Texas Is the Reason was an emo band founded by former Shelter guitarist Norm Arenas and 108 drummer Chris Daly in 1994. A foundational quartet in the post-Sunny Day Real Estate movement of emo music, Texas Is the Reason played melodious but forceful rock music before disbanding in 1997.
Norm Arenas (guitar), guitarist for the hardcore Hare Krishna band Shelter, formed Texas Is the Reason with friend and then fellow Hare Krishna devotee Chris Daly (drums)
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Texas Is The Reason Back And To The Left Submitted by: [email protected]
Key: D
Tuning: Standard EADGBe
Chords used: F#m - 244222 G - 320033 D - xx0232 A - x02220 Bm - x24432 A/C# - x476xx
Intro: F#m-G-D-- x6
Verse 1: F#mG This town was built D on miles of hope
and I dare you to give F#m one reason to stay GD and maybe I won't go away F#mGD So far you only dared me once
and I think we know that's F#m not even close enough G Not enough for me to -
Chorus 1: BmD -stay It costs so much I know F#m But I guess I need to know what it would have GD felt like to be right Bm But I'm getting tired D all over again so hurry up
and get here because F#mG I'm still waiting D-- just like I've always been
Verse 2: F#mG Well I am getting tired D of standing around just sitting here F#m and waiting to be found G Same old shit just D a different day F#mG I'll wait around D for one more day but I know that's F#m what I will always say G Will this ever be O-
Chorus 2: BmD -kay Well It costs so much I know F#m But I guess I need to know what it would have GD felt like to be right Bm But I'm getting tired D all over again so hurry up
and get here because F#mG I'm still waiting D just like I've always been
Chorus 3: BmD Well It costs so much I know F#m But I guess I need to know what it would have GD felt like to be right Bm But I'm getting tired D all over again so hurry up and get here because F#mG I'm still waiting D-- x8 just like I've always been
Interlude: A/C#-D-D-- x4
Bridge: F#mGD And now I'm around F#mGD with one more day F#mGD And now I'm around F#mGD with one more day
Outro: F#m Well I will always GD worry about you F#mG And I will always D stick up for you F#m Well I will always GD worry about you F#mG And I'll always D F#m-G-D-- x4 stick up for you