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CI saw the river Amplaying in the Emvalley
CRushing 'round a Ambend and skipping Emstones
CI saw the meadow Amwobble in the Emmoonlight
CI've come to get my Amgirl and take her Emhome
Her Gdoorbell plays a Fmaj7bar of Stephen CFoster
Her Gsister never Fleft and look what it Ccost herCadd9  
We're Ggonna live in FNashville and I'll Cmake a career
Out of Gwriting sad Fsongs and getting Cpaid by the tear
GMarry me and Amleave Kentucky
CCome to TennesGseDe
'Cause Gyou're the only Am7ten I sDsus4eeD  
GYou're the only Amten I Dsus4seeD  
GI've looked through Amoffices and honky-tonks for Cmen man enough to Gbe D  
GMr. and Mrs. Am7TennesseDsus4eD  
GMr. and Mrs. Am7TennesDsus4seeD  
CPunk rock Amdied when the first kid Emsaid
C"Punk's not deadAm, punk's not Emdead"
You know CLouisville is Am7death, we've got to Em7up and move
Because the Cdead do Am7not imEm7prove
Gsus4Goodbye you Fsuckers and steady bad Cluckers
We're Gsus4off to the land of Fclub soda unCbridled
We're Gsus4off to the land of Fhot middle-aged Cwomen
Gsus4Off to the land whose Fblood runneth Corange
GMarry me and Amleave Kentucky
CCome to TenneGsseDe
'Cause Gyou're the only Amten I sDee
GYou're the only Am7ten I seDsus4eD  
GI've looked through Amoffices and honky-tonks for Cmen man enough to GbeD  
GMr. and Mrs. AmTennessDee
GMr. and Mrs. AmTennesDsus4seeD  
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Tennessee

by Silver Jews

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Fmaj7

Cadd9

Am7

Dsus4

Em7

Gsus4

C Am Em

I saw the river playing in the valley

C Am Em

Rushing 'round a bend and skipping stones

C Am Em

I saw the meadow wobble in the moonlight

C Am Em

I've come to get my girl and take her home

G Fmaj7 C

Her doorbell plays a bar of Stephen Foster

G F C Cadd9

Her sister never left and look what it cost her

G F C

We're gonna live in Nashville and I'll make a career

G F C

Out of writing sad songs and getting paid by the tear

G Am

Marry me and leave Kentucky

C G D

Come to Tennessee

G Am7 Dsus4 D

'Cause you're the only ten I see

G Am Dsus4 D

You're the only ten I see

G Am C G D

I've looked through offices and honky-tonks for men man enough to be

G Am7 Dsus4 D

Mr. and Mrs. Tennessee

G Am7 Dsus4 D

Mr. and Mrs. Tennessee

C Am Em

Punk rock died when the first kid said

C Am Em

"Punk's not dead, punk's not dead"

C Am7 Em7

You know Louisville is death, we've got to up and move

C Am7 Em7

Because the dead do not improve

Gsus4 F C

Goodbye you suckers and steady bad luckers

Gsus4 F C

We're off to the land of club soda unbridled

Gsus4 F C

We're off to the land of hot middle-aged women

Gsus4 F C

Off to the land whose blood runneth orange

G Am

Marry me and leave Kentucky

C G D

Come to Tennessee

G Am D

'Cause you're the only ten I see

G Am7 Dsus4 D

You're the only ten I see

G Am C G D

I've looked through offices and honky-tonks for men man enough to be

G Am D

Mr. and Mrs. Tennessee

G Am Dsus4 D

Mr. and Mrs. Tennessee

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