( D )     
 T for Texas, T for Tennessee 
( G )                       D  
 T for Texas, T FOR Tennessee 
( A7 )                                           D 
 T for Thelma, the gal that made a wreck outta me. 
 
 
If you don't want me mamma, you sure don't have to stall. 
If you don't want me mamma, you sure don't have to stall 
I can get more women, than a passenger train can haul. 
 
I'm gonna find me a pistol, just as long as I'm tall. 
I'm gonna find me a pistol, just as long as I'm tall. 
I'm gonna shoot poor Thelma, just to see her jump and fall. 
 
And if that's your mama, you better tie her to your side. 
If that's your mama, better tie her to your side. 
'Cause if she flags my train, I'm sure gonna let her ride. 
 
INSTRUMENTAL (play over verse) 
 
I'm gonna find me a shotgun, with a great long shiny barrel. 
I'm gonna find me a shotgun, with a great long shiny barrel. 
I'm gonna shoot that rounder, that stole away my gal. 
 
I'd rather drink muddy water and sleep in a holler log. 
I'd rather drink muddy water and a sleep in a holler log. 
Then to be in Atlanta, being treated like a dirty dog. 
 
Well it's T for Texas, T for Tennessee. 
T for Texas, T for Tennessee. 
T for Thelma, the gal that made a wreck outta me. 
 
OUTRO: Verse chords.