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Tennessee Song by 1997
Tennessee Song
Key: A
Tuning: Standard EADGBe
Chords used:
D - xx0232
E - 022100
E7 - 020100
A - x02220
E/G# - 476xxx
F#m - 244222
A/C# - x476xx
Bm - x24432
Verse 1:
E7 A
There's a sadness in the air
E7 A
On the train to Tennessee
D A/C#
And I know there's no
Bm A E
angel watching over me
E7 A
All I have to hold
E7
Is this atlas and
A
a note that reads
D A/C# Bm
If ever you are ready
A E(hold)
to come home again
A
I'll be waiting up
E7 A
But please don't be too long
D A/C# Bm
You know I never meant
A E
to make you lonesome
E7 A
But I got my own plans
E7 A
And if you love me understand
D A/C# Bm
I've got to take this road
A E
to find out who I really am
Chorus 1:
D
So tonight I'll take
E
the long way home
A E/G#
And drink until I
F#m E D
can't remember you
E A
Or why I ever started
D E
If I can't hold you
A E/G#
Gonna fold you like a
F#m E D
note and keep you here
E A
With me
Verse 2:
E7 A
Thought about your smile
E7 A
On the car ride up to Madison
D A/C# Bm
Are you still letting go?
D A/C# Bm
Are you still letting go?
E7 A
Cause I've been trying to move on
E7 A
But I'm feeling so damn lost
D A/C# Bm
Without your love
D A/C# Bm A E
Without your love
(Repeat Chorus)
D
I want you here
E
With me
Interlude: F#m--E--
Chorus 2:
D
So tonight I'll take
E
the long way home
A E/G#
And drink with me
F#m E D
until the sun comes up
E A
look at what we started
D E
If I can't hold you
A E/G#
Gonna fold you like a
F#m E D
note and keep you here
E A
With me
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version 2
Key: G
Tuning: Standard EADGBe
Chords used:
G - 320033
C - x32010
Em - 022000
D - xx0232
D/F# - 2x023x
Am - x02210
G/B - x2x003
Intro: G-- x8
Guitar 2:
e|---3---3-----3---3-----3---3---|
B|-0---------1---------3---------|
G|-----0---0-----0---0-----0---0-|
D|-------------------------------| x8
A|-------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|
Verse 1:
Alida:
Em
She doesn’t want another
C G
one of your letters
Em
Or another midnight
C G
call to wake her up
Em C
She doesn’t need your
G D/F# Em
empty pro-mi---ses
C
You just gotta give
her time now
And let her
Am D G
forget your love
Verse 2:
Alida:
Em C
Let those feelings fade
G
like ashes in the wind
Em C
Leave your letters in the
G Em C
rain You’ll only break her
G D/F# Em
heart You know it’s true
C
You just gotta give her space now
Am D G
And let her forget the pain
Chorus 1:
Caleb:
C G/B
I’ve been trying
D/F#
to figure you out
Alida:
G
Are you ever gonna change?
Caleb:
C G/B
I’ll be coming
D/F#
back around
Alida:
G
Are you ever gonna stay?
Caleb:
C
If your thoughts begin to
G/B
tumble like the
D/F# G
hills in Tennessee
Alida:
C G/B D/F#
Don’t waste your song on me
Caleb:
(Because it all just
sounds the same)
Verse 2:
Alida:
Em C
She doesn’t need
G
to be reminded
Em
Go back to your
C G
room and sleep tonight
Em C
Or pour another drink
G D/F# Em
and sing a sad sad song
C
You just gotta disappear now
Am D G
And let her forget your lies
Chorus 2:
Caleb:
C G/B
I’ve been trying
D/F#
to figure you out
Alida:
G
Are you ever gonna change?
Caleb:
C G/B
I’ll be coming
D/F#
back around
Alida:
G
Are you ever gonna stay?
Caleb:
C G/B
If your body’s getting restless
D/F# G
like the windy city breeze
Alida:
C G/B D/F#
Don’t waste your song on me
Caleb:
(Because it all just
sounds the same)
Interlude: Em-- x2
Bridge:
Em
So let me live with what
D/F# G G/B
I’ve taken from your eyes
C
Keep them away from me
D
Keep them away from me
Em
Because it’s bad enough
D/F# G G/B
I’m always by your side
C
I can’t afford to be the
D
only one on your mind
Chorus 3:
Caleb:
C G/B
I’ve been trying
D/F#
to figure you out
Alida:
G
Are you ever gonna change?
Caleb:
C G/B
I’ll be coming
D/F#
back around
Alida:
G
Are you ever gonna stay?
Caleb:
C G/B
If your heart begins to crumble
D/F# G
like the streets of New Orleans
Alida:
C G/B D/F#
Don’t waste your song on me
Caleb:
(Because it all just
sounds the same)
Chorus 4:
Caleb:
C G/B
I’ve been trying
D/F#
to figure you out
Alida:
G
Are you ever gonna change?
Caleb:
C G/B
I’ll be coming
D/F#
back around
Alida:
G
Are you ever gonna stay?
Caleb:
C G/B
If your soul begins to blacken
D/F# G
like the vengeance of the sea
Alida:
C G/B D(hold)
Don’t waste your song on me
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