Transcribed by Berke Spivey (neptunewaync@yahoo.com) Texas - String Cheese Incident Intro: {C D Dfunk} Intro and Chorus Riff e----------------------------------(gm)---- B----------------------------------(gm)---- G-(0)-3p0-0-0----------------------(gm)---- D-----------3p0-0-0----------------(gm)---- A-------------------3p1-1h3-3p1-1--(gm)---- E----------------------------------(gm)---- Gm7 Eb Ebmaj7 Cm D Am7 D7 C Bb Gm Gm7 (x12) Gm7 Eb Ebmaj7 Cm D Me and my friends went to Dixieland, and we drove an R.V. Am7 D7 C Bb Gm Gm7 With a cabinet full of mushrooms and a cooler full of beer It was springtime in the mountains when we headed out of town The peaks were white, the sky was blue, and the sun was beatin' down We were rollin' down the highway just havin' a little fun Sure can drink a lot of beer underneath that Texas sun So I pulled into a liquor store -- that's where the trouble all began Cause I ran into their awning, and we had a run-in with The Man Cm D Get me outta this small town Texas town G E Cause I don't wanna be stuck in jail E7 Am Am7 D7 When the sun goes down -- you can't bust me C Bb G Cm D7 If you don't know what you found Well, I got to talk with the girl inside I even offered her some cash But she wouldn't listen - she was callin' the cops cause her gutter had been smashed And next thing I knew when I walked outside there were police all around Askin', who was drivin' the vehicle - can I see your license? What you doin' in our town? Get me outta this small town Texas town Cause I don't wanna be stuck in jail When the sun goes down -- you can't bust me If you don't know what you found *Jam* We were sittin' on the steps of the liquor store just tryin' not to look too scared They were searchin' the RV and I was thinkin' sometimes life just isn't fair When they opened up that cabinet - they found our little stash But they didn't know what it was and let us go minus eighty bucks in Cash Get me outta this small town Texas town Cause I don't wanna be stuck in jail When the sun goes down -- you can't bust me If you don't know what you found - no~ Get me outta this small town Texas town I been running since my feet hit the ground You can't bust me Cause you don't know what you found *Jam* Verse: Gm7 Eb Ebmaj7 Cm D e |-3----------|------------|-6-----6----|-3----5-----| B |-3----------|------------|-8-----8----|-4----7-----| G |-3----------|------------|-8-----7----|-5----7-----| D |-3----------|------------|-8-----8----|-5----7-----| A |-5----------|------------|-6-----6----|-3----5-----| E |-3----------|------------|-x-----x----|-x----x-----| Am7 D7 C Bb Gm Gm7 e |-5----------|-5-----x--x-|-3----------|-3----------| B |-5----------|-7-----5--3-|-3----------|-6----------| G |-5----------|-5-----5--3-|-3----------|-3----------| D |-5----------|-7-----5--3-|-5----------|-3----------| A |-7----------|-5-----3--1-|-5----------|-5----------| E |-5----------|-x-----x--x-|-3----------|-3----------| Note: This is the chord and timing pattern, while the rhythm pattern is much brisker. Also, you don't add the 7th on the G at the end of the verse right before the chorus. Chorus: Cm D G E E7 e |-3----------|-2----------|-3----------|-0-----0----| B |-4----------|-3----------|-3----------|-0-----0----| G |-5----------|-2----------|-4----------|-1-----1----| D |-5----------|-0----------|-5----------|-2-----0----| A |-3----------|-0----------|-5----------|-2-----2----| E |-x----------|-x----------|-3----------|-0-----0----| Am Am7 D7 C Bb G Cm D7 e |-5-----5----|-5-----x--x-|-3----------|------------| B |-5-----5----|-7-----5--3-|-3----------|------------| G |-5-----5----|-5-----5--3-|-4----------|------------| D |-7-----5----|-7-----5--3-|-5----------|-------4--7-| A |-7-----7----|-5-----3--1-|-5----------|-3--6-------| E |-5-----5----|-x-----x--x-|-3----------|------------| Note: You don't play the Cm D7 at the end of the 1st chorus when you do the chorus twice - play a G7 instead - then play the Cm D7 at the end of the 2nd time through the chorus. End Jam: The jam at the end is mostly a Gm7 jam. One of the guitars plays jazzy Gm7 while the other plays the following lick, the (p*) being a muffled pull-off: e |-----10p*--9p*--8-6-| B |-8-8-----8----8-----| G |--------------------| D |--------------------| A |--------------------| E |--------------------| This is played 16 times, and resolves into the following run: Gm7 e |------------|----------8-|-3----------|-3---3---3--| B |------------|-------7----|-3----------|-3---3---3--| G |------------|-5--8-------|-3----------|-3---3---3--| D |-------4--7-|------------|-3----------|-3---3---3--| A |-3--6-------|------------|-5----------|-5---5---5--| E |------------|------------|-3----------|-3---3---3--| HERE IS ANOTHER WAY TO PLAY THE VERSE AND CHORUS Example verse: gm Me and some friends went to Dixieland gm7 cm (2x hits) D7 And we drove a big RV am7 D7 With a cabinet full of mushrooms gm D7 And a cooler full of beer Example chorus: cm D7 Get me outta this small town Texas town gm gm7 'Cos I don't wanna be stuck in jail, when the sun goes am7 D7 Down, you can't bust me, if you gm * riff #2 (tabbed below) Don't know what you've found Riff #2: e---------- B---------- G-------2-- D---1-4---- A-3-------- E---------- As you may have noticed, this just arpeggiates a C fully diminished 7th.