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Tennessee Stud

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[Intro]
A
[Verse]
ABack about eighteen and twenty-five
I Gleft Tennessee very much alive
I nevAer would've made it through the Arkansas mud
If I hadn't been riding on the ETennessee AStud
AHad some trouble with my sweetheart's Pa
GOne of her brothers was a bad outlaw
AI wrote a letter to my Uncle Fudd
And I rode away on the ETennessee AStud
[Chorus]
The ATennessee Stud was Glong and Alean
The Dcolor of the sun and his Ceyes were Egreen
AHe had the nerve and he had the blood
There never was a horse like ETennessee AStud
[Verse]
ADrifted on down into no man's land
AcGross the river called the Rio Grande
RacAed my horse with a Spaniard's foal
'Til I got me a skin full of Esilver and Agold
AMe and the gambler, we couldn't agree
WGe got in a fight over Tennessee
PAulled our guns and he fell with a thud
And I rode away on a ETennessee AStud
[Chorus]
The ATennessee Stud was Glong and Alean
The Dcolor of the sun and his Ceyes were Egreen
AHe had the nerve and he had the blood
There never was a horse like ETennessee AStud
[Verse]
AI rode right back across Arkansas
I wGhupped her brother and I whupped her Pa
I fAound that girl with the golden hair
She was riding on a ETennessee AMare
APretty little baby on the cabin floor
LGittle horse colt playing round the door
I lAoved the girl with the golden hair
And the Tennessee Stud loves the ETennessee AMare
[Chorus]
The ATennessee Stud was Glong and Alean
The Dcolor of the sun and his Ceyes were Egreen
AHe had the nerve and he had the blood
There never was a horse like ETennessee AStud

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The story behind the song

"Tennessee Stud" tells the epic story of a man and his courageous, sun-colored, green-eyed stallion, the "Tennessee Stud." Their adventures span over twenty years, beginning in 1825, as they flee trouble with a sweetheart's father and outlaw brother. Together, they win horse races, outmaneuver adversaries, and escape shootouts, only to return home to Tennessee to settle old scores and reunite with the man's love. At its heart, it's a tale of loyalty, adventure, and the longing for home.

AI-written from these sources:Tennessee Stud — Wikipedia ↗Johnny Cash — Wikipedia ↗MusicBrainz ↗

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Tennessee Stud

by Johnny Cash

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[Intro]

[Verse]

Back about eighteen and twenty-five

I left Tennessee very much alive

I never would've made it through the Arkansas mud

E A

If I hadn't been riding on the Tennessee Stud

Had some trouble with my sweetheart's Pa

One of her brothers was a bad outlaw

I wrote a letter to my Uncle Fudd

E A

And I rode away on the Tennessee Stud

[Chorus]

A G A

The Tennessee Stud was long and lean

D C E

The color of the sun and his eyes were green

He had the nerve and he had the blood

E A

There never was a horse like Tennessee Stud

[Verse]

Drifted on down into no man's land

Across the river called the Rio Grande

Raced my horse with a Spaniard's foal

E A

'Til I got me a skin full of silver and gold

Me and the gambler, we couldn't agree

We got in a fight over Tennessee

Pulled our guns and he fell with a thud

E A

And I rode away on a Tennessee Stud

[Chorus]

A G A

The Tennessee Stud was long and lean

D C E

The color of the sun and his eyes were green

He had the nerve and he had the blood

E A

There never was a horse like Tennessee Stud

[Verse]

I rode right back across Arkansas

I whupped her brother and I whupped her Pa

I found that girl with the golden hair

E A

She was riding on a Tennessee Mare

Pretty little baby on the cabin floor

Little horse colt playing round the door

I loved the girl with the golden hair

E A

And the Tennessee Stud loves the Tennessee Mare

[Chorus]

A G A

The Tennessee Stud was long and lean

D C E

The color of the sun and his eyes were green

He had the nerve and he had the blood

E A

There never was a horse like Tennessee Stud

About Tennessee Stud Chords by Johnny Cash

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