ok guys ( and ladies ) . . . i’ve used a lot of songs here . some have been done well ,
others . . . not so much . harlan at hawaii . edu is usually spot on with his tabs . this one i’m
submitting is alos spot on . great song . enjoy .

old tennessee – dan fogelberg

intro : // : D D/C# D/B A7 G/B
E/C# : //

D D/C#
end of october
D/B A7 G/B E/C#
the sleepy brown woods seem to
D D/C# A7 A7 G/B
E/C#
nod down their heads to the winter
D D/C# D/B A7
G/B E/C#
yellows and grays paint the sad skies today
G A7 D
and i wonder when you’re coming home

woke up one morning
the wind through the window
reminded me winter was just ’round the bend
somehow i just did not see it was coming
it took me by surprise again

( chorus )
Em A7 D D/C#
and i hear you’re in san francisco
Bm Bm/A G A7
living with your sister who’s a mother to be
Em A7 D D/C#
and her husband’s way down in georgia
Bm Bm/A G
and i’m still in old tennessee . . .
Em A7 G
wishing you’d come home to me

verse : 3
D D/C# D/B A7
G/B E/C#
life here is easy i’m sure you recall
D D/C#
how it’s so warm and breezy
D/B A7 G/B E/C#
in the summer and the fall
D D/C#
but winter’s upon me
D/B A7
and i’ve got no heat here
G A7 Bm
and i miss your fire so sweet
Bm/A G A7 D
dear i miss your fire so sweet

( chorus )
gtr . solo use chords to verse 1 .

verse 1 repeated :
end of october
the sleepy brown woods seem to
nod down their heads to the winter
yellows and gray paint the sad skies today
G A7 D D/C#
and i wonder when you’re coming home
G A7 D D/C#
i wonder when you’re coming home
Em A7 D
i wonder when you’re coming home

“old tennessee” was written when i lived on a farm outside of nashville , as a parody of
east coast folk music . it was written about a young lady i briefly cohabited with , and
her subsequent departure . ( dan fogelberg 6/11/97 ) .