Tennessee

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

• Am
• B7
• C
• D
• D/F#
• Em
• G
• Gsus