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George Strait - All My Ex’s Live In Texas Ukulele Chords

ChordsG, D7, Am, D, C, A7, C#
Strumming↓-↓↑-↓↑-↓↑

Before you play, tune your ukulele and use the tools below to set up your view and flow.

GAllmyex’sliveinD7Texas
AndTexasistheAmplaceI’ddearlyDloveCtoGbe
Butallmyex’sliveinD7Texas
Andthat’swhyIhangmyhatin GTennessee
GRosanna’sdowninTexarkana,
Amwantedmetopushherbroom
D7SweetEileen’sinAbilene,sheforgotIhungtheGmoon
AndAllison’sinGalveston,Amsomehowlosthersanity
AndA7Dimple’swhonowlivesinTemple’s,GttheD7lawlookingforme
GAllmyex’sliveinD7Texas
AndTexasistheAmplaceI’ddearlyDloveCtoGbe
Butallmyex’sliveinD7Texas
Andthat’swhyIhangmyhatin GTennessee
GIrememberthatoldFrioRiverAmwhereIlearnedtoswim
ButitD7bringstomindanothertimewhereIworemywelcomeGthin
BytranscendentalmeditationAmIgothereeachnight
ButIA7alwayscomebacktomyselfD7longbeforedaylight
GAllmyex’sliveinD7Texas
AndTexasistheAmplaceI’ddearlyDloveCtoGbe
Butallmyex’sliveinD7Texas
Andthat’swhyIhangmyhatin GTennessee
D7SomefolksthinkI’mhidin’CC#
D7It’sbeenrumoredthatIdiedCC#
D7ButI’maliveandwellin GTennessee
AlbumOcean Front Property
GenresCountry
Year1987
KeyG
DifficultyIntermediate

How to play All My Ex's Live In Texas on Ukulele (Step-by-step)

George Strait - All My Ex's Live In Texas on ukulele requires 7 chords and 11 core chord transitions. You can find the full step-by-step guide below. Before you start, tune your instrument. The song uses the ↓-↓↑-↓↑-↓↑ pattern; practice it muted first, or simplify to downstrokes while you learn the changes.

All My Ex's Live In Texas uses these transitions most often: D7 → G (8), G → D7 (7), and G → Am (4). These transitions may feel a little challenging at first, but with steady practice you can play this song quickly.When you are ready, begin with G - D7 chord transition.

1. G → D7 chord transition

Here's how to move from G to D7:

  1. While playing G, lift your middle finger from A string fret 2.
  2. Lift your index finger from C string fret 2 and place it on G string fret 2.
  3. Slide your ring finger from E string fret 3 to A string fret 3.

This transition appears in the chorus, played 7 times.

G to D7

2. D7 → Am chord transition

Here's how to move from D7 to Am:

  1. While playing D7, first lift your index finger and ring finger.
  2. Place middle finger on G string fret 2.

This transition appears in the chorus, played 3 times.

D7 to Am

3. Am → D chord transition

Here's how to move from Am to D:

  1. Lift your middle finger from G string fret 2 and place it on C string fret 2.
  2. Place index finger on G string fret 2.
  3. Place ring finger on E string fret 2.

This transition appears in the chorus, played 3 times.

Am to D

4. D → C chord transition

Here's how to move from D to C:

  1. While playing D, first lift your index finger and middle finger.
  2. Lift your ring finger from E string fret 2 and place it on A string fret 3.

This transition appears in the chorus, played 3 times.

D to C

5. C → G chord transition

Here's how to move from C to G:

  1. Lift your ring finger from A string fret 3 and place it on E string fret 3.
  2. Place index finger on C string fret 2.
  3. Place middle finger on A string fret 2.

This transition appears in the chorus, played 3 times.

6. G → Am chord transition

Here's how to move from G to Am:

  1. While playing G, first lift your index finger and ring finger.
  2. Lift your middle finger from A string fret 2 and place it on G string fret 2.

This transition appears in the section, played 4 times.

7. Am → A7 chord transition

Here's how to move from Am to A7:

  1. While playing Am, lift your middle finger from G string fret 2.
  2. Place index finger on C string fret 1.

This transition appears in the section, played 2 times.

8. A7 → D7 chord transition

Here's how to move from A7 to D7:

  1. Lift your index finger from C string fret 1 and place it on G string fret 2.
  2. Place ring finger on A string fret 3.

This transition appears in the section, played 2 times.

9. D7 → C chord transition

Switching from D7 to C:

  1. While playing D7, lift your index finger from G string fret 2.
  2. Keep ring finger on A string fret 3.

This transition appears in the section, played 2 times.

10. C → C# chord transition

Switching from C to C#:

  1. While playing C, lift your ring finger from A string fret 3.
  2. Place index finger on G string fret 1.
  3. Place pinky on A string fret 4.

This transition appears in the section, played 2 times.

11. C# → D7 chord transition

Here's how to move from C# to D7:

  1. While playing C#, lift your pinky from A string fret 4.
  2. Slide your index finger on G string from fret 1 to fret 2.
  3. Place ring finger on A string fret 3.

This transition appears in the section, played 2 times.

A short, data-driven summary of the chord flow in All My Ex's Live In Texas.

  • All My Ex's Live In Texas includes 43 chord transitions, 11 of them unique.
  • These transitions represent 0.01% of all chord transitions in Ukulelearn.
  • All My Ex's Live In Texas contains 3 of the top 10 transitions across Ukulelearn.
  • These transition patterns show how All My Ex's Live In Texas connects to the rest of Ukulelearn. Mastering them helps you move to similar songs faster.
    After G, the most likely next chords across Ukulelearn are C (25%), D (24%), and Am (13%).
    • G → Am: 13%
    • G → D7: 1%
    After D7, the most likely next chords across Ukulelearn are G (51%), G7 (18%), and C (6%).
    • D7 → G: 51%
    • D7 → C: 6%