Tennessee Jed Chords by Grateful Dead

Tempo:
129.55 bpm
Chords used:

C

G

F

Cm

Am

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Grateful Dead -- Tennessee Jed chords
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[Am] [D] [Cm]
[C] [Cm]
[C] [Am] [G] [C]
[B] [C] [Cm] [D]
[C] [G] [C]
[F] [G] [C]
[Cm]
[C] You [G] [C] [F]
listen to the [G] whistle of the [Cm] evening train.
[C]
You know you're [F] about to wind [C] up dead.
[F] You don't head [G] back to [C] Tennessee, Jen.
[G] [C] Rich man, step on [Cm] my [Dm] forehead.
[C]
[Am] [G] [C] [Em] [F] Can you get back?
You [G] better [C] put up my [B] bread.
[C]
[A] [G] [C]
Well, you know, [F] son, like [C] I said,
[F] You better head back [Gm] to Tennessee, [C] [Bb] Jen.
[F] [G] [C] [F]
Tennessee, Tennessee, [C] there ain't no place [G] I'd [F] rather be.
[C] Baby, [G] won't you carry [F] me
[Cm] [G] back to [F]
Tennessee?
[G] [C]
[Cm]
[C] [G] [Am] [Eb] [C]
[G] [C]
[G] [C] [B] [C]
[G] [C] [B] [C]
Think all day and rock all [Cm] night.
[G] [C] [E] [F] The law'll come to [C] get you [G] if you don't [Cm] walk right.
[C]
[Cm] [C]
Got a letter this morning, baby, [F]
[C] all in red.
[F] You better head back [G] to [C] Tennessee, Jen.
[E]
[F] [G] [C] [C] I dropped off flights and cracked my [G] spine.
[C]
[F] [G] [D] [E] [F] Money come [G] quick and the [C] eye are [B] [C] dying.
[Cm]
[G] [C]
Catch a few wings, [F] baby, under [C] the bed.
[Fm] Then you head [G] back to [Cm] Tennessee, [Bb] Jen.
[F] [G] [C] [F]
Tennessee, Tennessee, [C] there ain't no place I'd [F] rather [C] be.
Baby, won't [G] you carry [F] me [C] [G] back to [F]
Tennessee?
[Gm] [Cm] I [C]
[F]
[C]
[G] [Am] [C]
[G] [Cm]
run into Charlie [F] Ford.
[C]
[G] [C] [D] [F] Blacked my eye [G] and he [C] kicked my [G] dog.
[C]
[G] [C]
My dog [B] [C] turned [Cm] to me and [C] he said,
[F] Let's head [G] back to [Am] Tennessee, [B] [C] Jen.
[G] [C] I woke up a [Cm] feeling [A] mean.
[C]
[G] [C] [E] [F] I went out to [C] play [G] the slot [C] machine.
[G] [Cm] [C]
Wheels [Gb] turned around [Cm] [F] and the [C] letters read,
[F] Better head back [G] to [C] Tennessee, Jen.
[Bb]
[F] [G] [C] [F]
Tennessee, Tennessee, [C] there ain't no place [F] I'd rather [C] be.
Baby, [G] won't you carry [F] [G] me [C] back [G] to [F]
Tennessee?
[C]
[D] [Eb]
[C]
[Cm]
[C]
[Gm] [F]
[Bb] [F] [Fm]
[F]
[Gb] [G] [A] [C]
[Gm] [G] [Em] I
[C] [Gm] [G]
[C] [Gm] [Cm]
[C] [Am]
[Cm] [G] [Cm]
[G] [C]
[Eb] [A]
[G] [Cm]
woke
[G] up feeling mean.
[Am] [F]
[Fm]
[A] [Gb] [G]
[Gm] [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] [C] me [G] back to [F] Tennessee?
[G] [C] [Bb] [F] [G] [C]
Key:  
C
3211
G
2131
F
134211111
Cm
13421113
Am
2311
C
3211
G
2131
F
134211111
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To learn Grateful Dead - ([Live at LOlympia, Paris, May 3, 1972], What A Long Strange Trip Version, [Edit]) Tennessee Jed chords, anchor your practice on these foundational sequence of chords - C, G, F, G, C, F and C. For best results, commence at 64 BPM and progress to the song's BPM of 130. For a balanced pitch, adjust the capo with respect to your voice and the song's key: Db Major.

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_ _ _ [Am] _ _ [D] _ _ [Cm] _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ _ [Cm] _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ [Am] _ [G] _ _ [C] _
[B] _ [C] _ _ _ _ [Cm] _ _ [D] _
[C] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ _ [F] _ [G] _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ [Cm] _ _ _ _ _ _
[C] You _ _ [G] _ [C] _ _ [F] _
listen to the [G] whistle of the [Cm] evening train.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [C]
You know you're _ _ [F] about to wind [C] up dead.
_ [F] You don't head [G] back to [C] Tennessee, Jen. _
_ _ [G] _ _ [C] _ _ Rich man, step on [Cm] my [Dm] forehead.
[C] _ _
_ [Am] _ [G] _ _ [C] _ [Em] _ [F] Can you get back?
You [G] better [C] put up my [B] bread.
[C] _ _
_ [A] _ [G] _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
Well, you _ know, [F] son, _ like [C] I said,
[F] You better head back [Gm] to Tennessee, [C] _ [Bb] Jen. _
[F] _ _ [G] _ _ [C] _ _ [F] _
Tennessee, _ _ Tennessee, [C] there ain't no place [G] I'd [F] rather be.
[C] Baby, [G] won't you carry [F] _ me _
_ _ _ [Cm] _ [G] back to [F]
Tennessee?
_ [G] _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Cm] _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ [G] _ _ [Am] _ [Eb] _ [C] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ [C] _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ [C] _ [B] _ [C] _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ [C] _ [B] _ [C]
Think all day and rock all [Cm] night. _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ [C] _ [E] [F] The law'll come to [C] get you [G] if you don't [Cm] walk right.
[C] _
_ _ _ [Cm] _ _ _ _ [C] _
Got a letter this morning, baby, [F] _
_ [C] all in red.
_ [F] You better head back [G] to [C] Tennessee, Jen.
[E] _
[F] _ _ [G] _ _ [C] _ _ [C] I dropped off flights and cracked my [G] spine.
[C] _
_ [F] _ [G] _ _ [D] _ [E] _ [F] Money come [G] quick and the [C] eye are [B] [C] dying.
[Cm] _
_ _ [G] _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
_ Catch a few wings, [F] baby, _ under [C] the bed.
_ [Fm] Then you head [G] back to [Cm] Tennessee, [Bb] Jen. _
[F] _ _ [G] _ _ [C] _ _ [F] _
Tennessee, _ _ Tennessee, _ [C] there ain't no place I'd [F] rather [C] be.
Baby, won't [G] you carry [F] _ _ me _ _ [C] _ _ [G] back to [F]
Tennessee?
_ [Gm] _ _ [Cm] I _ [C] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [F] _
[C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [G] _ [Am] _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ [Cm] _ _ _
run into Charlie [F] Ford.
[C] _
_ _ [G] _ _ [C] _ [D] _ [F] Blacked my eye [G] and he [C] kicked my [G] dog.
[C] _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ [C] _ _ _
My dog [B] _ _ [C] turned [Cm] to me and [C] he said,
_ [F] Let's head [G] back to [Am] Tennessee, [B] [C] Jen. _
_ _ [G] _ [C] _ _ _ I woke up a [Cm] feeling [A] mean.
[C] _ _
_ _ [G] _ [C] _ _ [E] [F] I went out to [C] play [G] the slot [C] machine. _ _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ [Cm] _ _ [C] _
Wheels [Gb] turned around [Cm] [F] and the _ [C] letters _ read,
_ [F] Better head back [G] to [C] Tennessee, Jen.
[Bb] _ _
[F] _ _ [G] _ [C] _ _ _ [F] _
Tennessee, _ _ Tennessee, [C] there ain't no place [F] I'd rather [C] be.
Baby, [G] won't you carry [F] _ _ [G] me _ [C] _ _ back [G] to _ [F]
Tennessee?
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ [Eb] _
[C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Cm] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Gm] _ _ [F] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Bb] _ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _ [Fm] _
_ _ [F] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Gb] _ _ [G] _ [A] _ [C] _ _
_ [Gm] _ _ [G] _ [Em] I _ _
[C] _ [Gm] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _
[C] _ [Gm] _ _ _ _ _ [Cm] _ _
_ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ [Am] _
_ _ [Cm] _ _ _ _ [G] _ [Cm] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [G] _ [C] _ _
_ _ _ _ [Eb] _ [A] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [G] _ [Cm] _ _
_ _ woke _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [G] _ up feeling mean.
[Am] _ [F] _
_ _ _ _ [Fm] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ [Gb] _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Gm] _ [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] _ _ [C] me [G] back to [F] Tennessee?
_ _ [G] _ _ _ [C] _ [Bb] _ _ [F] _ _ [G] _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

Facts about this song

It's Robert Hunter and Jerry Garcia who authored this song.

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