intro :
C G C
E | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |
B | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |
G | – – 7b9r7 – 5 – – – – – – – – – – – – | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |
D | – – – – – – – – – – 7 – – – – – – – – – – | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |
A | – – – – – – – – – – – – 5b7r5 – 3 – – | – – – – – 3 – – 3 – – 3 – – 3 – – 7 – – – |
E | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – | – – 3h5 – 5 – – – 5 – 5 – – – – – – – – | ( repeat )
verses :
C C G C
cold iron shackles , ball and chain .
F G C C G C
listen to the whistle of the evenin’ train .
C co7 Dm7 C C7
you know you , bound to , wind up dead .
F G C C G C
if you don’t head back to tennessee jed .
C C G C
rich man step on my poor head .
F G C C G C
when you get back , you better butter my bread .
C co7 Dm7 C C7
well you know it’s , like i said .
F G C
better head back to tennessee jed .
A# F G C
F F C G F
tennessee , tennessee , there ain’t no place i’d rather be .
C G F C G F G C
baby won’t you carry me . . . back to tennessee .
C C G C
drink all day and rock all night .
F G C C G C
law come to get you if you don’t walk right .
C co7 Dm7 C C7
got a letter this mornin’ children and , all it read :
F G C C G C
“you better head back to tennessee jed . ”
C C G C
i dropped four flights and cracked my spine .
F G C C G C
honey , come quick with the iodine .
C co7 Dm7 C C7
catch a few winks , baby now , under the bed .
F G C
then you head back to tennessee jed .
A# F G C
F F C G F
tennessee , tennessee , there ain’t no place i’d rather be .
C G F C G F G C
baby won’t you carry me . . . back to tennessee .
C C G C
i run into charlie fog .
F G C C G C
blacked my eye and he kicked my dog .
C co7 Dm7 C C7
my doggie , turned to me , and he said .
F G C C G C
“let’s head back to tennesse jed . ”
C C G C
i woke up feelin’ mean .
F G C C G C
i went down to play the slot machine .
C co7 Dm7 C C7
the wheels turned around and the , letters read :
F G C
“you better head back to tennessee jed” .
A# F G C
F F C G F
tennessee , tennessee , there ain’t no place i’d rather be .
C G F C G F G C
baby won’t you carry me . . . back to tennessee .
chords used during solo :
| C G C | | C G C | | C G C | | C A# | | F | | F F# | | G | | G |
| C G C | | C G C | | C G C | | C A# | | F | | F F# | | G | | G |
A# F G C
ending :
F F C G F
tennessee , tennessee , there ain’t no place i’d rather be .
C G F C G F G C
baby won’t you carry me . . . back to tennessee .
A# F G C
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