Biography:
The Raconteurs is an alternative rock band, formed in Detroit, Michigan, United States, in 2005. The band consists of Jack White (vocals, guitar), Brendan Benson (vocals, guitar), Jack Lawrence (bass) and Patrick Keeler (drums). The band considers themselves to be a "new band made up of old friends" and the members are also members of other rock groups: White was a member of The White Stripes (and, along with Lawrence, is also a member of The Dead Weather)
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Other songs:
- Carolina Drama
- Hands
- Level
- Steady As She Goes
- The Switch And The Spurs
- These Stones Will Shout
- Together
- Blue Veins
- Call It A Day
- Headin For Texas
- Keep It Clean
- Many Shades Of Black
- Now That Youre Gone
- Old Enough
- Salute Your Solution
- The Switch And The Spur
- Top Yourself
- Yellow Sun
- You Dont Understand Me
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This is The Raconteurs version of the song played on 25th October 2006 at Liverpool
this has slightly different lyrics to The Flamin' Groovies version.
Intro
E E G A repeated untill lyrics come in.
E E E E
Headin' for the Texas border,
E E G A E
G A
'Cause i'm tryin' to avoid the law
E E G A
A A A A
Headin' for the Texas border,
A A C D E
G A
'Cause i'm tryin' to avoid the law
E E G A
B
Well, when I pull right into Houston,
A n/C E E G A
Gonna see my Ma and Pa
E E G A
E E E E
And i'll tell those fancy stories,
E E G A E
G A
'Bout the cities I have seen
E E G A
A A A A
And i'll tell those fancy stories,
A A C D E
G A
'Bout the cities I have seen
E E G A
B B B B
Well, all away from New York cityyyy
A n/C
Down to, I said a, New Orleans
E E G A
E E G A
E
Well, I won't tell 'bout the heart-ache,
E
Well, I won't tell 'bout the pain,
E E
Well, I won't tell 'bout the times I had to sleep out in the rain.
A
Well, i'm going to El Paso,
A
To get my mojo fixed,
E E
Then i'll pack my bags and head out for the,
B n/C
North West.
E E G A
E E G A
Solo played over the following chords
A A C D
A A C D
E E G A
E E G A
A A C D
A A C D
E E G A
E E G A
B B B B
A n/C
E E G A
E E G A
E E E E
I said to the girls of Texas,
E E G A
I do all the travelling, man.
A A A A
I said a to the girls of Texas,
A A C E E
A
I do all the travelling, man.
E E G A
B B B B
And, i'll come, i'll pinch your money,
A n/C E E G A
Till I pass your way again.
E E G A
E
Well I, don't know where i'm going,
E
And I know I just don't care,
E E
But I've got to keep on ramblin', 'fore I find my self somewhere
A A A A
Where i'm sure i've got my number,
A A C D
And folks, they know my kind,
E E
But, i'll Blow your mind, blow your mind.
B
Unwind!
E E G A
E E G A
Solo played over E E G A
drum fill for 2 bars
E E G A
E E G A
this has slightly different lyrics to The Flamin' Groovies version.
Intro
E E G A repeated untill lyrics come in.
E E E E
Headin' for the Texas border,
E E G A E
G A
'Cause i'm tryin' to avoid the law
E E G A
A A A A
Headin' for the Texas border,
A A C D E
G A
'Cause i'm tryin' to avoid the law
E E G A
B
Well, when I pull right into Houston,
A n/C E E G A
Gonna see my Ma and Pa
E E G A
E E E E
And i'll tell those fancy stories,
E E G A E
G A
'Bout the cities I have seen
E E G A
A A A A
And i'll tell those fancy stories,
A A C D E
G A
'Bout the cities I have seen
E E G A
B B B B
Well, all away from New York cityyyy
A n/C
Down to, I said a, New Orleans
E E G A
E E G A
E
Well, I won't tell 'bout the heart-ache,
E
Well, I won't tell 'bout the pain,
E E
Well, I won't tell 'bout the times I had to sleep out in the rain.
A
Well, i'm going to El Paso,
A
To get my mojo fixed,
E E
Then i'll pack my bags and head out for the,
B n/C
North West.
E E G A
E E G A
Solo played over the following chords
A A C D
A A C D
E E G A
E E G A
A A C D
A A C D
E E G A
E E G A
B B B B
A n/C
E E G A
E E G A
E E E E
I said to the girls of Texas,
E E G A
I do all the travelling, man.
A A A A
I said a to the girls of Texas,
A A C E E
A
I do all the travelling, man.
E E G A
B B B B
And, i'll come, i'll pinch your money,
A n/C E E G A
Till I pass your way again.
E E G A
E
Well I, don't know where i'm going,
E
And I know I just don't care,
E E
But I've got to keep on ramblin', 'fore I find my self somewhere
A A A A
Where i'm sure i've got my number,
A A C D
And folks, they know my kind,
E E
But, i'll Blow your mind, blow your mind.
B
Unwind!
E E G A
E E G A
Solo played over E E G A
drum fill for 2 bars
E E G A
E E G A
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