Tennessee Jed (2001 Remaster) Chords
Tempo:
130.15 bpm
Chords used:
C
G
F
Cm
Gm
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
Key:
C
G
F
Cm
Gm
C
G
F
[Am] [D] [Cm] .
[C] [Cm] [C] .
[Am] [G] [C] [B] .
[C] [Cm] [E] .
[C] [G] [C] .
[G] [C] .
Cold iron shackles and the [Ab] ball and chain [C] .
[G] [C] [F] .
Listen to the [G] whistle of the [Cm] evening train.
You [Am] [G] [Cm] [C] .
know you're [F] about to wind [C] up dead [F] You don't head back [G] to Tennessee [C] [B] Jail.
[C] .
[G] [C] Rich man step on my forehead .
[F] Can you get [G] back you better [C] run a [B] mile in red.
[C] .
[G] [C] .
Well you know [F] son, like [C] I said [F] You better head [Gm] back to [C] Tennessee [Bb] Jail.
[F] .
[G] [C] [F] .
Tennessee, Tennessee, [C] ain't no place [G] [F] I'd rather [C] be.
Baby won't [G] you carry [Fm] me .
[C] back [G] to [F].
Tennessee.
[G] [C] Drink .
[A] .
[C] [G] [Am] [Eb] [C] .
[G] [C] .
[G] [C] .
[A] [G] [C] [B] [C] .
all day and rock all [Cm] night .
[C] [E] [F] The law come to [C] get you [G] if you don't walk [Eb] right.
[C] .
[G] [Cm] [C] .
Got a letter this morning baby, [F] .
all [C] in red.
[F] You better head back [G] to Tennessee [C] Jail.
[E] .
[F] Drop [G] [C] [B] [C] .
off the lights and crack my [G] spine.
[C] .
[F] [G] [C] [E] [F].
Money come [Gm] quick if you're high or [B] dying.
[C] .
.
Catch a few weeks [F] baby, under [C] the bed.
[Fm].
Then you head [G] back to Tennessee [Cm] [Bb] Jail.
[F] [G] [C] [F] .
Tennessee, Tennessee, [C] .
ain't no place I'd rather [F] be.
[C].
Baby [G] won't you carry [F] me [C] back [Gm] to [F] Tennessee.
[Gm] [Cm] I .
[F] .
[C] .
.
[G] [Am] [C] .
[G] [Cm] .
run into Charlie [F] Ford.
[C] [G] [C] [F] .
Blacked my eye [G] and he [C] kicked my [G] dog.
[C] My [G] [C] .
dog [B] [C] turned [Dm].
to me [C] and he said.
[F] .
Let's head [G] back to [C] Tennessee Jail.
[G] [C] [G] [C].
I woke [Cm] up a feeling mean.
[C] I [G] [C] [E] [F].
went out [C] to play [G] the slot [C] machine .
Wheels [G] [Cm] .
[C] turned around [Cm] and [F] the [C] letters read.
[F].
You better head [G] back to [C] Tennessee [Bb] Jail.
[F] [G] [Cm] [F] .
Tennessee, Tennessee, [C].
ain't no place I'd [F] rather be.
[C] .
Baby [G] won't you [F] carry .
[G] [Dm] me [C] back [G].
to [F] Tennessee.
[C] .
[D] .
[Eb] [C] .
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[Cm] [C] .
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[Gm] [F] .
[Bb] [F] .
[Bb] [F] .
[D] [F] .
[Ebm] [G] [A] .
[G] [C] [Gm] [G] [Em] .
[C] [Gm] [G] .
[C] [Gm] .
[C] .
[Cm] .
[G] [Cm] .
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[G] [C] [Eb] .
[Cm] [G] .
[Cm] [C] .
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[E] [F] [Fm] .
[Cm] [F] .
[Fm] .
[Bbm] .
[Gbm] [G] .
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[Gm] .
[C] [G] [C] [F] .
Tennessee, Tennessee, [C].
ain't no place [G] I'd [F] rather be.
[C].
Baby won't [G] you carry [F] me .
[C] back [G] to [F] Tennessee .
[G] [C] [Bb] [F] .
[G] [C] .
[C] [Cm] [C] .
[Am] [G] [C] [B] .
[C] [Cm] [E] .
[C] [G] [C] .
[G] [C] .
Cold iron shackles and the [Ab] ball and chain [C] .
[G] [C] [F] .
Listen to the [G] whistle of the [Cm] evening train.
You [Am] [G] [Cm] [C] .
know you're [F] about to wind [C] up dead [F] You don't head back [G] to Tennessee [C] [B] Jail.
[C] .
[G] [C] Rich man step on my forehead .
[F] Can you get [G] back you better [C] run a [B] mile in red.
[C] .
[G] [C] .
Well you know [F] son, like [C] I said [F] You better head [Gm] back to [C] Tennessee [Bb] Jail.
[F] .
[G] [C] [F] .
Tennessee, Tennessee, [C] ain't no place [G] [F] I'd rather [C] be.
Baby won't [G] you carry [Fm] me .
[C] back [G] to [F].
Tennessee.
[G] [C] Drink .
[A] .
[C] [G] [Am] [Eb] [C] .
[G] [C] .
[G] [C] .
[A] [G] [C] [B] [C] .
all day and rock all [Cm] night .
[C] [E] [F] The law come to [C] get you [G] if you don't walk [Eb] right.
[C] .
[G] [Cm] [C] .
Got a letter this morning baby, [F] .
all [C] in red.
[F] You better head back [G] to Tennessee [C] Jail.
[E] .
[F] Drop [G] [C] [B] [C] .
off the lights and crack my [G] spine.
[C] .
[F] [G] [C] [E] [F].
Money come [Gm] quick if you're high or [B] dying.
[C] .
.
Catch a few weeks [F] baby, under [C] the bed.
[Fm].
Then you head [G] back to Tennessee [Cm] [Bb] Jail.
[F] [G] [C] [F] .
Tennessee, Tennessee, [C] .
ain't no place I'd rather [F] be.
[C].
Baby [G] won't you carry [F] me [C] back [Gm] to [F] Tennessee.
[Gm] [Cm] I .
[F] .
[C] .
.
[G] [Am] [C] .
[G] [Cm] .
run into Charlie [F] Ford.
[C] [G] [C] [F] .
Blacked my eye [G] and he [C] kicked my [G] dog.
[C] My [G] [C] .
dog [B] [C] turned [Dm].
to me [C] and he said.
[F] .
Let's head [G] back to [C] Tennessee Jail.
[G] [C] [G] [C].
I woke [Cm] up a feeling mean.
[C] I [G] [C] [E] [F].
went out [C] to play [G] the slot [C] machine .
Wheels [G] [Cm] .
[C] turned around [Cm] and [F] the [C] letters read.
[F].
You better head [G] back to [C] Tennessee [Bb] Jail.
[F] [G] [Cm] [F] .
Tennessee, Tennessee, [C].
ain't no place I'd [F] rather be.
[C] .
Baby [G] won't you [F] carry .
[G] [Dm] me [C] back [G].
to [F] Tennessee.
[C] .
[D] .
[Eb] [C] .
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[Cm] [C] .
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[Gm] [F] .
[Bb] [F] .
[Bb] [F] .
[D] [F] .
[Ebm] [G] [A] .
[G] [C] [Gm] [G] [Em] .
[C] [Gm] [G] .
[C] [Gm] .
[C] .
[Cm] .
[G] [Cm] .
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[G] [C] [Eb] .
[Cm] [G] .
[Cm] [C] .
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[E] [F] [Fm] .
[Cm] [F] .
[Fm] .
[Bbm] .
[Gbm] [G] .
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[Gm] .
[C] [G] [C] [F] .
Tennessee, Tennessee, [C].
ain't no place [G] I'd [F] rather be.
[C].
Baby won't [G] you carry [F] me .
[C] back [G] to [F] Tennessee .
[G] [C] [Bb] [F] .
[G] [C] .