dm Gm7 C13 C7/5+ Just an old sweet song keeps Georgia on my mind Bridge: Dm Gm6 Dm Bb7 Dm Gm6 Dm7 G7 Other arms reach out to me. Other eyes smile tenderly Dm Gm6 Dm7 E7 Am F#dim Fm6 Am C7 Still in the peaceful dreams I see the road leads back to you Verse: F A7 Dm Gm I said Georgia, oh Georgia, no peace I find Bbm F E7 Gm G9 C13 F Dm Gm7 C13 C7/5+ Just an old sweet song keeps Georgia on my mind
An easier version would be to play these chords: F, A7, Dm, Gm, C, C7, E7...
I Left My Heart In San Francisco
Words bu Douglass Cross and Music by George Cory, 1954
Bm7 Amaj7 D D9 Amaj7 The loveliness of Paris seems somehow sadly gay Bm7 F#m Bm7/5- Cº E7 The glory that was Rome is of an - oth - er day Fº Bm7/5- Amaj7 F#m7 I've been terribly alone and for - got -ten in Man - hat - ten D Bm7 Bm7/5- Cº E7 I'm going home to my city by the bay. A Fº Cº Amaj7 Cº Am7 F#m Bm Bm7M I left my heart in San Francisco E Bm7/5- E7 Cº Amaj7 Fº Amaj7 High on a hill, it calls to me E7 Bm7/5- Amaj7 Bm7/5- Amaj7 Cº Amaj7 To be where little cable cars F#m C#m G#7 Climb halfway to the stars A B7 E7 The morning fog may chill the air, Fº E7 I don't care. A Fº Cº Amaj7 Cº Am7 F#m Bm Bm7M My love waits there, in San Francisco, Bm7 D9 E7 Bm7/5- E7 Bm7/5- F#7 Gº F#7 A - bove the blue and windy sea F7 F#7 Bm7 Fº A Amaj7 F#m When I come home to you, San Francisco, F#m/E D D9 E6 E7/6 A Cº Fº Amaj7 Your golden sun will shine for me.
Or you could play these chords: Dm, C, E, Am, D, G7, Fm, Cm,D7, A7, E7
Kansas City
Words and Music by Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller, 1959
A 1.I'm goin' to Kansas City, Kansas City here I come, D A I'm goin' to Kansas City, Kansas City, here I come. A E They got some pretty little women there, D A E-E7 And I'm gonna get me one. A 2.I'm gonna be standin' on the corner, Twelfth Street and Vine. D I'm gonna be standin' on the corner, A Twelfth Street and Vine. A E With my Kansas City baby, D A E And a bottle of Kansas City wine. A 3. Well, I might take a plane, I might take a train, A7 But if I have to walk, I'm goin' there just the same. D A I'm goin' to Kansas City, Kansas City, here I come. A E They got some crazy little women there, D A E-E7 And I'm gonna get me some. REPEAT VERSE 3.
You can also play the song in the key of C, using the chords C, F, and G7.
Way Down Yonder In New Orleans
By Henry Creamer and J. Turner Layton
C7 Gm7 C7 Well, way down yonder in New Orleans F in the land of the dreamy scenes. C7 Gm7 C7 F there's a Garden of Eden, you know what I mean. #2. C7 Gm7 C7 F Yeah, Creole babies with flashin' eyes, softly F whisper with tender sighs.. F7 And then you stop..oh, won't you give your Bb6 F7 Bb6 A7 Ab7 lady fair, a little smile. G7 And then you stop..you bet your life you'll C7 Cdim C7 linger there, a little while. #3. F Dm F Yeah, there is Heaven right here on Earth, with Db7 those beautiful queens.. F F#dim7 Gm7 C7 F C yeah, way down yonder in New Or..leans. (Whooo!) (INTERLUDE:) C F C #4. C7 Gm7 C7 Well, way down yonder in New Orleans F in the land of the dreamy scenes. C7 Gm7 C7 F there's a Garden of Eden, you know what I mean. #5. C7 Gm7 C7 F Yeah, Creole babies with flashin' eyes, softly F whisper with tender sighs.. F7 And then you stop..oh, won't you give your Bb6 F7 Bb6 A7 Ab7 lady fair, a little smile. G7 And then you stop..you bet your life you'll C7 Cdim C7 linger there, a little while. #6. F Dm F Yeah, there is Heaven right here on Earth, with Db7 those beautiful queens.. F F#dim7 Gm7 C7 F yeah, way down yonder in New Or..leans...Yeah! OUTRO: C F (x4) (Fade.) You can use these chords: G7, C, F, D7, G, Fm...
I realize there are many other songs about great cities, like:
Alabamy Bound
Beautiful Ohio
Blue Hawaii
Back Home Again In Indiana
Jersey Bounce
Meet Me In St. Louis, Louis
Mississippi Mud
Moon Over Miami
On Broadway
Pennsylvania Polka
Seattle
Sidewalks Of New York
26 Miles (Santa Catalina)
Was your city mentioned here?
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