Lone Star State of Mind – Midland

LONE STAR STATE OF MIND
As recorded by Midland
(From the 2024 album BARELY BLUE)
 
 
Capo 3rd fret
 
 
[Intro]

G D Bm A G D A
 
 
[Verse 1]
G
Y'all come back now
D
That's what the sign said
Bm
But it's been too long
A
I ain't been back yet
G             D
I don't wanna find out
              A
You movin' on since I been gone
G              D
We were better in a memory
Bm                   A
Maybe the best of me is still in Abilene
G                    D
You said that I'd forget you
               A
But you were wrong
 
 
{ CHORUS }
         G                  D
I'm in a Lone Star state of mind
           G        D
Blue as an Amarillo sky
                   G         Bm
I must've made the Red River rise
               A
Cryin' all the way to the other side
            G                  D
And I got a good thing in Tennessee
             G                   D
But there'll always be a part of me
                    G               Bm
That never made it 'cross the state line
    A                           G   D Bm A G D A
Oh, I'm in a Lone Star state of mind
 
 
[Verse 2]
G                   D
Our little hometown couldn't hold me
Bm                  A
And then I lost you chasing my dreams
G                    D
I guess everything's bigger in Texas
     A
Even all of my regrets
 
 
{ CHORUS }
         G                  D
I'm in a Lone Star state of mind
           G        D
Blue as an Amarillo sky
                   G         Bm
I must've made the Red River rise
               A
Cryin' all the way to the other side
            G                  D
And I got a good thing in Tennessee
             G                   D
But there'll always be a part of me
                    G               Bm
That never made it 'cross the state line
    A                           Gmaj7  A
Oh, I'm in a Lone Star state of mind
 
 
[Bridge]
Gmaj7                        A
And all these lonely miles between us
Gmaj7                   A
And just as many lonely days
Gmaj7                     A
Lord we both had our good reasons
Gmaj7                      A
And I know you just had to stay
 
 
{ CHORUS }
             G                  D
Now I'm in a Lone Star state of mind
           G        D
Blue as an Amarillo sky
                   G         Bm
I must've made the Red River rise
               A
Cryin' all the way to the other side
            G                  D
And I got a good thing in Tennessee
             G                   D
But there'll always be a part of me
                    G               Bm
That never made it 'cross the state line
    A                           G   D Bm
Oh, I'm in a Lone Star state of mind
     A                  G   D
In a Lone Star state of mind
A                           G D
I'm in a Lone Star state of mind
 
 
[Outro]
Bm A G D A
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