Silverada – Texas 42 Chords

[Intro]

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[Verse]

                 D
I walked the limestone road 

up to Charlie’s shop
D
For Frito Lays and a soda pop
                 
And stare at a girl 
                  A
on a poster I remember
              D
He drank Lone Star Beer 

from a pull top can
D
Pee and moan about Uncle Sam
                      
He’d stack his cans and 
                  G
weld em all together
            A
Leather and steel covered up his toes
A
Tobacco stain on the tip of his nose
               
A spark in his eye 
                          D
every time he had the hammer
D
He shake my hand then the dominos
D
Put his cigarette out and The Possum on
                                   G
He and I would sing along to Bartender's Blues
         A       
And Lord I wonder 
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whose gonna fill his shoes 
         G             A    D
Shooting the moon in Texas 42
 
 
[Interlude]

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[Verse]
            D
Soon I’s kicking around 

with a tougher crowd
D
That drank too much and 

talked too loud
                     
We'd pick guitars and 
               A
tune on carburetors
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There was Papa Chicken and 

Johnny Hughes
D
Shooting 8 ball with crooked cues
                      
I’d stack my quarters 
                      G
on the corner of the table
          A
I’d rack ‘em up they’d knock ‘em down
A
Sharking every drunk in town
                   
And any man around 
                          D
that didn’t know better
D
But every morning at the break'a dawn
D
They’d put that pot of coffee on
                    
Throwing bones and 
                       G
talking ‘bout the news
              A         
Good ol' boys doing all 
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that they could do
         G             A    D
Shooting the moon in Texas 42
 
 
[Interlude]

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A   D   A 
 
 
[Verse]
              D
Now I’ve made my bids and 

I’ve caught my tricks
D
I don’t talk about politics
                   
I work the rigs and 
                   A
melt the steel together
           D
I can tune up a GM SBC
D
Pick a little sing a little harmony
                                  G
Call my shots with English on the cue
                   A    
And all the things that 
                    Bm
they don’t teach in school
G                      A         Bm
Like shooting the moon in Texas 42
G                 A         D
Shooting the moon in Texas 42
 
 
[Outro]

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Track Info

• Song: Texas 42
• Artist: Silverada
• Written by Mike Harmeier
• Produced by Adam Odor
• Album: Texas 42
• Released Date: 7 February 2025