Tennessee Stud Chords by Johnny Cash
Tempo:
118.1 bpm
Chords used:
B
F#
A
D
E
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
Back about 18 and 25 [A] I left Tennessee very much alive.
I [B] never would have made it through the Arkansas [F#] mud if I hadn't been riding on the Tennessee stud.
[B]
Had some [F#] trouble with my sweetheart's pa, [A] one of her brothers was a bad outlaw.
[B] I wrote a letter to my Uncle Fudd and I [F#] rode away on the Tennessee stud.
The Tennessee [A] stud was [B] long and lean, the color of the sun and his [F#] eyes were green.
[B] He had the nerve and he [F#] had the blood, there never was a horse like the [B] Tennessee stud.
[F#] Drifted on down into no man's land, [A] across the river called the Rio Grande.
[B] Raced my horse with a Spaniard's foal, till I got [F#] me a skin full of silver [B] and gold.
Me and the gambler we couldn't agree, [A] we got in a fight over Tennessee.
[F#] I pulled our guns and he fell with a thud and I rode away on the [B] Tennessee stud.
The Tennessee stud [A] was [B] long and lean, the color of the sun [D] and his [F#] eyes were green.
[B] He had the nerve and he had the blood, there never [F#] was a horse like the Tennessee stud.
[B] I rode right back across Arkansas, I whipped her brother and I whipped her pa.
I [B] found that girl with the golden hair, she was riding [F#] on a Tennessee mare.
[B] Pretty little baby on the cabin floor, [A] a little horse cold playing round the door.
[B] I love the girl with the golden hair and the Tennessee [C#] stud loves the [B] Tennessee mare.
The Tennessee [E] stud was [B] long and lean, the color of the [D] sun and his [F#] eyes were green.
[B] He had the nerve and he had the blood, there never was a [F#m] horse like the Tennessee [B] stud.
[A] [E] [D] [F#]
[B]
[E]
I [B] never would have made it through the Arkansas [F#] mud if I hadn't been riding on the Tennessee stud.
[B]
Had some [F#] trouble with my sweetheart's pa, [A] one of her brothers was a bad outlaw.
[B] I wrote a letter to my Uncle Fudd and I [F#] rode away on the Tennessee stud.
The Tennessee [A] stud was [B] long and lean, the color of the sun and his [F#] eyes were green.
[B] He had the nerve and he [F#] had the blood, there never was a horse like the [B] Tennessee stud.
[F#] Drifted on down into no man's land, [A] across the river called the Rio Grande.
[B] Raced my horse with a Spaniard's foal, till I got [F#] me a skin full of silver [B] and gold.
Me and the gambler we couldn't agree, [A] we got in a fight over Tennessee.
[F#] I pulled our guns and he fell with a thud and I rode away on the [B] Tennessee stud.
The Tennessee stud [A] was [B] long and lean, the color of the sun [D] and his [F#] eyes were green.
[B] He had the nerve and he had the blood, there never [F#] was a horse like the Tennessee stud.
[B] I rode right back across Arkansas, I whipped her brother and I whipped her pa.
I [B] found that girl with the golden hair, she was riding [F#] on a Tennessee mare.
[B] Pretty little baby on the cabin floor, [A] a little horse cold playing round the door.
[B] I love the girl with the golden hair and the Tennessee [C#] stud loves the [B] Tennessee mare.
The Tennessee [E] stud was [B] long and lean, the color of the [D] sun and his [F#] eyes were green.
[B] He had the nerve and he had the blood, there never was a [F#m] horse like the Tennessee [B] stud.
[A] [E] [D] [F#]
[B]
[E]
Key:
B
F#
A
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E
B
F#
A
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ Back about 18 and 25 [A] I left Tennessee very much alive.
_ _ I [B] never would have made it through the Arkansas [F#] mud if I hadn't been riding on the Tennessee stud.
_ [B] _ _ _ _ _ _
Had some [F#] trouble with my sweetheart's pa, [A] one of her brothers was a bad outlaw.
_ _ _ [B] I wrote a letter to my Uncle Fudd and I [F#] rode away on the Tennessee stud.
The _ _ Tennessee [A] stud was [B] long and lean, the color of the sun and his [F#] eyes were green.
_ _ _ [B] He had the nerve and he [F#] had the blood, there never was a horse like the [B] Tennessee stud. _ _ _ _ _
_ [F#] _ Drifted on down into no man's land, [A] across the river called the Rio Grande. _ _
[B] Raced my horse with a Spaniard's foal, till I got [F#] me a skin full of silver [B] and gold. _ _ _
Me and the gambler we couldn't agree, [A] we got in a fight over Tennessee. _ _ _
[F#] I pulled our guns and he fell with a thud and I rode away on the [B] Tennessee stud. _ _ _
The Tennessee stud [A] was [B] long and lean, the color of the sun [D] and his [F#] eyes were green. _ _ _
[B] He had the nerve and he had the blood, there never [F#] was a horse like the Tennessee stud. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [B] I rode right back across Arkansas, I whipped her brother and I whipped her pa.
_ _ I [B] found that girl with the golden hair, she was riding [F#] on a Tennessee mare. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [B] Pretty little baby on the cabin floor, [A] a little horse cold playing round the door. _ _
[B] I love the girl with the golden hair and the Tennessee [C#] stud loves the [B] Tennessee mare. _ _ _
The Tennessee [E] stud was [B] long and lean, the color of the [D] sun and his [F#] eyes were green. _ _ _
[B] He had the nerve and he had the blood, there never was a [F#m] horse like the Tennessee [B] stud. _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ [E] _ _ [D] _ _ [F#] _
_ [B] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ Back about 18 and 25 [A] I left Tennessee very much alive.
_ _ I [B] never would have made it through the Arkansas [F#] mud if I hadn't been riding on the Tennessee stud.
_ [B] _ _ _ _ _ _
Had some [F#] trouble with my sweetheart's pa, [A] one of her brothers was a bad outlaw.
_ _ _ [B] I wrote a letter to my Uncle Fudd and I [F#] rode away on the Tennessee stud.
The _ _ Tennessee [A] stud was [B] long and lean, the color of the sun and his [F#] eyes were green.
_ _ _ [B] He had the nerve and he [F#] had the blood, there never was a horse like the [B] Tennessee stud. _ _ _ _ _
_ [F#] _ Drifted on down into no man's land, [A] across the river called the Rio Grande. _ _
[B] Raced my horse with a Spaniard's foal, till I got [F#] me a skin full of silver [B] and gold. _ _ _
Me and the gambler we couldn't agree, [A] we got in a fight over Tennessee. _ _ _
[F#] I pulled our guns and he fell with a thud and I rode away on the [B] Tennessee stud. _ _ _
The Tennessee stud [A] was [B] long and lean, the color of the sun [D] and his [F#] eyes were green. _ _ _
[B] He had the nerve and he had the blood, there never [F#] was a horse like the Tennessee stud. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [B] I rode right back across Arkansas, I whipped her brother and I whipped her pa.
_ _ I [B] found that girl with the golden hair, she was riding [F#] on a Tennessee mare. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [B] Pretty little baby on the cabin floor, [A] a little horse cold playing round the door. _ _
[B] I love the girl with the golden hair and the Tennessee [C#] stud loves the [B] Tennessee mare. _ _ _
The Tennessee [E] stud was [B] long and lean, the color of the [D] sun and his [F#] eyes were green. _ _ _
[B] He had the nerve and he had the blood, there never was a [F#m] horse like the Tennessee [B] stud. _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ [E] _ _ [D] _ _ [F#] _
_ [B] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _