On the verses, strike the bass string on the first beat 
and on the second beat just strum the chord.  The G and 
D/F# get two beats and the Em gets four beats.  The chorus  
timing goes:  Am four beats; D four beats; B7 four beats; 
Em two beats; D two beats; Am four beats; D four beats;  
then it goes back to the verse. 
 
 
G         D/F#     Em 
I SEE THE CANDLE A BURNIN' 
 
G       D/F#         Em 
FROM MY CABIN IN THE WOODS 
 
G         D/F#              Em 
BUT SEE I WOULD HAVE BET ON SOONER 
 
G             D/F#                Em 
BUT MY PRIDE, DIDN'T THINK THAT I SHOULD 
 
          G  
OH...OH...OH     D/F#      Em 
 
          G      D/F#      Em 
OH...OH...OH 
 
G              D/F#     Em 
WELL I FOUGHT, GOOD AND HARD 
 
G    D/F#  Em 
FOR--OOOOR TENNESSEE 
 
G         D/F#             Em 
IT'S BEEN FOUR LONG LONELY YEARS 
 
G                    D/F#                Em 
WOULD THE FOLKS BACK HOME STILL REMEMBER ME 
 
          G 
OH...OH...OH     D/F#    Em 
 
          G      D/F#    Em 
OH...OH...OH 
 
(chorus) 
D                C                   G     Gsus    G 
IT'S BEEN A LONG TIME AND I'M COMING HOME   
 
D               C                    G     Gsus    G 
I FOUGHT A GOOD FIGHT BUT THE AGGIES WON     
 
Am                          D 
AND I WISH I WAS BACK HOME, SITTIN' UNDER THE OLD SHADE TREE 
 
B7               Em   D 
WITH MY WIFE AND FAMILY 
 
Am         D          G   D/F#   Em 
BACK HOME, IN TENNESSEE 
 
 
G        D/F#       Em 
 
G           D/F#      Em 
I RODE WITH STONEWALL JACKSON 
 
G        D/F#     Em 
WE FOUGHT SIDE BY SIDE 
 
G                     D/F#       Em 
HE SAID SON THERE'S A BETTER DAY COMIN' 
 
G          D/F#              Em 
STILL AINT THOUGHT THAT MANY DIED 
 
          G      D/F#     Em 
OH...OH...OH 
 
          G      D/F#     Em 
OH...OH...OH 
 
D                C                   G        Gsus      G 
IT'S BEEN A LONG TIME AND I'M COMIN' HOME 
 
D               C                    G        Gsus      G 
I FOUGHT A GOOD FIGHT BUT THE AGGIES WON 
 
Am                          D 
AND I WISH I WAS BACK HOME, SITTIN' UNDER THE OLD SHADE TREE 
 
B7               Em   D 
WITH MY WIFE AND FAMILY 
 
Am         D          G     D/F#     Em 
BACK HOME, IN TENNESSEE 
 
        G       D/F#       Em 
TENNESSEE 
 
        G       D/F#       Em 
TENNESSEE