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EI see rocky mountains Aand greEat lakes
EStood beneath a redwood tBree
ABut whereveEr I go my heaC#mrt achesA  
EFor a pBlace called TenneEssee
C#mOh comAe wEith mBe
Where thAe Whiskey flows Elike wine
And the Ameth labs are diBvine
C#mOh I wAannEa beB  
Where thAe sweet tobacco Egrows
And is pAicked by poor NeBgros
In TenneEssee
EOh it's a place where Adueling Ebanjos play
EAnd the mountain folk run Bfree
A          E            C#m     A
Where all the children can spell k k k
EBut cannBot spell TEennessee
C#mOh comAe wEith mBe
Where evAery cheek is filEled with chew
And no oAne's never seen Ba Jew
C#mOh I wAannEa beB  
Where thAe hotdogs are deEep friend
That's tAhe reason Elvis Bdied
In TenneEssee
C#mOh comAe wEith mBe
Where thAe baptist preachEers shout
That if Ayour gay you besBt get out
C#mOh I wAannEa beB  
Where hoAspitality's the Ething
Just ask AMartin Luther KBing
EShot in Tennessee
E  A
EThe birth place of ArAetha queEen of soul
EThe BB king in Al GoreB  
AI'm not sayEing it's a s*C#m** holeA  
EBut theBy don't live therEe anymore
C#mOh I wAannEa seeB  
Mountain Adew in every cuEp
And all Athe dentists jusBt gave up
C#mOh comAe wEith mBe
On my faAt bed pickup truEck
That's wAere the classy lBadies F***
In TenneAssee
Oh in TeEnnessee
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Tennessee

by Stephen Lynch

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

C#m

E A E

I see rocky mountains and great lakes

E B

Stood beneath a redwood tree

A E C#m A

But wherever I go my heart aches

E B E

For a place called Tennessee

C#m A E B

Oh come with me

A E

Where the Whiskey flows like wine

A B

And the meth labs are divine

C#m A E B

Oh I wanna be

A E

Where the sweet tobacco grows

A B

And is picked by poor Negros

In Tennessee

E A E

Oh it's a place where dueling banjos play

E B

And the mountain folk run free

A E C#m A

Where all the children can spell k k k

E B E

But cannot spell Tennessee

C#m A E B

Oh come with me

A E

Where every cheek is filled with chew

A B

And no one's never seen a Jew

C#m A E B

Oh I wanna be

A E

Where the hotdogs are deep friend

A B

That's the reason Elvis died

In Tennessee

C#m A E B

Oh come with me

A E

Where the baptist preachers shout

A B

That if your gay you best get out

C#m A E B

Oh I wanna be

A E

Where hospitality's the thing

A B

Just ask Martin Luther King

Shot in Tennessee

E A

E A E

The birth place of Aretha queen of soul

E B

The BB king in Al Gore

A E C#m A

I'm not saying it's a s*** hole

E B E

But they don't live there anymore

C#m A E B

Oh I wanna see

A E

Mountain dew in every cup

A B

And all the dentists just gave up

C#m A E B

Oh come with me

A E

On my fat bed pickup truck

A B

That's were the classy ladies F***

In Tennessee

Oh in Tennessee

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