Chords for Grateful Dead - Tennessee Jed (5-3-72)
Tempo:
130.15 bpm
Chords used:
C
G
F
Cm
Gm
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[Am] [D] [Cm]
[C] [Cm]
[C] [Am] [G] [C] [Eb]
[C] [Cm] [E]
[C] [G] [C] [B]
[C] [F] [G] [C]
[Eb] [C]
[G] [C] [F] You listen to the [G] whistle of the evening [Cm] train.
[C]
You know you are [F] to wind [C] up dead.
[F] You don't head [G] back to Tennessee, Jed.
[C]
[G] [C]
Rich man, step on my [Dm] forehead.
[C]
[G] [C] [Em] [F] When you get back, [G] you better put [C] up [B] my bread.
[C]
[G] [C]
Well, you know, [F] son, [C] like I said,
[F] you better head [Gm] back to [C] Tennessee, [Bb] Jed.
[F] [G] [C] [F]
Tennessee, Tennessee, [C] there ain't no [G] place [F] I'd rather [C] be.
Baby, [G] won't you carry [F] me
[C] back [G] to [F] Tennessee?
[C]
[F] [G] [C] [G]
[C] [G]
[C] [G] [C] [B]
[C] [G] [C] [B]
[C] Think all day and rock [Cm] all night.
[Am] [G] [C] [E]
[F] The law come to [C] get you [G] if you don't [Cm] walk right.
[C] [G] [C]
Got a letter this morning, [Ab] baby, [F] and all [C] it read,
[F] you better head back [G] to Tennessee, [C] Jed.
[E] [F] [G] [C] [B]
[C] I dropped off the license and cracked [G] my spine.
[C] [A] [G] [C] [E]
[F] Money come [G] quick, dead [C] guy or [B] dying.
[C] [Cm] [G] [C]
Catch a few weeks, [F] baby, [C] under the bed.
[Fm] Then you head [G] back to Tennessee, [Cm] [Bb]
Jed.
[F] [G] [C]
[F] Tennessee, Tennessee, [C]
there ain't no place I'd rather [F] [C] be.
Baby, [G] won't you carry [F]
me [C] back [Gm]
to [F] Tennessee?
[Gm] [Cm]
[C]
[F] [C]
[Am] [G] [C]
I run into [Gb] [C] Charlie, [F]
[C] boy.
[G] [Am]
[F] Lacked my eye [G] and he [C] kicked my dog.
[G] [C]
My dog [B] [C] turned [F] to [G] me [C] and he said,
[F] let's head [G] back to [C] Tennessee, Jed.
[G] [C] [G]
[C] I woke [Cm] up feeling mean.
[C] [G] [C] [E]
[F] I went out [C] to play [G] the slot [C] machine.
[G] [Cm]
[C] Wheels [Gb] turned around [Cm]
[F] and the [C] letters read,
[F] let's head [G] back to [C] Tennessee, [Bb] Jed.
[F] [G] [C]
[F] Tennessee, Tennessee, [C] there ain't no place I'd [F] rather be.
[C] Baby, won't [G] you [F] carry [G] me [Dm] [C] back [G] to [F] Tennessee?
[C]
[D] [Eb] [C]
[Cm]
[C]
[Gm]
[F]
[C] [Bb] [F]
[Fm] [Bb] [F]
[Ebm] [G]
[A] [C] [Gm] [G]
[Em] [C] [Gm] [G]
[C] [Gm]
[C]
[Ebm] [Cm]
[G] [Cm]
[G] [C] [Eb]
[Cm]
[G] [Cm] [C]
[G]
[Am] [Gm] [F]
[G] [Fm] [Cm] [Fm]
[A]
[Gbm] [G]
[Bb] [C] [G] [C]
[F] Tennessee, Tennessee,
[C] there ain't no place [G] I'd [F] rather be.
[C] Baby, won't [G] you carry [F] me [Cm] [C] back [G] to [F] Tennessee?
[G] [C] [Bb] [F]
[G] [C]
[N]
[C] [Cm]
[C] [Am] [G] [C] [Eb]
[C] [Cm] [E]
[C] [G] [C] [B]
[C] [F] [G] [C]
[Eb] [C]
[G] [C] [F] You listen to the [G] whistle of the evening [Cm] train.
[C]
You know you are [F] to wind [C] up dead.
[F] You don't head [G] back to Tennessee, Jed.
[C]
[G] [C]
Rich man, step on my [Dm] forehead.
[C]
[G] [C] [Em] [F] When you get back, [G] you better put [C] up [B] my bread.
[C]
[G] [C]
Well, you know, [F] son, [C] like I said,
[F] you better head [Gm] back to [C] Tennessee, [Bb] Jed.
[F] [G] [C] [F]
Tennessee, Tennessee, [C] there ain't no [G] place [F] I'd rather [C] be.
Baby, [G] won't you carry [F] me
[C] back [G] to [F] Tennessee?
[C]
[F] [G] [C] [G]
[C] [G]
[C] [G] [C] [B]
[C] [G] [C] [B]
[C] Think all day and rock [Cm] all night.
[Am] [G] [C] [E]
[F] The law come to [C] get you [G] if you don't [Cm] walk right.
[C] [G] [C]
Got a letter this morning, [Ab] baby, [F] and all [C] it read,
[F] you better head back [G] to Tennessee, [C] Jed.
[E] [F] [G] [C] [B]
[C] I dropped off the license and cracked [G] my spine.
[C] [A] [G] [C] [E]
[F] Money come [G] quick, dead [C] guy or [B] dying.
[C] [Cm] [G] [C]
Catch a few weeks, [F] baby, [C] under the bed.
[Fm] Then you head [G] back to Tennessee, [Cm] [Bb]
Jed.
[F] [G] [C]
[F] Tennessee, Tennessee, [C]
there ain't no place I'd rather [F] [C] be.
Baby, [G] won't you carry [F]
me [C] back [Gm]
to [F] Tennessee?
[Gm] [Cm]
[C]
[F] [C]
[Am] [G] [C]
I run into [Gb] [C] Charlie, [F]
[C] boy.
[G] [Am]
[F] Lacked my eye [G] and he [C] kicked my dog.
[G] [C]
My dog [B] [C] turned [F] to [G] me [C] and he said,
[F] let's head [G] back to [C] Tennessee, Jed.
[G] [C] [G]
[C] I woke [Cm] up feeling mean.
[C] [G] [C] [E]
[F] I went out [C] to play [G] the slot [C] machine.
[G] [Cm]
[C] Wheels [Gb] turned around [Cm]
[F] and the [C] letters read,
[F] let's head [G] back to [C] Tennessee, [Bb] Jed.
[F] [G] [C]
[F] Tennessee, Tennessee, [C] there ain't no place I'd [F] rather be.
[C] Baby, won't [G] you [F] carry [G] me [Dm] [C] back [G] to [F] Tennessee?
[C]
[D] [Eb] [C]
[Cm]
[C]
[Gm]
[F]
[C] [Bb] [F]
[Fm] [Bb] [F]
[Ebm] [G]
[A] [C] [Gm] [G]
[Em] [C] [Gm] [G]
[C] [Gm]
[C]
[Ebm] [Cm]
[G] [Cm]
[G] [C] [Eb]
[Cm]
[G] [Cm] [C]
[G]
[Am] [Gm] [F]
[G] [Fm] [Cm] [Fm]
[A]
[Gbm] [G]
[Bb] [C] [G] [C]
[F] Tennessee, Tennessee,
[C] there ain't no place [G] I'd [F] rather be.
[C] Baby, won't [G] you carry [F] me [Cm] [C] back [G] to [F] Tennessee?
[G] [C] [Bb] [F]
[G] [C]
[N]
Key:
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Cm
Gm
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_ _ _ [Am] _ _ [D] _ _ [Cm] _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ _ [Cm] _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ [Am] _ [G] _ [C] _ [Eb] _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ [Cm] _ _ [E] _
_ _ [C] _ _ [G] _ _ [C] _ [B] _
[C] _ _ _ [F] _ [G] _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ [C] _ _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ [C] _ [F] You listen to the [G] whistle of the evening [Cm] train.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _
You know you are [F] to _ wind [C] up dead.
_ [F] You don't head [G] back to Tennessee, Jed.
[C] _
_ _ _ [G] _ [C] _ _ _
Rich man, step on my [Dm] forehead.
_ [C] _
_ _ [G] _ _ [C] _ [Em] _ [F] When you get back, [G] you better put [C] up [B] my bread.
[C] _
_ _ [G] _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
Well, you _ know, [F] son, _ [C] like I said,
_ [F] you better head [Gm] back to [C] Tennessee, [Bb] Jed. _
[F] _ _ [G] _ _ [C] _ _ [F] _ _
Tennessee, _ _ Tennessee, [C] there ain't no [G] place [F] I'd rather [C] be.
Baby, [G] won't you carry [F] me _
_ _ _ _ [C] back [G] to [F] Tennessee?
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [F] _ [G] _ _ [C] _ [G] _
[C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ [C] _ _ _ [G] _ _ [C] _ [B] _
[C] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ [C] _ [B] _
[C] Think all day and rock [Cm] all night.
_ _ _ [Am] _ [G] _ _ [C] _ [E]
[F] The law come to [C] get you [G] if you don't [Cm] walk right.
[C] _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ [C] _ _
_ Got a letter this morning, [Ab] baby, [F] and _ all [C] it read, _
[F] you better head back [G] to Tennessee, [C] Jed.
[E] _ _ [F] _ _ [G] _ _ [C] _ [B]
[C] I dropped off the license and cracked [G] my spine.
[C] _ _ _ [A] _ [G] _ _ [C] _ [E] _
[F] Money come [G] quick, dead [C] guy or [B] dying.
[C] _ [Cm] _ _ _ [G] _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ Catch a few weeks, [F] baby, _ _ [C] under the bed. _
[Fm] Then you head [G] back to Tennessee, [Cm] _ [Bb]
Jed.
_ [F] _ _ [G] _ _ [C] _ _
[F] _ Tennessee, _ _ Tennessee, [C]
there ain't no place I'd rather [F] [C] be.
Baby, [G] won't you carry [F] _
me _ _ [C] _ _ back [Gm]
to [F] Tennessee?
_ _ [Gm] _ _ [Cm] _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[F] _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Am] _ [G] _ _ [C] _ _
I run into [Gb] [C] Charlie, [F]
[C] boy.
_ _ _ [G] _ _ [Am] _ _
[F] Lacked my eye [G] and he [C] kicked my dog.
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _ [C] _ _
_ My dog [B] _ _ [C] turned [F] to [G] me [C] and he said, _
[F] _ let's head [G] back to [C] Tennessee, Jed.
_ _ _ [G] _ [C] _ _ [G] _
[C] I woke [Cm] up feeling _ mean.
[C] _ _ _ [G] _ _ [C] _ [E]
[F] I went out [C] to play [G] the slot [C] machine.
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _ [Cm] _ _
_ [C] _ Wheels [Gb] turned around [Cm]
[F] and the _ [C] letters read, _
[F] _ let's head [G] back to [C] Tennessee, [Bb] Jed.
_ [F] _ _ [G] _ _ [C] _ _
[F] _ Tennessee, _ _ _ Tennessee, [C] there ain't no place I'd [F] rather be.
[C] _ Baby, won't [G] you [F] carry [G] me _ [Dm] _ _ _ _ [C] back [G] to [F] Tennessee?
_ _ [C] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ [Eb] _ [C] _ _ _ _ _
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_ _ _ _ _ [Ebm] _ _ [G] _
[A] _ [C] _ _ _ _ [Gm] _ [G] _ _
_ [Em] _ _ [C] _ [Gm] _ _ _ [G] _
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_ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Ebm] _ _ _ [Cm] _ _
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_ [Am] _ [Gm] _ [F] _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ [Fm] _ _ [Cm] _ _ [Fm] _ _ _
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_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _
[Gbm] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Bb] _ _ [C] _ [G] _ _ [C] _ _
[F] _ _ Tennessee, _ Tennessee, _
[C] there ain't no place [G] I'd [F] rather be.
[C] Baby, won't [G] you carry [F] me [Cm] _ _ [C] back [G] to [F] Tennessee? _
_ [G] _ _ _ [C] _ [Bb] _ _ [F] _
_ [G] _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ _ [Cm] _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ [Am] _ [G] _ [C] _ [Eb] _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ [Cm] _ _ [E] _
_ _ [C] _ _ [G] _ _ [C] _ [B] _
[C] _ _ _ [F] _ [G] _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ [C] _ _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ [C] _ [F] You listen to the [G] whistle of the evening [Cm] train.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _
You know you are [F] to _ wind [C] up dead.
_ [F] You don't head [G] back to Tennessee, Jed.
[C] _
_ _ _ [G] _ [C] _ _ _
Rich man, step on my [Dm] forehead.
_ [C] _
_ _ [G] _ _ [C] _ [Em] _ [F] When you get back, [G] you better put [C] up [B] my bread.
[C] _
_ _ [G] _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
Well, you _ know, [F] son, _ [C] like I said,
_ [F] you better head [Gm] back to [C] Tennessee, [Bb] Jed. _
[F] _ _ [G] _ _ [C] _ _ [F] _ _
Tennessee, _ _ Tennessee, [C] there ain't no [G] place [F] I'd rather [C] be.
Baby, [G] won't you carry [F] me _
_ _ _ _ [C] back [G] to [F] Tennessee?
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [F] _ [G] _ _ [C] _ [G] _
[C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ [C] _ _ _ [G] _ _ [C] _ [B] _
[C] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ [C] _ [B] _
[C] Think all day and rock [Cm] all night.
_ _ _ [Am] _ [G] _ _ [C] _ [E]
[F] The law come to [C] get you [G] if you don't [Cm] walk right.
[C] _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ [C] _ _
_ Got a letter this morning, [Ab] baby, [F] and _ all [C] it read, _
[F] you better head back [G] to Tennessee, [C] Jed.
[E] _ _ [F] _ _ [G] _ _ [C] _ [B]
[C] I dropped off the license and cracked [G] my spine.
[C] _ _ _ [A] _ [G] _ _ [C] _ [E] _
[F] Money come [G] quick, dead [C] guy or [B] dying.
[C] _ [Cm] _ _ _ [G] _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ Catch a few weeks, [F] baby, _ _ [C] under the bed. _
[Fm] Then you head [G] back to Tennessee, [Cm] _ [Bb]
Jed.
_ [F] _ _ [G] _ _ [C] _ _
[F] _ Tennessee, _ _ Tennessee, [C]
there ain't no place I'd rather [F] [C] be.
Baby, [G] won't you carry [F] _
me _ _ [C] _ _ back [Gm]
to [F] Tennessee?
_ _ [Gm] _ _ [Cm] _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[F] _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Am] _ [G] _ _ [C] _ _
I run into [Gb] [C] Charlie, [F]
[C] boy.
_ _ _ [G] _ _ [Am] _ _
[F] Lacked my eye [G] and he [C] kicked my dog.
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _ [C] _ _
_ My dog [B] _ _ [C] turned [F] to [G] me [C] and he said, _
[F] _ let's head [G] back to [C] Tennessee, Jed.
_ _ _ [G] _ [C] _ _ [G] _
[C] I woke [Cm] up feeling _ mean.
[C] _ _ _ [G] _ _ [C] _ [E]
[F] I went out [C] to play [G] the slot [C] machine.
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _ [Cm] _ _
_ [C] _ Wheels [Gb] turned around [Cm]
[F] and the _ [C] letters read, _
[F] _ let's head [G] back to [C] Tennessee, [Bb] Jed.
_ [F] _ _ [G] _ _ [C] _ _
[F] _ Tennessee, _ _ _ Tennessee, [C] there ain't no place I'd [F] rather be.
[C] _ Baby, won't [G] you [F] carry [G] me _ [Dm] _ _ _ _ [C] back [G] to [F] Tennessee?
_ _ [C] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ [Eb] _ [C] _ _ _ _ _
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[A] _ [C] _ _ _ _ [Gm] _ [G] _ _
_ [Em] _ _ [C] _ [Gm] _ _ _ [G] _
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_ [Am] _ [Gm] _ [F] _ _ _ _ _
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_ [Bb] _ _ [C] _ [G] _ _ [C] _ _
[F] _ _ Tennessee, _ Tennessee, _
[C] there ain't no place [G] I'd [F] rather be.
[C] Baby, won't [G] you carry [F] me [Cm] _ _ [C] back [G] to [F] Tennessee? _
_ [G] _ _ _ [C] _ [Bb] _ _ [F] _
_ [G] _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _
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