Elle King - Tulsa: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "Tulsa" on your guitar with our chord guide. This page provides everything you need to perform this song on the guitar, including lyrics integrated with chords, chord diagrams, and a key transposer to match your vocal range.

For easier playing, use our Simplify Chords feature to remove difficult chords like barre.

          E
Before I woke up this mornin',
I done knew where he went
            A
He hid the keys to my car, smoked my last cigarette
            B
Well, that good-for-nothin’ mothertruckin'
son of a gun
         E       D#       D
I don't need to know her name
       C#     B    A    G   E
’cause I can tell you which one

Chorus:
                 E
He went back to Tulsa
                                A
Put some miles on that adios Tacoma
                         B
And I ain't talkin' Oklahoma
'Cause it ain't what you think
             E       D#       D
But if you spell it back-to-front,
     C#     B    A  G  E
you gonna know what I mean

Bet he's thinkin' that I'm cryin’,
couldn’t be more wrong
He done got his ass kicked out,
he did it all on his own
I took every last bit and threw it out in the grass
He can pick up his shit if he ever comes back

Chorus:
He went back to Tulsa
Put some miles on that adios Tacoma
And I ain't talkin’ Oklahoma
'Cause it ain't what you think
But if you spell it back-to-front,
you gonna know what I mean
He went back to Tulsa

Hon, you done me a favor and I ain't angry with you
Babe, there’s millions of Tulsas
and you'll be singin' this soon
I hate to break it to ya, but you're
'bout to find out
He's a real P.O.S. and he's your problem now

Chorus:
He went back to Tulsa (Where'd he go?)
Put some miles on that adios Tacoma
You know that I ain't talkin' Oklahoma
'Cause it ain't what you think
But if you spell it back-to-front,
you gonna know what I mean
He went back to Tulsa
Put some miles on that adios Tacoma
And I ain't talkin' Oklahoma
'Cause it ain't what you think
But if you spell it back-to-front,
you gonna know what I mean
He went back to Tulsa (Woo, woo)

I hope he stays there


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

A

Guitar chord A

C#

Guitar chord C#

D

Guitar chord D

D#

Guitar chord D#

E

Guitar chord E

G

Guitar chord G

B

Guitar chord B

Here you can see detailed diagrams for each guitar chord used in the song. Utilize our key transposer to adjust the chords to a key that better fits your singing range. Simply select the desired key, and the chords throughout this page will update automatically, ensuring you can play and sing comfortably.

If you are also interested in learning how to play "Tulsa" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "Tulsa" by Elle King.