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Tennessee:Jan And Dean.
#69 on BB Hot 100 on LIBERTY Records
in 1962.
INTRO:
BbBa-ba-bow-bow-bow-ba-ba-bow-bow-bow-ba-ba-bow-
ba-ba-Fbow-bow-Bbbow.
BbBa-ba-bow-bow-bow-ba-ba-bow-bow-bow-ba-ba-bow-
ba-ba-Fbow-bow-Bbbow.
BbBa-ba-bow-bow-bow-ba-ba-bow-bow-bow-ba-ba-bow-
ba-ba-Fbow-bow-Bbbow.
BbBa-ba-bow-bow-bow-ba-ba-bow-bow-bow-ba-ba-bow-
ba-ba-Fbow-bow-Bbbow.
BBa-ba-ba-ba-ba-bip-bip-ba-ba-bow-bow-bow..
BBa-ba-bow-bow-bow-ba-ba-bow-bow-bow-ba-ba-bow-
ba-ba-F#bow-bow-Bbow.
BBa-ba-bow-bow-bow-ba-ba-bow-bow-bow-ba-ba-bow-
ba-ba-F#bow-bow-Bbow.
#1.
ESweeter than the birds that go in the trees..that's 
what she meant to Bme.
ESweeter than the wine and she looked so fine when she 
               B  E....F  
met me in Tennessee.
#2.
FI felt so grand when she took my hand and said, 'Come, 
go with Cme.'
                                     F                C  F....Db  
Held me tight on a moonlit night, someplace in Tennessee.
CHORUS:
DbBa-ba-bow-bow-bow-ba-ba-bow-bow-bow-ba-ba-bow-
ba-ba-Abbow-bow-Dbbow.
DbBa-ba-bow-bow-bow-ba-ba-bow-bow-bow-ba-ba-bow-
ba-ba-Abbow-bow-Dbbow.
INTERLUDE:SAX:  D   A  D.. Eb   D   Db  C  
CHORUS:
CBa-ba-bow-bow-bow-ba-ba-bow-bow-bow-ba-ba-bow-
ba-ba-G7bow-bow-Cbow.
CBa-ba-bow-bow-bow-ba-ba-bow-bow-bow-ba-ba-bow-
ba-ba-G7bow-bow-Cbow.
CBa-ba-bow-bow-bow-ba-ba-bow-bow-bow-ba-ba-bow-
ba-ba-G7bow-bow-Cbow.
CBa-ba-bow-bow-bow-ba-ba-bow-bow-bow-ba-ba-bow-
ba-ba-G7bow-bow-Cbow.
#3.
FSweeter than the birds that go in the trees..that's 
what she meant to Cme.
FSweeter than the wine and she looked so fine when I
Cmet her in TennesFsee.
#4.
FI felt so grand when she took my hand and said, 'Come, 
go with Cme.'
FHeld me tight on a moonlit night, someCplace in TennesFseeF#.Bm  Db  
CHORUS:
DbBa-ba-bow-bow-bow-ba-ba-bow-bow-bow-ba-ba-bow-
ba-ba-Abbow-bow-Dbbow.
DbBa-ba-bow-bow-bow-ba-ba-bow-bow-bow-ba-ba-bow-
ba-ba-Abbow-bow-Dbbow.
INTERLUDE:SAX:  D   A  D.. D#   D   Db  C  
OUTRO:
DBa-ba-bow-bow-bow-ba-ba-bow-bow-bow-ba-ba-bow-
ba-ba-Abow-bow-Dbow.
DBa-ba-bow-bow-bow-ba-ba-bow-bow-bow-ba-ba-bow-
ba-ba-Abow-bow-Dbow.
A sixties smash from Kraziekhat.

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Tennessee

by Jan & Dean

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Tennessee:Jan And Dean.

#69 on BB Hot 100 on LIBERTY Records

in 1962.

INTRO:

Ba-ba-bow-bow-bow-ba-ba-bow-bow-bow-ba-ba-bow-

F Bb

ba-ba-bow-bow-bow.

Ba-ba-bow-bow-bow-ba-ba-bow-bow-bow-ba-ba-bow-

F Bb

ba-ba-bow-bow-bow.

Ba-ba-bow-bow-bow-ba-ba-bow-bow-bow-ba-ba-bow-

F Bb

ba-ba-bow-bow-bow.

Ba-ba-bow-bow-bow-ba-ba-bow-bow-bow-ba-ba-bow-

F Bb

ba-ba-bow-bow-bow.

Ba-ba-ba-ba-ba-bip-bip-ba-ba-bow-bow-bow..

Ba-ba-bow-bow-bow-ba-ba-bow-bow-bow-ba-ba-bow-

F# B

ba-ba-bow-bow-bow.

Ba-ba-bow-bow-bow-ba-ba-bow-bow-bow-ba-ba-bow-

F# B

ba-ba-bow-bow-bow.

#1.

Sweeter than the birds that go in the trees..that's

what she meant to me.

Sweeter than the wine and she looked so fine when she

B E F

....

met me in Tennessee.

#2.

I felt so grand when she took my hand and said, 'Come,

go with me.'

F C F Db

....

Held me tight on a moonlit night, someplace in Tennessee.

CHORUS:

Ba-ba-bow-bow-bow-ba-ba-bow-bow-bow-ba-ba-bow-

Ab Db

ba-ba-bow-bow-bow.

Ba-ba-bow-bow-bow-ba-ba-bow-bow-bow-ba-ba-bow-

Ab Db

ba-ba-bow-bow-bow.

D A D Eb D Db C

INTERLUDE:SAX: ..

CHORUS:

Ba-ba-bow-bow-bow-ba-ba-bow-bow-bow-ba-ba-bow-

G7 C

ba-ba-bow-bow-bow.

Ba-ba-bow-bow-bow-ba-ba-bow-bow-bow-ba-ba-bow-

G7 C

ba-ba-bow-bow-bow.

Ba-ba-bow-bow-bow-ba-ba-bow-bow-bow-ba-ba-bow-

G7 C

ba-ba-bow-bow-bow.

Ba-ba-bow-bow-bow-ba-ba-bow-bow-bow-ba-ba-bow-

G7 C

ba-ba-bow-bow-bow.

#3.

Sweeter than the birds that go in the trees..that's

what she meant to me.

Sweeter than the wine and she looked so fine when I

C F

met her in Tennessee.

#4.

I felt so grand when she took my hand and said, 'Come,

go with me.'

F C F F# Bm Db

Held me tight on a moonlit night, someplace in Tennessee.

CHORUS:

Ba-ba-bow-bow-bow-ba-ba-bow-bow-bow-ba-ba-bow-

Ab Db

ba-ba-bow-bow-bow.

Ba-ba-bow-bow-bow-ba-ba-bow-bow-bow-ba-ba-bow-

Ab Db

ba-ba-bow-bow-bow.

D A D D# D Db C

INTERLUDE:SAX: ..

OUTRO:

Ba-ba-bow-bow-bow-ba-ba-bow-bow-bow-ba-ba-bow-

A D

ba-ba-bow-bow-bow.

Ba-ba-bow-bow-bow-ba-ba-bow-bow-bow-ba-ba-bow-

A D

ba-ba-bow-bow-bow.

A sixties smash from Kraziekhat.

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