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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#://
DEnd of OcD/C#tober
The D/Bsleepy brown A7woods seeG/Bm toE/C#  
D              D/C#           A7    A7  G/B
NE/C#od down their heads to the Winter
D           D/C#            D/B            A7
G/BYelloE/C#ws and grays paint the sad skies today
And I Gwonder when A7you're coming Dhome
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)
And EmI hear you're A7in San FranDciscoD/C#  
BmLiving with your Bm/Asister who's a Gmother to A7be
And Emher husband's A7way down in DGeorgiaD/C#  
And BmI'm still in Bm/Aold    TennesGsee...
EmWishing you'd A7come home to Gme
Verse: 3
D            D/C#     D/B            A7
G/BLife E/C#here is easy I'm sure you recall
How it's Dso warm and D/C#breezy
In the D/Bsummer and the A7fallG/B  E/C#  
But Dwinter's uD/C#pon  me
And D/BI've got no A7heat here
And GI miss your A7fire so Bmsweet
Bm/ADear     GI miss your A7fire so Dsweet
(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
And I Gwonder when A7you're coming DhomeD/C#  
I Gwonder when A7you're coming DhomeD/C#  
I Emwonder when A7you're coming Dhome
"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).

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Old Tennessee

by Dan Fogelberg

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

D/C#

D/B

G/B

E/C#

Bm/A

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

D D/C# D/B A7 G/B

Intro: //:

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).

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