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Tennessee Will
Adam Hood
The Shape Of Things
2011
DBlind man on an old upright pAiano
DLady in red on a baAnjolin
BmPlaying songs like Oh F#mSuzanna
GGetting slower with each Egin
ACatch a ride on a sF#mteamboat baby
DMake it home with tAime to kill
F#mIf the Mississippi River don’t Bmcarry me to her
DI know Ethat the Tennessee Awill
DI never did believe that MAemphis
DReally was the end of the Aline
BmSo, I’m going back to AF#mlabama
GWhere my heart’s been all the Etime
DAnd I know it should be C#measy
BmBut, it’s hard to say gooEdbye
ACatch a ride on a stF#meamboat baby
DMake it home with timAe to kill
F#mIf the Mississippi River don’t cBmarry me to her
DI know Ethat the Tennessee wBmill
Inst -  F#m–  G- E  
DAnd I know it should be C#measy
BmBut, it’s hard to say goEodbye
ACatch a ride on a stF#meamboat baby
DMake it home with timAe to kill
F#mIf the Mississippi River don’t caBmrry me to her
DI know Ethat the Tennessee wAillF#m  
DMake it home with timAe to kill
F#mIf the Mississippi River don’t caBmrry me to her
     D                      E    A-  F#m–  D- E  
I know that the Tennessee will
 A–  F#m–  D–  Erepeated. End on A  

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Tennessee Will

by Adam Hood

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F#m

C#m

Tennessee Will

Adam Hood

The Shape Of Things

2011

D A

Blind man on an old upright piano

D A

Lady in red on a banjolin

Bm F#m

Playing songs like Oh Suzanna

G E

Getting slower with each gin

A F#m

Catch a ride on a steamboat baby

D A

Make it home with time to kill

F#m Bm

If the Mississippi River don’t carry me to her

D E A

I know that the Tennessee will

D A

I never did believe that Memphis

D A

Really was the end of the line

Bm F#m

So, I’m going back to Alabama

G E

Where my heart’s been all the time

D C#m

And I know it should be easy

Bm E

But, it’s hard to say goodbye

A F#m

Catch a ride on a steamboat baby

D A

Make it home with time to kill

F#m Bm

If the Mississippi River don’t carry me to her

D E Bm

I know that the Tennessee will

F#m G E

Inst - – -

D C#m

And I know it should be easy

Bm E

But, it’s hard to say goodbye

A F#m

Catch a ride on a steamboat baby

D A

Make it home with time to kill

F#m Bm

If the Mississippi River don’t carry me to her

D E A F#m

I know that the Tennessee will

D A

Make it home with time to kill

F#m Bm

If the Mississippi River don’t carry me to her

D E A F#m D E

- – -

I know that the Tennessee will

A F#m D E A

– – – repeated. End on

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