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George Strait Top Songs
For The Acoustic

Here on this George Strait top songs page you'll find a collection of demo covers and full lesson tutorials available for purchase along with several free chord sheets in pdf format. Check out the links of my other George Strait pages and tutorial.

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George Strait Top Songs
Chords, Lyrics, Pdf's, Tutorials

1. A Fire I Can't Put Out

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A Fire I Can't Put Out was a #1 hit back in 1983 with this single from the album "Strait From The Heart".

Other songs with this same album cover below are also found on this album.

  • Drop D Tuning = No
  • Capo = No
  • Rhythm = root up down up root up down up and repeat
  • Picking = Yes
  • Chords = G, A7, D, D7, Bm, A
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2. A Showman's Life

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3. Adalida

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Adaliada was a #3 hit in the US and a #2 in Canada when it was released back in 1995.

The song can be found on the album "Lead On".

  • Drop D Tuning = Yes
  • Capo = 2nd fret
  • Rhythm = root down up root up down up
  • Picking = Yes
  • Chords = D, G, C, D7


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4. All My Exes Live In Texas

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All My Exes Live In Texas hails from the 1986 album Ocean Front Property.

The song topped the country charts in both Canada and the US.

  • Drop D Tuning = No
  • Capo = 2nd fret
  • Rhythm = root down root up down up and repeat
  • Picking = Yes
  • Chords = G, D, Am, C, Cm, D7, A7, C#
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5. Amarillo By Morning

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Amarillo By Morning was written by Terry Stafford and Paul Frasier and they recored it in 1973 and had a top 30 hit. This song was actually a B-side to a song called "Say Has Anybody Seen My Gypsy Rose", which was the A-Side when Staffed released the single in June of 73. By October, they realized Amarillo By Morning was getting more airplay, so they re-released the single and flipped sides, putting Amarillo By Morning on the A-Side. 

George Strait recorded the song in 1982 for his album "Strait From The Heart" and released the single in 1983, scoring a #4 hit on the country charts in the US and hit #1 in Canada.

Chris Ledoux also covered the song before George Strait back in 1975. 

  • Drop D Tuning = No
  • Capo = No
  • Rhythm = root down up root up down up and repeat
  • Picking = Yes 
  • Chords = D, Gbm, G, A7, Gmaj7, A, E, Abm, A, B7, Amaj7 
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6. Blame It On Mexico

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Blame It On Mexico was one of four songs recorded at the very beginning of George Strait's career, even before he had a recording contract way back in 1981. It was Feb, and George entered the Waxwork Recording Studio in Berry Hill Tennessee.

Unwound, Blame It On Mexico, Perfect Mind and Nobody In His Right Mind Would Have Left Her were recorded. Blame It On Mexico was recorded later in June of 1981.

  • Drop D Tuning = No
  • Capo = No
  • Rhythm = root up down up with a shuffle as you decend thru the chords. In the Ch there is a chop in the rhythm
  • Picking = No
  • Chords = C, G6, Am, Am/G, Fmaj7, Dm
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7. Blue Clear Sky

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Blue Clear Sky was the title of the album by the same name which came out back in the spring of 1996.  The single from the album went to #1 on the country charts and the album itself won several industry awards as the best country album from 1996.

If the title seems backwards, it is because that title came from Forrest Gump. Even George asked Bob DiPiero, who co-wrote the song, about this odd title. But in the end they kept it as is instead of changing it to Clear Blue Sky.

  • Drop D Tuning = Yes
  • Capo = 2nd fret
  • Rhythm = mainly all down strokes in a rock & roll type play
  • Picking = Yes
  • Chords = D, G, A, Bm
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8. Carrying Your Love With Me

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Carrying Your Love With Me was the title of the 17th album released by George Strait in Apr of 1997.

This song was released in May and peaked at #1 on the country charts.

  • Drop D Tuning = No 
  • Capo = 3rd Fret 
  • Rhythm = down down up down up and repeat with some riffs blended in
  • Picking = Yes
  • Chords = G, D, C, D/Gb, Em, Dsus, D7 (optional)
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9. Check Yes Or No

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Check Yes Or No hails from his 1995 album, "Strait Out Of The Box" where George scored another #1 hit with the release of this song in both Canada and the US.

There was a music video also for this song.

  • Drop D Tuning = No
  • Capo = 3rd Fret
  • Rhythm = you use a few chops to get this one going and then a root up down up root up down up or use a shuffle in the ch which is a root down up down up root up down up and repeat
  • Picking = a few riff and bass runs
  • Chords = D, A, G, Bm
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10. Desperately

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Desperately was written by Texan Bruce Robison, brother of Charlie Robison.

George Strait put this number on his 2003 album Honkytonkville, and the song peaked at #6 in 2004 on the US Country charts.

One of those cool George Strait guitar songs to learn acoustically.

  • Drop D Tuning = Yes
  • Capo = No
  • Rhythm = root down up down up root up down up and repeat
  • Picking = Yes
  • Chords = A, D, G, Em, A7 
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11. Does Fort Worth Ever Cross Your Mind

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Does Fort Worth Ever Cross Your Mind is a 1984 song from the album of the same name.

This song was a big #1 hit for George Strait and has become one of his most beloved songs down through the decades. The song was written by Sanger and Darlene Shafer

  • Drop D Tuning = No
  • Capo = No
  • Rhythm = root down up root up down up and repeat
  • Picking = Yes and a few riffs
  • Chords = C, G, F, C7
Chords & Lyrics

 

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