Chords for Tennessee

Tempo:
120.3 bpm
Chords used:

Bm

E

F#

A

B

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Tennessee chords
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[C#m] [B]
[Bm] [E] [F#m]
[F#] [Bm] [E] [Bm]
[E] [Bm] I kissed you cause [E] I've never been [Bm] an angel [E] [Bm] I learned to say [E] [B] hosannas on [Bm] my knees
[E] But [Bm] they threw me out of Sunday school when I was nine
And the sisters said [F#] I did just as [Bm] I please
[E] [F#] [B]
[E] [Bm]
Now even so [F#] I try to be [Bm] a good girl
[F#] But it's only what [E] I [C#] want that [F] makes me [Bm] weak
[E] I [F#]
[Bm] had no desire to be a child of sin
[F#m] Then you went and pressed your [F#] whiskers to my [Bm] cheek
[B]
Fa la la la, [A]
fa la la la la
[G] Now let me go my honey [D] oh, back to [A] Tennessee
[D]
It's beefsteak when I'm a-workin'
[A]
Whiskey when [F#] I'm dry
[G]
Sweet heaven [A] when [B]
I die
[F#] [B]
[F#]
[F#m]
[F#] Now I've tried [E] drinking, riding, [Bm]
gambling
[E] [C#m] [Bm]
Dancing with [E] damnation [Bm] is a ball
[E] But [Bm] of all the little ways I've found
I hurt myself, [F#] though you might be my favorite
One of all
[B]
Fa la la la, [A]
fa la la la la
[G]
Now let me go my honey [D] oh, back to [A] Tennessee
[D] It's beefsteak when I'm a-workin'
[A]
Whiskey when I'm dry
[G]
Sweet [A] heaven when [B]
I die
[F#]
[Bm] [E] [F#]
[G#] [B] Why can't [F#m] I go [E] and live the [Bm] life of [F#] Riley?
[Bm] [F#] Why can't I go [E] back home to [Bm] Apple Pie?
[E] [F#] Your [Bm] affront to my virtue was a touch too much
[F#] But you left a little twinkle in [B] my [Bm] eye
[B]
Fa la la la, [A]
fa la la la [G] la
Now let me go my honey oh, [D]
back to [A] Tennessee
[D] It's beefsteak when I'm a-workin'
[A]
Whiskey when I'm dry
[G]
Sweet heaven [A] when [B] I die
[F#m]
[E] [Bm]
[E] [F#m]
[E]
[F#m] [E] [B]
Now some would come [F#] confessing of [F#m]
transgressions
[E] [F#]
[Bm] Some would [E] come [B] confessing of their [Bm] love
[C#m] [Bm]
You were there strumming on your gay [E] guitar
And [Bm] you were trying to tell [F#] me something with your [Bm] thumb
[B]
Fa la la la, [A]
fa la [E] la la la
[G] Now let me go my honey [D] oh, back to [A] Tennessee
[D] It's beefsteak when I'm a-workin'
[A]
Whiskey when I'm dry
[G]
Sweet [A] heaven when [B] I die
[D]
It's beefsteak when I'm a-workin'
[A]
Whiskey when I'm dry
[G] Sweet heaven [A] when [B] I die
[D] It's beefsteak when I'm a-workin'
[A] Whiskey when I'm dry
[G] Sweet [A] heaven when [B] I die
[Em]
[N]
Key:  
Bm
13421112
E
2311
F#
134211112
A
1231
B
12341112
Bm
13421112
E
2311
F#
134211112
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_ _ _ _ _ [C#m] _ _ [B] _
_ [Bm] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ [F#m] _
[F#] _ _ [Bm] _ _ [E] _ _ _ [Bm] _
_ _ _ _ [E] _ [Bm] I kissed you cause [E] I've never been [Bm] an angel _ [E] _ _ _ [Bm] I learned to say [E] _ [B] hosannas on [Bm] my knees
_ [E] _ _ But [Bm] they threw me out of Sunday school when I was nine
And the sisters said [F#] I did just as [Bm] I please
_ [E] _ _ [F#] _ _ [B] _
_ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ [Bm]
Now even so [F#] I try to be [Bm] a good girl
[F#] _ _ _ But it's only what [E] I [C#] want that [F] makes me [Bm] _ weak
[E] I _ [F#] _ _
_ [Bm] had no desire to be a _ child of sin
[F#m] Then you went and pressed your [F#] whiskers to my [Bm] _ _ cheek
_ _ _ [B]
Fa la la la, [A]
fa la la la la
_ [G] Now let me go my honey [D] oh, back to [A] Tennessee
_ _ [D]
It's beefsteak when I'm a-workin'
_ [A] _
Whiskey when [F#] I'm _ dry
[G]
Sweet heaven [A] _ when _ [B]
I _ die _ _ _ _
_ _ [F#] _ _ _ _ _ [B] _
_ _ _ [F#] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [F#m] _
_ _ _ [F#] _ _ _ Now I've tried [E] drinking, riding, [Bm] _
gambling
_ [E] _ _ [C#m] _ _ [Bm]
Dancing with [E] _ damnation [Bm] is a ball
_ [E] But _ _ [Bm] of all the little ways I've found
I hurt myself, _ [F#] though you might be my favorite
One of _ all
_ _ _ _ [B]
Fa la la la, _ [A]
fa la la la la
[G]
Now let me go my honey [D] oh, _ back to [A] Tennessee
_ [D] It's _ beefsteak when I'm a-workin'
_ [A] _
Whiskey when I'm dry
_ [G] _
Sweet [A] heaven when _ [B]
I die _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [F#] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Bm] _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ [F#] _
_ _ _ [G#] _ _ _ [B] Why can't [F#m] I go [E] and live the [Bm] life of [F#] Riley?
_ _ _ [Bm] _ [F#] Why can't I go [E] back home to [Bm] Apple Pie?
_ _ _ [E] _ _ [F#] Your [Bm] affront to my virtue was a touch too much
[F#] But you left a little twinkle in [B] my _ _ [Bm] eye
_ _ _ [B]
Fa la la la, _ [A]
fa la la la _ [G] la
Now let me go my honey oh, [D]
back to [A] Tennessee
_ _ [D] It's beefsteak when I'm a-workin'
[A] _ _
Whiskey when I'm dry
_ [G]
Sweet heaven [A] _ when [B] I _ _ _ die
[F#m] _ _ _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ [Bm] _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ [F#m] _
_ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
[F#m] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ [B]
Now some would come [F#] confessing of [F#m]
transgressions
_ _ _ [E] _ _ [F#] _ _
[Bm] Some would [E] come [B] confessing of their [Bm] _ love
_ [C#m] _ _ _ [Bm]
You were there strumming on your gay [E] _ guitar
And [Bm] you were trying to tell [F#] me something _ with your [Bm] thumb
_ _ _ _ _ [B]
Fa la la la, _ _ [A]
fa la [E] la la la
[G] Now let me go my honey [D] oh, back to [A] Tennessee
_ _ [D] It's beefsteak when I'm a-workin'
_ [A] _
Whiskey when I'm dry
_ [G]
Sweet _ [A] heaven when [B] I die
_ _ _ _ _ [D]
It's beefsteak when I'm a-workin'
_ [A] _
Whiskey when I'm dry _
[G] Sweet heaven [A] _ when [B] I die _ _ _ _
[D] It's _ beefsteak when I'm a-workin' _
[A] _ Whiskey when I'm dry
[G] Sweet _ [A] heaven when _ [B] I die _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Em] _
_ _ _ _ _ [N] _ _ _