xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
T e n n e s s e e
by
S T E P H E N L Y N C H
xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
+--------------------------PLEASE NOTE--------------------------+
+ This file is the work of Jordan Lapping and represents his +
+ transcription of the song. You may only use this file for +
+ private study, scholarship, or research. The contents may not +
+ be duplicated for use with other websites without written +
+ permission. Thank you for understanding. Enjoy. +
+---------------------------------------------------------------+
Tabbed by Jordan Lapping
Tuning: E (Standard)
CHORDS USED:
C D Em G G/F#
e]---0----2----0----3----3---|
B]---1----3----0----0----0---|
G]---0----2----0----0----0---|
D]---2----0----2----0----0---|
A]---3---------2----2----x---|
E]-------------0----3----2---|
INTRO:
G
VERSE 1:
C D G
I've seen rocky mountains and great lakes
C D G
Stood beneath the redwood tree
C D G G/F# Em
But wherever I go my heart aches
C D G G/F#
For a place called Tennessee
CHORUS 1:
Em C G D
Oh, I wanna be
C G C D
Where the whiskey flows like wine and the meth labs are devine
Em C G D
Oh, come with me
C G C D
Cotton grows as tall as oaks and it's picked by poor black folks
N/C G
That's Tennessee
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/s/stephen_lynch/tennessee_crd_ver_2.html ]
VERSE 2:
C D G
It's a place where dualling banjos play
C D G
Where the mountain folk run free
C D G G/F# Em
Where the kids can all spell 'K K K'
C D G G/F#
But can not spell Tennessee
CHORUS 2:
Em C G D
Oh, I wanna be
C G C D
Where the Hatchie river flows and the kids have 13 toes
Em C G D
Oh, come with me
C G C D
Where the hotdogs are deep fried - that's the reason Elvis died
N/C G
In Tennessee
BRIDGE:
C D G
Cold winds whisper and the willows weep
C D G
Let some romantic dream come true
C D G G/F# Em
Where that special feeling way down deep
C D G G/F#
When your sister says, "I do"
CHORUS 3:
Em C G D
Oh, I wanna be
C G C D
Where the baptist preachers shout that if you're gay, you best get out
Em C G D
Oh, come with me
C G C D
Where hospitality's the thing, just as Martin Luther King
N/C G
Shot in Tennessee
INTERLUDE:
C - D - G - G (X2)
C - D - G - G/F# - Em
C - D - G - G
CHORUS 4:
Em C G D
Oh, I wanna see
C G C D
Mountain Dew in every cup, and all the dentists just gave up
Em C G D
Oh, come with me
C G C D
In my flat-bed pick-up truck; that's where the classy ladies fuck
N/C C
In Tennessee
OUTRO:
C G
Oh, in Tennessee
xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
